Cus D'Amato
Constantine "Cus" D'Amato (born January 17, 1908 in the Bronx , New York City , New York , † November 4, 1985 in Catskill , New York ) was an American boxing coach. He is known as the inventor of the peek-a-boo boxing style .
D'Amato was born in 1908 in the New York working class borough of the Bronx. He opened his first boxing studio, Gramercy Gym , on 14th Street in Manhattan in 1939 . Cus D'Amato was a master of the ring technique. He promoted the careers of light heavyweight champion José Torres and heavyweights Floyd Patterson and Mike Tyson . He worked as an informal advisor to Muhammad Ali , Gerry Cooney and countless other boxers. D'Amato also trained various other good coaches such as Teddy Atlas , Joey Fariello and Kevin Rooney . Cus D'Amato died of pneumonia in 1985, a good year before his last boxer, Mike Tyson, became the youngest world heavyweight champion of all time at the age of 20 years and 144 days. In 1993, part of 14th Street was renamed Cus D'Amato Way . Boxers trained by him:
In 1995 D'Amato was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
Online marathon in memory of Cus D'Amato
From October 26, 2017 to November 4, 2017, the international project “Science of Victory” took place in the form of an online marathon in memory of Cus D'Amato. Speakers from Russia , Ukraine , Italy , Spain , Germany and the USA took part in this project. The speakers were important figures in the world of professional and amateur boxing, from journalists from leading boxing magazines to the masters in boxing, including boxing world champion Silvio Branco , world champion and Olympic champion in boxing Patrizio Oliva , absolute world champion in kickboxing semen Poskotin , columnist for the " Wall Street Journal " Gordon Marino and others.
Everyone shared their thoughts on the phenomenon D'Amato and his success, which is unique to this day, that under his leadership and guidance three world champions have been produced. The reason for the implementation of the marathon was the work on the book “Non-compromised Pendulum” (German: uncompromising pendulum ) about the extraordinary “peek-a-boo” style of Cus D'Amatos. The authors were Tom Patti, a student of D'Amatos, and the candidate of psychological sciences, Oleg Maltsev .
Web links
- Cus D'Amato in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in the New York Times
- ↑ Guests of the project noncompromisedpendulum.com
- ↑ The unique international project “The Science to Defeat ” worldofmartialarts.pro
- ↑ International project «the science of victory» www.boxen1.com
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | D'Amato, Cus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | D'Amato, Constantine (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxing coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1985 |
| Place of death | Catskill , New York , United States |