Clarence Weber

Clarence Alfred Weber (1882–1930) was a wrestler in the 1880s. He lost to Catch as Can Style Wrestling Champion Edwin Bibby in 1881 for the Australian Heavyweight Championship. he married fellow physical culturist Ivy Weber, on 7 March 1919; they had one son and two daughters.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]}

Wrestling career

Ike Robin defeated Clarence Weber in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match for the NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship in Melbourne. Upon returning to Napier, he was apparently awarded a gold medal in recognition of his victory. Robin became so popular in the country that a patented wire-strainer for fencing, the "Ike Grip", was named after him.^[27]

Championships and accomplishments

• Professional boxing
  • Australian Heavyweight Championship
• Professional wrestling
  • Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[28][29]

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