Is Teddy Atlas overrated as an "expert" on boxing?

[New England]

The decisions on Povetkin's opponents last year were made by Teddy.

Sauerland wanted Povetkin to take the title fight with Wladimir, Teddy advised him to not do so.

Sauerland set up Dominick Guinn as an opponent, but Teddy decided Guinn was too dangerous and Povetkin fought Oruh instead. Guinn then fought another Sauerland boxer Kubrat Pulev.

that's a great decision as far as i'm concerned

wladimir would lump up and knock out povetkin

[New England]

as a trainer i believe he is overrated


but he's been ringside for thousands of fights
he sees prospects coming up
contenders at their best
aging top flight fighters

and he's done it for many many years


his expertise i do not question
only his motives and ability to make his expertise useful

[AllEyesOpen]

Atlas has some good insight as to what's happening in the ring, something very few guys have unless they've been in the ring themselves.

Sadly because he feels a certain way about a certain fighter his whole career now comes into question. Not everyone on this planet feel the same way and Atlas is entitled to his opinion. Atlas has more insight into the sport of boxing then almost all of those questioning his achievements.

By the way, if someone had touched my 11 year old relative i'd find it hard not to do something about it.

[King Ghidorah]

"Teddy Atlas is overrated" - *******.....

[straightleft]

Atlas was known to his prediction which fighter will win but though most of time always failed.

[King Ju-Ju]

Teddy Atlas is a moron

[sdcluser]

But except for one fight, Teddy's been a complete failure as a boxing trainer.

He did poorly with LaLonde, Briggs and Tyson, who went on to better things after getting rid of Teddy. Same with Grant, and currently with Povetkin.

Record speaks itself. Don't expect good prediction from him either.

But as a commentator for Friday Night, it's alright I say.

[English Lion]

cant blame teddy atlas for holding a gun against tysons head even if he was 15, he tried to ****** his family member.

[fitefanSHO]

I don't know if he's overrated as a boxing expert (I tend to doubt it but then again the internet makes all questions possible, like was Ray Robinson overrated?) but as a MAN, Atlas rates pretty highly in my book for the way he stood up to Mike Tyson when Mike apparently make the mistake of messing with Teddy's family...

[Joeyzagz]

As an expert, Teddy Atlas is far more he qualified than lard-ass Dan Rafael who has never seen the inside of a workout gym. But more importantly Teddy Alas is interesting and entertaining which boxing is seriously lacking at the moment.

Atlas can communicate to the casual viewer better than anyone else. Fair and Boring wont bring eyeballs to the sport, Controversial and interesting does.