A fighter has to know fear. Cus D'Amato More Quotes by Cus D'Amato More Quotes From Cus D'Amato The punch that knocks a man out is the punch that he doesn't see. Cus D'Amato fightingmen I never teach until I've spoken to the fighter. I have to first determine his emotional state, get his background, to find out what I have to do, how many layers I have to keep peeling off so that I get to the core of the person so that he can recognize, as well as I, what is there. Cus D'Amato layersemotionalboxing There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best. Cus D'Amato boxingdifferentpractice Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions. Cus D'Amato boxingsuccessfulwinning People who are born round don't die square. Cus D'Amato boxingsquarespeople The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear, only the hero confronts his fear and converts it into fire. Cus D'Amato preparationfirehero You got to be smart you got to be clever and not get hit and when your able to do this your a fighter Cus D'Amato smartableclever Mike's (Tyson) punch is like an atomic bomb in that it is relative to nature. Both have no value unless you have a means of conveying it to the target. He is boxing-smart. Cus D'Amato smartboxingmean
