Cus D'Amato

Constantine " Cus " D' Amato ( born January 17, 1908 in New York ( Bronx ); † November 4, 1985 in the Catskills, New York) was an American boxing coach. It is known as the inventor of the peek-a -boo Boxstils.

D' Amato was born in 1908 in the workers' district Bronx. His first Boxstudio - the Gramercy Gym he opened in 1939 in 14th Street in Manhattan. Cus D' Amato was a master of the ring technique. He promoted the careers of light heavyweight champion Jose Torres and the heavyweights Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson. He worked as an informal advisor to Muhammad Ali, Gerry Cooney and countless other boxers. D' Amato made ​​from various other good trainers, Teddy Atlas, Joey Fariello, Kevin Rooney. Cus D' Amato died in 1985 from pneumonia, a good year before his last boxer Mike Tyson with 20 years and 144 days, became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. In 1993 a part of the 14 street was named in " Cus D' Amato Way ". From him trained Boxer:

  • Mike Tyson
  • Floyd Patterson
  • José Torres
  • Kevin Rooney

In 1995, D' Amato induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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