Cus D'Amato was a great mentor who eventually compromised his principles due to his intense fear of failing to produce another heavyweight champion.

“CZ told somebody that that if Teddy Atlas got his way he might have been a better person but we would have risked him not being a great fighter now I believe and I thought cus did and I think he did up to that point in his life that part of your strength of character made you a great Fighter”