Is Teddy Atlas one of boxing's worst trainers?

[The Hammer]

Grant was a better fighter before Atlas trained him. He might be better after him as well. Teddy is an egomaniacal control freak. If I managed a fighter, he would be the last guy I ever hired.

Yes. Grant's only loss before hiring Teddy was to a top ten ATG heavyweight in Lennox Lewis.

And Michael showed a lot of heart in that fight, as he kept getting back up after being seriously hurt.

[Scott9945]

Yes. Grant's only loss before hiring Teddy was to a top ten ATG heavyweight in Lennox Lewis.

And Michael showed a lot of heart in that fight, as he kept getting back up after being seriously hurt.

This gives me the chance to say that no matter what anyone thinks of his talent, Michael Grant is a class act. One of the nicest people I've ever seen in the sport.

Sorry to drift off topic. Teddy is very knowledgable, but I've never seen a trainer who quit on so many fighters.

[The Hammer]

BTW, Teddy Atlas is supposed to be a good trainer coz his master was the great d' amato but i must admit he never made great champs like Roach with Pac or Roger with Floyd.

Atlas has had little success and a lot of failure as a trainer. The boxers usually end up firing him.

And of course, Cus D'Amato ended up firing him.

[Trenchant]

Well, with Teddy you know what you're getting yourself into. He's a hard trainer, he wont sugarcoat anything for you. He's gonna let you know if you are doing something wrong. The problem is that sometimes the fighter needs some encouragement. Teddy doesnt do any cheerleading. He should do a little bit to keep his fighters optimistic. I wont say if he's bad or good, he trained a fighter to a world title, that's pretty damn good. He needs to be more positive, I will say that.

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

Well i think teddy is one of the best trainers in the game!!!

[Toney616]

Speaking of Foreman, on a video of the Foreman-Moorer fight, you can hear Teddy yelling at Moorer and distracting him just before the fateful Foreman punch landed which made George the oldest heavyweight titleholder ever!

There's more to that story than that, Moorer liked to do the exact opposite of what his trainer's told him to do, Atlas constantly told him not to stand and trade with Foreman, so that's what Mooer decided to do.The rest is history

[Toney616]

And of course, Cus D'Amato ended up firing him.

There's more to that story than that.

[eli porter]

There's more to that story than that.

Care to explain?

[Carlsson]

Care to explain?

story goes Teddy was fired after putting a gun to a 15-year old Mike`s head after Mike flirted with his even younger cousin or sister or something like that

[eli porter]

story goes teddy was fired after putting a gun to a 15-year old mike`s head after mike flirted with his even younger cousin or sister or something like that

fucking hell. bit much.