Bobby Claus

Name: Bobby Claus
Alias: Robert Elmer Claus
Birth Name: Robert George Claus
Hometown: Buffalo, New York, USA
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 2007-01-19 (Age:86)
Height: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Manager: Vic Canarazzo

• 1940: Niagara District A.A.U. champion. Before turning professional Claus beat Henry Brimm in two out of three fights.
• 1940: made the final of the New York Golden Gloves Tournanent of Champions and represented New York at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament.
• Fought three World Champions Tippy Larkin, Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano.
• 1949: retired after his bout with Rocky Graziano, having been paid a $3000 purse, the largest of his career, and began training and racing horses at Batavia Downs and Buffalo Raceway.