I find Teddy Atlas extremely annoying. Anyone else?

[LA_2_Vegas]

I think he misses Joe Tessitore too

[Rope_Burns]

I don't always agree with teddy but he loves the sport more than any other announcer IMO and puts guys on blast for blatant robberies which I think everyone can appreciate.

I think he misses Joe Tessitore too

Joe would control teddy much better than Grisham or Bernardo can, plus joe just knows more about boxing than the other guys. Espn needs to bring joe back on the ringside with teddy.

[ottocon860]

Sometimes he is just too much for me. He often makes good points but beats them into the ground and I turn the folume down.

[FrankieClutch]

Sometimes he is just too much for me. He often makes good points but beats them into the ground and I turn the folume down.

Exactly. He says the same thing way too damn much

[Basco]

No he's just brutally honest and most people haven't been conditioned to see brutally honest people on TV.

Doesn't sugar coat anything for anyone, any promotional company or network.

I'd rather him over most boxing analyst.

100% in agreement! He is not the next Nostradamus when it comes to predicting outcomes of fights but I like his passion for the sport and his honesty!

[jmrf4435]

Atlas is great for the sport. HE has an objective mind and tells it how it is. I think his comments are necessary most of the time, however, I will admit that he can sometimes go against the grain to simply go against the grain. Constructing opinions for the sole purpose of contradicting... He's a cool dude and his comments the other day were necessary

[Vasyl’s dad]

Most annoying person involved with boxing. And that is saying something when Paulie and Sechbach are around.

[FrankieClutch]

Most annoying person involved with boxing. And that is saying something when Paulie and Sechbach are around.

Paulie isn't annoying when he's commentating though. Sechback is just a ****** lol

[Zenkai]

I love Teddy, and though I can see why some of you don't, I'm still surprised by the hate.

Unlike most of these commentators(not all) these days (see: empty half blind hype men), Teddy knows the ins and outs of this sport, and has been partaking in for decades.

I look at him as Cus' protégée.

He is not at all like these other generic guys that spend most of the time either looking for something to talk about, talking about something other than the fight/or related, or screaming BAM BOOM ****

Teddy keeps it 100%, and I love his insight. He is of a breed you don't see these days in this sport, a la Bert Sugar (R.I.P).
I think more trainers should become commentators.

Speaking on the Banks/Klitschko issue, I didn't see it as hate. He made a legitimate point IMO.
It is a little unorthodox as it is, boxing professionally and also training professionally, let alone both being in the same division; And the cherry on top is the person he trains is the heavy weight champion of the world.
It makes sense that Klitschko might question his ability after watching him get KO'd by an out of shape, overweight, and old Tarver (Not taking anything away from Tarver, other than his gut). Banks is the bigger man, and should have won, or at least not have got KO'd.

[REMOVE SHARK 55]

But, But... He da highest paid doe!

He's embedded in me, all his early years of commentary and more recently his analogies on TV and Gaming consoles make me just associate boxing with Teddy and Visa Versa. Some of it's over the top but he's an astute student of the game.