Cus D'Amato and George Benton philosophies. Tyson, Wlad, Lewis, Floyd, Pac, etc.

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  1. Caelum

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    http://tysontalk.com/quotes/quotes-by-cus-damato





    [SIZE=-1]George Benton was a smooth boxer, with outstanding defensive skills. His famous philosophy on fighting was,
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    which may explain why he neither was popular nor ever received a tile match. Among the top fighters Benton beat were: Holly Mims, Lester Felton, Freddie Little, Jesse Smith, Joey Giardello, and Heavyweight title claimant Jimmy Ellis. After retiring, Benton became a successful trainer, his most notable disciples being Evander Holyfield and Pernell Whitaker, who to a great extent adopted Benton's boring style.[/SIZE]


    http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/benton.htm

    By the way, this is George Benton when he was fighting...brought to you by TheGreatA


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYnF8SWNjs[/ame]


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    Your thoughts/opinion on the matter and can you look at it from two sides and answer these questions:

    (1) If you were a Fighter, which one would you chose?

    (2) As a Fan, which one do you prefer or does it not matter as it is up to the fighter to chose what suits him best in order to give him the best chance to win?




    you can give me examples and scenarios to help your answers.







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