Italian-American boxing manager and coach Constantine “Cus” D’Amato (January 17, 1908 – November 4, 1985) oversaw the careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and José Torres. All three men went on to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Teddy Atlas and Kevin Rooney, among other well-known boxing trainers, were mentored by D’Amato. He supported the peek-a-boo boxing style, in which the boxer holds his gloves near to his face while drawing his arms tight against his torso. This approach was criticized by some since they believed it impeded the launch of an effective attack from it.
D’Amato and Jack Barrow established the Empire Sporting Club at the Gramercy Gym when they were both 22 years old. He lived in the gym for years. D’Amato claimed that he was spending his time working out at the gym as he awaited a “champion,” but his best boxers were routinely poached by “connected” management. One of the athletes that D’Amato discovered was Italian-American Rocky Graziano, who eventually signed with other management and instructors to become the middleweight champion of the world.
Along with boxing politics, D’Amato and his pal Howard Cosell decided to oppose the International Boxing Club of New York (IBC). He was so wary as to border on paranoia that he refused to face his fighter in any bout promoted by the IBC. In the end, it was revealed that the IBC had been broken.
Cus D’Amato Cause Of Death
Pneumonia was the cause of Cus D’Amato’s death.
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