Is Teddy Atlas the worst commentator in boxing history?

"put water in the basement" :lol1: I got lost when he started talking about race cars. That analogy went on for long enough that I forgot what point he was even attempting to make.

"put water in the basement"

I figured out what it is. He treats every broadcast as a demo reel to showcase his advice and passion as a trainer. He is looking for a gig. It is why he goes on mind-numbing and repetitive rants about what a guy is doing wrong every fucking round of every fight. He is pretending like he is in the corner.

I love Teddy Atlas!!! I wish there were more like him

How the **** can you hate this guy. "They walk out of that ring with less of themselves than they had when they went in, and this gets done to em? By a bunch of COWARDS at ringside that never took a punch in their life?" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I like his little technical breakdowns he did before the fight. But his analogies man... He could be going on and on with some analogy and it could take him 2 rounds to finish the analogy when all he was getting at was something simple like how important the jab is.

No way. Atlas is sound. Never puts down a fighter regardless of skill. Look at his commentary during the Ward vs Augustus fight. Brilliant.

You gotta put the peanut butter with the jelly if you wanna make the sandwich!

I love how Teddy goes off on the judges when they screw up a decision. I like him in small doses. I'll give him that.

I love how Teddy goes off on the judges when they screw up a decision. I like him in small doses.

I remember when Lemeiux KO'd Ayala in the first round years ago on FNF, Teddy was extremely critical of him and said he would get exposed when he stepped up. Everyone on NSB was calling Teddy biased, stupid, a hater, etc. Surpise surprise, he was fucking right, which he usually is. Teddy is the best commentator in boxing. How can you not love him going on a fucking rampage when a fighter gets robbed? It always does my heart good.

how? Hes pretty knowledgeable and hes passionate abt the sport... so no

The MMA guy that does the PBC fights on Spike TV is pretty bad. Don't forget Sean O'Grady from way back. Atlas just gets annoyingly excited for no reason.

I like him , I enjoy his stories and advice

He wears his bias on his sleeve, and sometimes I do not understand his love for certain fighters and disdain for others. His favorite fighters are glenn jonson and pauli malignaggi, lol wtf

Steward had great chemistry on that team. With all due respect Hopkins ringside reminds me of that family guy skit: Yea^ Bernard has a hard time with the commentary flow. He's a smart guy but his analogies get mixed up, his timing is off, and he lacks presence on the mic. It's like he's trying to do the Lampley/Kellerman partially scripted stuff and failing at it. It's rare that a guy can flow with the blow-by-blow stuff convincingly like Atlas and Steward. They may not sound like polished commentators but they didn't need to when they can tell you what's going on in the fighter's head, why he's failing, what he needs to do, etc.

I liked George because Lampley and Merchant would question his analysis and sure enough George would usually be right.I remember during Naseem/Barrera, Lampley was gushing about Prince all night and ignoring Barrera. It got bad enough for George who stepped in to admonish Lampley, telling him to stick to blow-by-blow commentary only and keep a lid on his dislike for Barrerra. Lampley recovered nicely by stating "I like him just fine." Several years later when I watched a rebroadcast, that bit of audio was cut unfortunately.

No paullie is when he is biased against one of the fighters

Steward had great chemistry on that team. With all due respect Hopkins ringside reminds me of that family guy skit: Stewart was the best of the HBO crew no contest. I liked George because Lampley and Merchant would question his analysis and sure enough George would usually be right. I could almost see their eyes rolling because George was a little rough around the edges..They never questioned Manny. He was a really cool guy.

I like his candidness. He keeps it real like RJJ, George Foreman, and Larry Merchant. An attention whore, Teddy is too verbose during a fight although his comments are usually insightful. He and Joe Tessitore remind me of Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry and Ron McLean on Coach's Corner.