What was Teddy Atlas claim to fame that makes him such a so called expert in boxing?

Teddy Atlas vs Manny Steward. In one corner a loud mouthed Jackass. In the other a revered and loved trainer who treated his fighters like family. Teddy you need to grow up..

They just like Teddy cuz he makes nursery boxing analogy's out of any topic

lol according to some, Teddy Atlas is a genius who must be respected when he talks about Golovkin and Pacquiao, but is totally delusional and must be ignored when he talks about Lomachenko. Selective outrage.

If you haven't read his book, I'd suggest it. He was very much involved in Tyson's training. Once Tyson started fighting in 'smokers' and amateur fights, it was Atlas who took and cornered him as Cus didn't like to travel. Cus choosing Atlas for that role speaks volumes.

I don't know if he's a racist, but I do know he's a bloviating, attention-starved douchebag. During Gamboa/Castellanos he went out of his way to be confrontational and belittling towards B-Hops, a guy who's actually laced up the gloves as a pro and accomplished more in the ring than Teddy has his entire life. Atlas makes the espn shows unlistenable, wish they would bring back classy guys like Al Bernstein and Barry Tompkins who don't make the fights all about themselves. Hell, even Sean O'Grady was way better than him!

Because he's a fireman!!

He did his pupilage under one of the greatest trainers of all time. He trained Moorer and got him the Heavyweight championship, a man who was notoriously hard to motivate. Love Atlas. Even Tyson sought him out to seek forgiveness.

His favorite fighters are pauli malignaggi and glenn johnson??? He's a guy that likes to go against the grain, other than he's abit crazy

I learned so much from his and George Foreman's commentaries, they are by far the most sensible I've ever witnessed in boxing. GF>Atlas though, but that's not degrading edit: GF>Emmanuel Steward (how could I forget) >Atlas, great trio :boxing:

Teddy in front of Crawford and Ward said he rated Lomo above them. Now what does that tell you. Its all about Teddy in Teddy's mind. Never miss an opportunity to make the event all about yourself. Teddy at that particular point in time who gives a flying **** about your P4P list. Yes he has boxing knowledge but he's a relentlessly self promoting irritating, self centered jerk.

Besides putting a gun to the temple of Tyson for allegedly raping his niece what was his claim to fame that makes him such a so called 'expert' in boxing? He trained under Cus D'Amato who was an ATG trainer. Teddy knows the game.

Seems his personality filters out what he is actually saying to some people, a very knowledgeable boxing identity. I could never understand why so many people allow likes and dislikes to block knowledge.

Teddy is high spirited, makes off the wall comments, is insensitive to others opinions and stands by his opinions. Sound like people on this forum, although we don't have a mic just a blog. But Teddy is a throwback to "old school" boxers and trainers. As a long time trainer of boxers from amateur to contenders and champions he has a boxing knowledge not matched by many. When a trainer with his experience and knowledge watches a fight or fighter he see things 90% of us don't or at least sees things in a different way. While we may see a bunch of wires in a outlet an electrician knows which wire is the problem by what is or isn't happening or the way an engineer may see an unsafe load or an accountant may see one figure out of place in a ledger. You see things in your occupation I wouldn't see, he's an old Pro and all he knows is boxing. Love him or hate him but I respect him, unlike Max Kellerman who sees the obvious, repeats the obvious, tows the company line, tries to be PC and has no true boxing insight and no knowledge gleaned from years in sweaty, hot, hectic corners. And working with Cus, Teddy didn't have to learn boxing, it was driven into him daily.

For starters, try listening to his insight about boxing. He knows what he is talking about. You may not like his delivery, the way he says it, or his skin color, but he knows the sport very well, from a technical perspective and historical one. He was mentored by Cus D'Amato, and fought as an amateur. Train some world class champions. What are your credentials?

"Being Mike Tyson towel boy"............................jackazz! He was Tyson trainer once Mike arrived and up till Tyson pulled his BS with Teddy's family member. Tyson relied on Teddy intensively and I know that personally! The overall program for Mike was established by Cus but Teddy did all the training and worked the corners and gave instruction. Comments like the above just shows the mentality that stinks on this site, there is so much degrading from people who know so little about what they BS about! Teddy also has the espn gigs he's worked under his belt and all though he can get to be repetitive he knows the sport and he knows what it takes to be successful in it! Ray

Teddy Atlas Knowledge Of Boxing>Over All of Us On This Forum COMBINED! Regardless if you disagree with some of the stuff he says! Teddy gives his PERSONAL OPINION he don't tell you want you want to hear and that is where Fight Fans become the Biggest B1tches when you say something they don't want to hear and you're not stroking their favorite fighter. They accuse people of Racism and all type of BS. This shows that many fans don't KNOW SH1T about boxing! So much so that they actually need people in the Boxing Media to Think For You!

Teddy Atlas trained as an amateur boxer with Hall of Fame trainer Cus D'Amato. He had some amateur fights but had to turn to work as a trainer due to a back injury. Atlas was an assistant to D'Amato, although his role in the Catskill Boxing Club was short-lived. His duties included assisting in the training of D'Amato's teenage protégé Mike Tyson. However, Atlas left the camp in 1982 following an altercation with the 15-year-old Tyson after Tyson had been sexually inappropriate with a 11-year-old female relative of Atlas' (Tyson said he had grabbed the girl's buttocks). Atlas put a .38 caliber handgun to Tyson's ear and told him to never touch his family again, or he would kill him if he did. This altercation between Atlas and a young Mike Tyson led to Atlas' dismissal from the Catskill Boxing Club, and he was told he was no longer welcome in D'Amato's home or around any of his adopted children (his fighters whom he had legally adopted, Tyson included). Atlas enjoyed his biggest success as head trainer to Michael Moorer, whom he guided to the world heavyweight title in 1994. 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 this 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?" Atlas has denied this, stating that he did what he believed the fighter needed based on his understanding of the fighter. Moorer went on to defeat Holyfield by a majority decision. Atlas also worked the corners of featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan in one fight and light heavyweight Donny Lalonde. Lalonde was a top-ranked boxer and went 8-0 with Atlas as his trainer, but they clashed in temperament and style. "He ran things like an army camp," Lalonde said, "I'm more of a free spirit." Lalonde also said it was a waste of time in his career. He and Atlas parted ways, and Lalonde hired Tommy Gallagher as his new trainer. In his autobiography, Atlas claimed he was so angry at having been fired by Lalonde that he went to Lalonde's house with a gun intending to kill him. However, Lalonde refuted Atlas' story, claiming he did not even live at the apartment Atlas described at the time. Lalonde also called Atlas "the least significant of all my trainers throughout my career." In 2009, Atlas began training Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin as Povetkin prepared for an eventual title match against Wladimir Klitschko. Povetkin was a former world amateur champ and was the number one contender. Atlas advised Povetkin to pull out of a title fight at the last moment, claiming his promoter was too greedy and would have left his fighter with too little money. His promoter felt betrayed by Atlas, since he had helped hire him a short time earlier. Atlas said that Povetkin "wasn't ready" for Klitschko and used an example to show his impartiality, that he was giving up the trainer's cut of $200,000 so as to "protect" his fighter. Atlas also called the promoter a "punk" who was protected by his family's money. On August 27, 2011, with Atlas in his corner, Alexander Povetkin won the regular WBA heavyweight championship, beating Ruslan Chagaev in a unanimous decision (117-113, 117-113 and 116-112). The relationship deteriorated afterwards, and the two parted ways professionally. In 2015, Atlas returned to training to prepare Timothy Bradley for his welterweight title defense against Brandon Rios. With Atlas in his corner, Bradley knocked out Rios in the ninth round of their fight, which took place on November 7, 2015, in Las Vegas.

He was one of the top trainers for Cus D'Amato. Then went to train plenty on his own.

He has been involved in boxing his entire life,,worked with countless top athletes...what more do you want?