I agree,Neil was a lot of things,but a weakling wasn't one of them.In addition to his fearsome reputation as an enforcer and killer in his early days with the Gambinos,he got a lot of respect by never trying to be anything but what he was. During all of the years that he was Underboss,he stayed close to his roots and the guys knew that. He scared a lot of scary people,and Gambino,Castellano,Gigante,and the other Bosses never took him lightly.