Cus D'Amato - Revision history

John at 13:06, 18 October 2020

2020-10-18T13:06:17Z

Rockyjones: /* Fighters Trained (Partial List) */

2019-09-15T20:44:12Z

Fighters Trained (Partial List)

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	* [[ Patrick Ford]]		* [[ Patrick Ford]]
	* [[Cyclone Hart\| Eugene Hart]]		* [[Cyclone Hart\| Eugene Hart]]
			* Actor Burt Young, who went 32-2 as an amateur in the U.S. Marines. After discharge, young went 18-1 fighting using three different alias under D'Amato, losing his first pro fight, then winning the next 18. <ref>http://www.fighthype.com/news/article33013.html</ref>

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Ric: 1959 TV appearance

2017-08-24T00:31:47Z

1959 TV appearance

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	*Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.		*Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.
	*Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.		*Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.
	*Trained three world champions: heavyweights [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Mike Tyson]], and ~~lightheavyweight~~ [[Jose Torres]].		*Appeared in the March 24, 1959 episode of "To Tell the Truth" (with Floyd Patterson): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjScLO7uS2I&list=PL39ftvD_GHaHhv8Qm_truGRLp61iJNFOg&index=106]
			*Trained three world champions: heavyweights [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Mike Tyson]], and light heavyweight [[Jose Torres]].
	*Invented the [[peek-a-boo defense\|"Peek-a-Boo" defense]], made famous by [[Floyd Patterson]], and later used by every D'Amato fighter.		*Invented the [[peek-a-boo defense\|"Peek-a-Boo" defense]], made famous by [[Floyd Patterson]], and later used by every D'Amato fighter.
	*Schooled [[Teddy Atlas]] in the art of training.		*Schooled [[Teddy Atlas]] in the art of training.
	*Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world ~~lightheavyweight~~ champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.		*Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world light heavyweight champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.
	*Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.		*Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.
	*Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.		*Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.

	=== Fighters Trained ===		=== Fighters Trained (Partial List) ===

	*[[Floyd Patterson]]		*[[Floyd Patterson]]

Hhascup: /* Career Review */

2014-03-31T15:45:32Z

Career Review

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	*Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world lightheavyweight champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.		*Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world lightheavyweight champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.
	*Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.		*Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.
			*Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.

	=== Fighters Trained ===		=== Fighters Trained ===

Elguapo427: /* Career Review */

2013-11-24T16:30:39Z

Career Review

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	*D'Amato reportedly had one amateur fight in which he lost.		*D'Amato reportedly had one amateur fight in which he lost.
			* Prevented from turning pro due to an injury he suffered in a street fight.
	*Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.		*Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.
	*Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.		*Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.

Roccom at 05:46, 4 February 2013

2013-02-04T05:46:13Z

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	[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]		[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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			*'''[[:Category:Cus D'Amato Gallery\|Cus D'Amato Photo Gallery]]'''



	==Career Review==		==Career Review==

Bert at 19:42, 12 June 2012

2012-06-12T19:42:24Z

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	*[[Jose Torres]]		*[[Jose Torres]]
	*[[Mike Tyson]]		*[[Mike Tyson]]
	* Buster Mathis - Beginning of Career		*[[Buster Mathis]] - Beginning of Career
	* Patrick Ford		* [[ Patrick Ford]]
	* Eugene Hart		* [[Cyclone Hart\| Eugene Hart]]

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Olivares: /* Career Review */

2012-06-12T17:37:43Z

Career Review

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	* Buster Mathis - Beginning of Career		* Buster Mathis - Beginning of Career
	* Patrick Ford		* Patrick Ford
	* Eugene ~~Cyclone~~ Hart		* Eugene Hart

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Olivares: /* Career Review */

2012-06-12T17:36:38Z

Career Review

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	* Buster Mathis - Beginning of Career		* Buster Mathis - Beginning of Career
	* Patrick Ford		* Patrick Ford
			* Eugene Cyclone Hart

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Ric: WBHF icon added

2010-05-17T01:18:04Z

WBHF icon added

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1995<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/damato.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1995<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/damato.html click]]]
			[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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	==Career Review==		==Career Review==

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	[[file:Damato.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cus D'Amato training with Mike Tyson]]		[[file:Damato.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Cus D'Amato training with Mike Tyson]]
	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb~~\|~~right\|Class of 1995<br>Non-Participant Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/damato.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/nonparticipant/damato.html}}
	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
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	*'''[[:Category:Cus D'Amato Gallery\|Cus D'Amato Photo Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Cus D'Amato Gallery\|Cus D'Amato Photo Gallery]]'''



	==Career Review==		==Career Review==
			* D'Amato reportedly had one amateur fight in which he lost.
	*D'Amato reportedly had one amateur fight in which he lost.
	* Prevented from turning pro due to an injury he suffered in a street fight.		* Prevented from turning pro due to an injury he suffered in a street fight.
	*Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.		* Constantine (Cus) D'Amato was born ?, and died in 1985.
	*Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.		* Appeared in the movie ''AKA Cassius Clay''.
	*Appeared in the March 24, 1959 episode of "To Tell the Truth" (with Floyd Patterson): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjScLO7uS2I&list=PL39ftvD_GHaHhv8Qm_truGRLp61iJNFOg&index=106]		* Appeared in the March 24, 1959 episode of "To Tell the Truth" (with Floyd Patterson): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjScLO7uS2I&list=PL39ftvD_GHaHhv8Qm_truGRLp61iJNFOg&index=106]
	*Trained three world champions: heavyweights [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Mike Tyson]], and light heavyweight [[Jose Torres]].		* Trained three world champions: heavyweights [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Mike Tyson]], and light heavyweight [[Jose Torres]].
	*Invented the [[peek-a-boo defense\|"Peek-a-Boo" defense]], made famous by [[Floyd Patterson]], and later used by every D'Amato fighter.		* Invented the [[peek-a-boo defense\|"Peek-a-Boo" defense]], made famous by [[Floyd Patterson]], and later used by every D'Amato fighter.
	*Schooled [[Teddy Atlas]] in the art of training.		* Schooled [[Teddy Atlas]] in the art of training.
	*Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world light heavyweight champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.		* Secretly trained hand-ball champion [[Jim Jacobs]] for one year, in hopes of Jacobs fighting world light heavyweight champion [[Archie Moore]]; the fight never took place.
	*Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.		* Reportedly attempted to train basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain for a professional boxing career, but Chamberlain never did become a professional boxer.
	*Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.		* Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.

	=== Fighters Trained (Partial List) ===		=== Fighters Trained (Partial List) ===
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	* [[ Patrick Ford]]		* [[ Patrick Ford]]
	* [[Cyclone Hart\| Eugene Hart]]		* [[Cyclone Hart\| Eugene Hart]]
	* Actor Burt Young, who went 32-2 as an amateur in the U.S. Marines. After discharge, young went 18-1 fighting using three different alias under D'Amato, losing his first pro fight, then winning the next 18. <ref>http://www.fighthype.com/news/article33013.html</ref>		* Actor Burt Young, who went 32-2 as an amateur in the U.S. Marines. After discharge, young went 18-1 fighting using three different alias under D'Amato, losing his first pro fight, then winning the next 18.<ref>http://www.fighthype.com/news/article33013.html</ref>

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