Teddy Atlas = Best Commentator in Boxing?

[Vargas28]

Larry Merchant should just be replaced by Atlas. Larry Merchant gets paid for the sole reason to tell everyone as many times as possible if a fight is great or boring.

Yeah he's kind of dumb at times too?

Every fight it seems like he says the wrong thing, or the opposite of what he's trying to say. And then in the post-fight interviews it takes like 8 years to finish. Especially when he interviewed Mayweather Sr. Jesus.

[frankpaganini]

i like teddy atlas.

he's great on Friday night (and wednesday night) fights.

he's a great boxing mind and he loves to teach you things on the air during the fight...some of it is basic stuff we all know but it seems he gets more involved than the guys at hbo.

i remember watching him do color commentary and when (i forgot the 2 fighters) but one was taking a bad beating and the ref wasnt stopping the fight teddy actually got up and yelled at the ref and told him to stop the fight.

another fight the refs gave a 10 round shutout decision to a guy (that didnt deserve it) and teddy had a 10 round shutout for the other guy (guy who was SUPPOSED to get that UD win) and teddy got in the face of the judges and argued and wanted an explaination as to how they could score it so badly.

teddy later went on to say they didnt deserve to be judges, etc.

i admire that because it shows he really loves the sport. i've never seen larry merchant or jim lamply yell at a ref or argue the scorecards even on close fights that i (if i was working for HBO) would have argued the scorecards.

so i agree with whoever said he should join in with HBO...but i see it a bit different...

it should go:
Lamply
Atlas
Merchant

those 3 together would be almost as entertaining as the fight.

and the commentators DO make it fun...not just in boxing but all sports...i like some commentators and can watch a shut out yawner but still be excited or be watching a close one and want to mute the TV.

either way...go teddy

[eazy_mas]

I agree with everything here, 100%. Atlas is good, but Lampley is the best.

And I can't believe someone said they like RJJ as a commentator, you are the first I have heard, which is probably why he lost his job as a commentator with HBO.

RJJ is good at commetating but not entertianing as Lampley or Larry Merchant sometimes being baise is something human and fun to have some comedic thing. Merchant and Lampley give you some personal life on the boxers as well as there past experince and press confernce but other commetators dont that much

but Teddy Atlast is serious mother****er how puts analysis only and he is good but mostly work no fun. visa versa Merchant and Lampley

[MaYaN_SuN]

Atlas will let you know whats goin on in the ring, but he definantly needs another guy next to him if you dont wanna fall asleep.

[PJSugar]

lennox lewis all day long. no. atlas has the most knowlidge on boxing out of all the commentators no doubt but lampley is just the best at commentating.

[Banderivets]

You are right about missing meetings, my bad. But I really did think he was kind of annoying when he commentated. He talked about himself a lot, but I'm a Mayweather fan, and the majority of boxing matches that I have seen on HBO have been Mayweather fights, and he always talks about how good Floyd is "just like I was." I don't know, there was also just something about him that got on my nerves, but there are certain things that bother me with all the past boxer turned commentators (Lewis, Foreman).

Wlad made a comment about roy once "He said I have a weak chin, but then he lost his next two fights........by KO"

[col Blake]

Teddy is good for boxing

[Kball15]

I think Atlas is a genious but i think he's pretty annoying

[shellroc513]

I ****in hate him as a commentator. He talks so much **** about a mans mental make up and all that ****. He dosen't even know the man,to say some of the **** he says. I personally thinks he is overrated. How many champ fights did he produce ? and don't even say mike because he wasen't with mike that long. Grant,Moore ? I just saw them on VH1 "where are they now?"

[eazy_mas]

I ****in hate him as a commentator. He talks so much **** about a mans mental make up and all that ****. He dosen't even know the man,to say some of the **** he says. I personally thinks he is overrated. How many champ fights did he produce ? and don't even say mike because he wasen't with mike that long. Grant,Moore ? I just saw them on VH1 "where are they now?"

well it not how many champion he produce but how good he is with boxing that is important for me as a viewer. I dont care even if he never produce not one champion but his **** is quit clean and you could know what is going on in the fight and what the fighters would need to win and if he dont this he would lose