WOW, Teddy Atlas really dont know what he's talking about most of the time!

Atlas says the same thing everytime Bang,Bang,got Famous off Tyson.I dont think Tszyu should be in the Hof just cus 34 fights ,not enough has he beaten any HOFamers , a battled out 38 yrs jcc not enough .zab is b to c class fighter , not enough But If Sylvester Stallone made it in,What does that say about the Boxing Hall Of Fame

Honestly, he didn't really say anything that disrespectful. "The Kostya Tszyu selection -- a lot of people are going to raise their eyebrows a little bit. Matter of fact, I was in a barbershop the other day. No better place to talk boxing than in a barbershop. A lot of people were saying that they don't think Tszyu belongs in there. Both of his losses were by knockout." He didn't even say that he agreed with it. While I think that he probably does, it's not the most disrespectful thing he could have said. Truthfully, what he said is at the very least correct. He did lose twice and he was stopped in both losses. Nonetheless, he mentioned Tyson losing to lesser fighters and then went on to say that Tyson was the youngest reigning Heavyweight champion. I think that if you brought up Kostya having been one of the longest reigning Jr. Welterweight champions in history, that he wouldn't argue with it. I'm not a big fan of Atlas, but he wasn't really out of line here. They asked for his opinion and he gave a decent one. Doesn't mean you have to agree. Doesn't mean that he has to say that everything is great and they are all the best fighters ever to him, either. Differences in opinions. That's all.

Atlas tells it like it is, and the little bed wetting middle class wussies hate hearing the truth. KT is not 1st ballot material, KT does not deserve to have his name next to tyson and chavez sr. He was a good fighter but not GREAT. Yep , KT got stopped by journeyman Phillips then ducked a rematch like the plague , his biggest name fighter was a shot JC and a green as grass Judah and to finish his career he quit on his stool to Hatton , its very strange how in NBS that a fighters personal popularity overrides an average resume or lowers a good solid one , this board has become more about who you like than actual boxing .

Atlas was raised in the streets running wild and fighting everyone who looked at him funny. People like that don't hold their tounge, he speaks whats on his mind. The truth hurts, KT is far from 1st ballot HOF material.

I think Tessitore was the first to question if Tszyu belonged in the hof

Atlas tells it like it is, and the little bed wetting middle class wussies hate hearing the truth. KT is not 1st ballot material, KT does not deserve to have his name next to tyson and chavez sr. He was a good fighter but not GREAT.

Still waiting on that email there Teddy....you know, the one in which you said Pacquiao's camp wanted a positive drug test covered up? That's some pretty strong talk, surely you must have concrete evidence to make such a claim...come on Teddy, back up that big mouth of yours..."peeleft:

He's only good for the technical part of boxing. He has terrible predictions and tends to hold grudges for unknown reasons. All that said I like him better than quite a few boxing analyst. He's just getting older and stubborn. That's what I meant. He has such terrible predictions and opinions of fighters that I can't take him seriously. Not to mention his completely incomprehensible commentary during fights.

I said it before, I'll say it again. Teddy Atlas is a low life piece of SHiiT who HATES on anyone who is sucesfull. He is a psycopath killer who has ALWAYS been a huge loser at anything he has ever done 1) Failed as an amateur boxing, losing most of his fights 2) Failed as assistant trainer, getting fired and spared of JAIL because 'Cus told cops not to prosecute him. Dude putting guns into peoples faces and domestic violance cases. (Put a gun to a 17 year old Mike Tysons ear) 3) Failed as a Head Coach, his only talent Moorer was given to him by the Gym as a present and he rode the talent, all his other boxers? He ruined all of their careers. 4) Atlas confessed in his book that at one point he was so angry at Donny LaLonde he went to his home with a gun and a friend, to kill LaLonde for firing him as manager. 5) He drew criticism for what some considered to be overly dramatic speeches in the ring corner, particularly during Moorer's Heavyweight title fight with Evander Holyfield, and some felt he did these antics to draw attention to himself rather than help his fighter, during one such speech Atlas blocked Moorer from sitting on his stool and asked "Do you want me to take over? 6) On January 25, 2008, Atlas was suspended by ESPN twice, once for threatening a crew member and once (for one week) after confronting the network's boxing program director, Doug Loughrey. 7) Theres a story in NY, Atlas went into some gym and said "Its my fighters turn to spar/use ring by himself, they told him no its not. So what does he do? Comes back with a shotgun and threatens everyone 8) His whole family is homicidal loony-tunes like him: His brother Tommy shot his grandmother in 1978, causing a disturbance in the Atlas family’s life. Thomas Atlas is an inmate at NYS Prison at Marcy, N.Y. 9) He was also arrested after beating his sister Meridith. By his own admission, Atlas had a somewhat troubled, rebellious youth. He dropped out of school and was arrested several times, once serving time on Riker’s Island. This guy is a LOSER who jerks off to the golden age of boxing and hot young black americans, he completely RUINS careers and is a complete crazy goof who will one day commit a murder/homicide (mightve killed his grandmother but his brother took the rap for all we know) He hates on everyone that has sucess because he knows deep inside he's a huge loser who does shows at Indian Reservations on ESPN 2 on Friday Nights and has no fighters while all his competition who he grew up with are now world class trainers/fighters/coaches and he is still stuck in some dirt watching 11-0 fighters KO'ing 10-40 fighters on Fridays. You ever notice Dan Rafael (ESPN's only REAL Boxing Analyst) never mentions Atlas? He knows he's a huge loser with big emotional problems. My Guess at why he's like this? He has a SMALL DIICK. Damn, agreed with all of the things you wrote. Hated Atlas ever since he consistently discredited Pacquiao or any fighters. But mostly Pacquiao - Pactard to the heart.

I said it before, I'll say it again. Teddy Atlas is a low life piece of SHiiT who HATES on anyone who is sucesfull. He is a psycopath killer who has ALWAYS been a huge loser at anything he has ever done 1) Failed as an amateur boxing, losing most of his fights 2) Failed as assistant trainer, getting fired and spared of JAIL because 'Cus told cops not to prosecute him. Dude putting guns into peoples faces and domestic violance cases. (Put a gun to a 17 year old Mike Tysons ear) 3) Failed as a Head Coach, his only talent Moorer was given to him by the Gym as a present and he rode the talent, all his other boxers? He ruined all of their careers. 4) Atlas confessed in his book that at one point he was so angry at Donny LaLonde he went to his home with a gun and a friend, to kill LaLonde for firing him as manager. 5) He drew criticism for what some considered to be overly dramatic speeches in the ring corner, particularly during Moorer's Heavyweight title fight with Evander Holyfield, and some felt he did these antics to draw attention to himself rather than help his fighter, during one such speech Atlas blocked Moorer from sitting on his stool and asked "Do you want me to take over? 6) On January 25, 2008, Atlas was suspended by ESPN twice, once for threatening a crew member and once (for one week) after confronting the network's boxing program director, Doug Loughrey. 7) Theres a story in NY, Atlas went into some gym and said "Its my fighters turn to spar/use ring by himself, they told him no its not. So what does he do? Comes back with a shotgun and threatens everyone 8) His whole family is homicidal loony-tunes like him: His brother Tommy shot his grandmother in 1978, causing a disturbance in the Atlas family’s life. Thomas Atlas is an inmate at NYS Prison at Marcy, N.Y. 9) He was also arrested after beating his sister Meridith. By his own admission, Atlas had a somewhat troubled, rebellious youth. He dropped out of school and was arrested several times, once serving time on Riker’s Island. This guy is a LOSER who jerks off to the golden age of boxing and hot young black americans, he completely RUINS careers and is a complete crazy goof who will one day commit a murder/homicide (mightve killed his grandmother but his brother took the rap for all we know) He hates on everyone that has sucess because he knows deep inside he's a huge loser who does shows at Indian Reservations on ESPN 2 on Friday Nights and has no fighters while all his competition who he grew up with are now world class trainers/fighters/coaches and he is still stuck in some dirt watching 11-0 fighters KO'ing 10-40 fighters on Fridays. You ever notice Dan Rafael (ESPN's only REAL Boxing Analyst) never mentions Atlas? He knows he's a huge loser with big emotional problems. My Guess at why he's like this? He has a SMALL DIICK.

Kostya without a doubt deserves it.Unbelievable pro and a beast in the ams.Worried to hear he is still considering a comeback

I respect what Atlas knows about the sport, but he is a complete jackass when he opens his mouth. I can't stand him.

Naz is just as worthy as Tsyzu.

Dumb Atlas even says stallone deserves the hof more than KT.

He is not first ballot,who did he really beat,a prime judah is his biggest win,and he lost to Hatton who is not top class. was past his prime when he lost to hatton beat all the guys in his division you can say the same thing about tyson , who did he beat ? nobody , and he got KTFO'D by a nobody in his prime

who else was on the ballot this year?

Teddy Atlas can be INCREEEEEEEEEEEEEDIBLY disrespectful! First he told Hopkins right to his face that he thought his accomplishment was worth jack ****. And then DURING the HOF weekend he says that Kostya Tszyu doesn't deserve to be in the HOF. There's a time and a place to tell it like it is or how you see it, Teddy was just being a PUNK and should be ashamed of himself. He was an INCREDIBLY overrated trainer. He has always thought it was all about himself with his stupid ****ing shenanigans. Right up to pulling his fighter out of Klitschko fight, a fight he'll never be ready for under Atlas's tutelage.

What exactly did Atlas say? I haven't read the article. Either way; Is Tszyu HOF worthy? Yes. Is he First Ballot HOF quality? I don't think so.