Cus D'Amato

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Cus D'Amato was a legendary American boxing trainer and manager known for developing champions like Mike Tyson and Floyd Patterson and for his innovative peek-a-boo fighting style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boxing manager
boxing trainer
human
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-01-17
dateOfDeath 1985-11-04
ethnicGroup Italian American
fightingStyleDeveloped peek-a-boo style
founded Catskill Boxing Club
fullName Constantine D'Amato
genreOfWork boxing training
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1995
influenced Floyd Patterson
José Torres
Kevin Rooney
Mike Tyson
inspiredWork biographies and documentaries about his life and methods
knownFor developing the peek-a-boo boxing style
training Floyd Patterson
training José Torres
training Mike Tyson
legalGuardianOf Mike Tyson
managed Floyd Patterson
José Torres
mentorOf Kevin Rooney
movement peek-a-boo boxing school
nickname Cus
notableIdea emphasis on psychological conditioning of fighters
peek-a-boo guard with constant head movement
notableStudent Floyd Patterson
José Torres
Mike Tyson
occupation boxing manager
boxing trainer
philosophy using psychology and fear management in boxing
placeOfBirth The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York, United States
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Catskill, New York
surface form: Catskill, New York, United States
sport boxing
trained Floyd Patterson
José Torres
Mike Tyson
workedAt Gramercy Gym, New York City

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Mike Tyson trainer Cus D'Amato
Iron Mike trainer Cus D'Amato
Jim Jacobs collaboratedWith Cus D'Amato
Miguel Tyson hasRelative Cus D'Amato
this entity surface form: Cus D’Amato
Morocco Tyson notableRelative Cus D'Amato
this entity surface form: Cus D’Amato
Robin Givens hasNotableRelativeByMarriage Cus D'Amato
this entity surface form: Cus D'Amato (through marriage to Mike Tyson, trainer and mentor of Tyson)
Kevin Rooney educatedBy Cus D'Amato
Milan Tyson relative Cus D'Amato
this entity surface form: Cus D’Amato