It's hard to start from the bottom.

For a period during the 1980s Duva was involved in a restaurant named "Lou Duva's Place" in Totowa New Jersey. Dan Duva then formed a friendship with Shelly Finkel a powerful boxing power broker who convinced Alex Ramos future world Jr. Holyfield gave Main Events another championship when he knocked out Buster Douglas in three rounds to win the world Heavyweight title with Duva as his co trainer along with George Benton.

The Duva family have promoted boxing events in over 20 countries on six continents. Louis "Lou" Duva (born May 28 1922) is a boxing trainer and manager who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 19 World Champions.