Trouble in Povetkin camp(Atlas might be gone soon)

So what is the official status of Atlas-Povetkin? Is Atlas out yet, or not?...

Hope this happens, Povetkins skill set and opposition has progressively got worse since he's been with Altas.

When I first heard Atlas would be training Povetkin, I thought: 1) Atlas will ruin Povetkin, he despises good white boxers 2) It will end on bad terms after a year or so, the same way it always does, as it ended with Grant, Briggs, LaLonde, etc. Atlas is a nutcase. He actually went with a gun to Donny LaLonde's apartment with intentions of murdering him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Atlas Yeah wish teddy could just go away.. He such an a..hole.. Always talking **** about european boxers. he always bet on the american fighter and when he gets it wrong he gives no respect to the winner.. only saying he was lucky this and that. And the american fighter did a mistake thats always the reason they loose never the oppenents. I would love to meet him..

Love Teddy's unfiltered and honest musings. He speaks from his heart and experiences. Can't fault that. But for some reason, Povetkin has not flourished under Atlas so perhaps a better fit is being sought out. But some of the things Atlas said about the business end do make sense. On another note,, and perhaps unconsciously, if Atlas's heart really isn't into training fighters anymore, as he said, it simply won't work and the results will reflect the same.

Teddy seems genuinely upset about being removed from Povetkin's camp. I respect what he's saying about Sacha's fight with Klitschko. It sounds like he was really trying to look out for the kid. Looking out for someone is commendable, but when you're a top professional boxer you have to take risks and put yourself in potential harm's way if you want to make money. It's inherent in the job. Povetkin's last string of opponents (laughably named "tune-ups") was abysmal, and in no way benefited Povetkin either from a monetary point of view or a developmental point of view. As I said, there's nothing bad about looking out for a fighter's best interests, but when it comes down to it a trainer's primary job isn't to be a fighter's mother, it's to train him to become better so as to take on and beat better opponents for better money. Atlas has failed to do that, and Povetkin should be glad to see the back of him.

That's 15% is actually not a lot of money to Teddy, who as an only son inherited $ millions from his wealthy father. He was uncomfortable about being in the corner of a fighter being dominated by Wladimir Klitschko, who he despises and has been bashing since Wlad first fight on ESPN back in 1998. Is there video of Wladdy on espn?

It does seem that Povetkin has regressed since joining Atlas but from what he is saying here maybe he made some of those questionable decisions with Povetkins best interests at heart.

Atlas always comes on with that self-righteous BS, but in reality he only cares about himself and his public image. I'm no Atlas fan, but if he was only looking out for himself he'd have gladly taken his 15% or whatever from the Klitschko purse and let Povetkin go ahead with the fight, which he didnt.

When I first heard Atlas would be training Povetkin, I thought: 1) Atlas will ruin Povetkin, he despises good white boxers 2) It will end on bad terms after a year or so, the same way it always does, as it ended with Grant, Briggs, LaLonde, etc. Atlas is a nutcase. He actually went with a gun to Donny LaLonde's apartment with intentions of murdering him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Atlas Tunney, I love you. :lol1:

In an explosive interview with Bokser.org, heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin’s trainer Teddy Atlas spoke about his experiences (and it sounds like he won’t be with Povetkin much longer) Excellent find, thanks for posting. A couple of things, I agree with Atlas on Saureland being a POS, especially for the Dirrell comments he made. But Altas is delusional if he thinks he somehow helped Povetkin by preventing the Klitschko fight. What an idiot, so he wants his fighter to risk his health for pennies when he could have had a retirement fight with Wlad? Ok, he is saying Saureland would have taken a large chunk of the $2.5 million Povetkin would have gotten but how does that logic make sense if Saureland is still taking a large chunk of the $50-$100K Povetkin is making off fights like Firtha? It's not like Povetkin is any better of now, he is still fighting, putting himself at risk against bums (he just hurt himself against Firtha) for no reward. At least Wlad would have paid him $2.5 million. Povetkin dump Atlas, he is no good for you.

Teddy seems genuinely upset about being removed from Povetkin's camp. I respect what he's saying about Sacha's fight with Klitschko. It sounds like he was really trying to look out for the kid.

Teddy sounds like hes saying Fock when he says Froch.