ESPN Analyst Teddy Atlas Exposes Manny Pacquiao.

[DrewWoodside]

I saw that on Friday. I love Teddy Atlas and all, but you don't go dropping hearsay like that on national television.

I feel the same way. I'm a real big Atlas and Pacquiao fan. I think this all is okay b/c ultimately the way this controversy has wound down, it's actually making Pacquiao look really good.

[Killa_Kali]

there only been 20 threads today with ESPN admitting the emails don't exsist.

Well done douche bag.

where's the espn confession that the e-mails were imaginary?

[B u r n e r]

war teddy atlas!!!!!!!!!!

[KittenFlaps]

I feel the same way. I'm a real big Atlas and Pacquiao fan. I think this all is okay b/c ultimately the way this controversy has wound down, it's actually making Pacquiao look really good.

Yeah. Like every scandal in boxing it just disappears after the next fight is announced. ESPN won't issue a statement about Teddy's claims because they know it won't matter in a week.

That being said, I love Teddy Atlas. He's boxing's Rain Man.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

I feel the same way. I'm a real big Atlas and Pacquiao fan. I think this all is okay b/c ultimately the way this controversy has wound down, it's actually making Pacquiao look really good.

Yes, and he really really needs that right now but unfortunately for him, the damage has already been done. Pac's entire career will always be in question now whether its right or wrong, its there.

[DC Fight Fan]

[DC Fight Fan]

Teddy Atlas is such a disgusting loser,he makes accusations without showing proof.
This fool predicted Pac to lose against Hatton and DLH,now he says that pac picked his opponents to win,well according to Atlas Hatton doesn't know how to fight and that Mayweather would knock Pac out,however,Mayweather needed more rounds than Pac to ko Hatton.BS at its finest!lol
Considering that it would be easy for Floyd to ko Pac he should accept to fight him under the current rules.
Everyone knows that Atlas is a ********** extremist.

Come on man! Don't make a descent argument and then with political BS that has no place or substance on this matter.

I think Teddy is an idiot for reporting a frivolous story that he has no proof of other than his words. I didn't care much for Teddy before and now I really have no time for him. I will actually turn the volume off of all the ESPN broadcast moving forward until they replace his butt. But, whether he is a rep or a dem means absolutely nothing and only lights a fire under those who politically disagree with you, even if they agree with you on boxing. Everything has it's place. This is a boxing forum, so lets talk boxing.

[DC Fight Fan]

It's been 48-hours, and I still have not gotten any word regarding Teddy Atlas' source or anything to support his bold claim during ESPN's Friday Night Fights seen by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of viewers worldwide.

Atlas said that through an unnamed "reliable source", someone from Team Pacquiao had sent an e-mail to Mayweather's camp inquiring about the consequences of their blood testing request. Allegedly, a member of Team Pacquiao had asked Team Mayweather if they could keep things secret to save the integrity of boxing in case Pacquiao is found guilty of doping.

However, **********.com broke a story recently stating that Atlas' story is false. They quoted Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum saying that the alleged e-mail "does not exist" and that ESPN should issue an apology soon for not checking their facts.

If this is indeed true, Atlas should be accountable for such irresponsible statements. Whether his intent was to try and get in the middle of the much-debated Pacquiao-Mayweather issue and deliver a "scoop" or he is simply biased against Pacquiao is something only he knows for himself but the fact of the matter is, if Atlas can't produce his source or any proof regarding his implicating statement, then he should definitely be fired from ESPN for spreading bogus information. I'm sure Pacquiao's lawyers are already (if they haven't yet) entertaining thoughts of including him in their defamation lawsuit.

Coincidentally, Atlas' statement is already in the lawsuit and was stated on page 8 and line 21 citing Tim Smith's article in the New York Daily News published on December 25, 2009. As stated in the lawsuit, Team Pacquiao vehemently denied the rumor and wrote that it was a member of Team Mayweather that probably leaked that information.

So what was Atlas trying to do? Further create turmoil in an already murky situation? He kept mentioning the blue-collar guy and casual fans' perception of the matter yet he further indulged the same naive notions he mentioned and submerged the public under more baseless accusations. If he was so sure about his source and his story, then why not reveal all the facts instead of implying and hiding his damaging remarks behind "anonymous sources"?

This is what's wrong with boxing. The politics. The lies. The misinformation. It's just unappetizing. You'd think these old people who have gotten rich off the sport would give back to it and think about it's integrity first before blurting out baseless accusations. What happened to loving the sport and reporting facts? Atlas got some explaining to do. And for the sake of boxing, I hope he does back up his claims. Enough people have been led and misled to a certain belief. Either way, people deserve and need to see facts. Just like what you see inside a real Atlas.

[Headshake]

it's been 48-hours, and i still have not gotten any word regarding teddy atlas' source or anything to support his bold claim during espn's friday night fights seen by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of viewers worldwide.

Atlas said that through an unnamed "reliable source", someone from team pacquiao had sent an e-mail to mayweather's camp inquiring about the consequences of their blood testing request. Allegedly, a member of team pacquiao had asked team mayweather if they could keep things secret to save the integrity of boxing in case pacquiao is found guilty of doping.

However, **********.com broke a story recently stating that atlas' story is false. They quoted pacquiao's promoter bob arum saying that the alleged e-mail "does not exist" and that espn should issue an apology soon for not checking their facts.

If this is indeed true, atlas should be accountable for such irresponsible statements. Whether his intent was to try and get in the middle of the much-debated pacquiao-mayweather issue and deliver a "scoop" or he is simply biased against pacquiao is something only he knows for himself but the fact of the matter is, if atlas can't produce his source or any proof regarding his implicating statement, then he should definitely be fired from espn for spreading bogus information. I'm sure pacquiao's lawyers are already (if they haven't yet) entertaining thoughts of including him in their defamation lawsuit.

Coincidentally, atlas' statement is already in the lawsuit and was stated on page 8 and line 21 citing tim smith's article in the new york daily news published on december 25, 2009. As stated in the lawsuit, team pacquiao vehemently denied the rumor and wrote that it was a member of team mayweather that probably leaked that information.

So what was atlas trying to do? Further create turmoil in an already murky situation? He kept mentioning the blue-collar guy and casual fans' perception of the matter yet he further indulged the same naive notions he mentioned and submerged the public under more baseless accusations. If he was so sure about his source and his story, then why not reveal all the facts instead of implying and hiding his damaging remarks behind "anonymous sources"?

This is what's wrong with boxing. The politics. The lies. The misinformation. It's just unappetizing. You'd think these old people who have gotten rich off the sport would give back to it and think about it's integrity first before blurting out baseless accusations. What happened to loving the sport and reporting facts? Atlas got some explaining to do. And for the sake of boxing, i hope he does back up his claims. Enough people have been led and misled to a certain belief. Either way, people deserve and need to see facts. Just like what you see inside a real atlas.

you nailed it right here!

[jboy]

when was the last time teddy atlas has said anything right about pac?