Teddy Atlas And LSC's Fist Shake Why I Hate ESPN/PBC

[BodiesInFlight]

I like Teddy but he's not good for the big fights at all.

[Porter's Dad]

It was Atlas doing what Atlas does best - showcasing his own greatness. Remember when he was the trainer for Povetkin during the Chagaev fight? In between rounds, he was behaving like he was in a Rocky movie - pointing to the skies to invoke the spirit of Povetkin's dead father, then in other rounds just outright screaming at him. Right then, I realised what he was - a narcissistic fool, a wannabe boxing guy who can't stand to be in the background. This is the idiot who got up in Foreman's face during the Moorer fight build-up.

LSC-Mares was a terrific fight but this idiot did his best to spoil it.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

'The tide's coming in, and you're building sandcastles, and the tide keeps coming in...'

"Remember when your mom told you not to go through that bad neighbourhood when you were a kid? Well Mares has gotta go across to that bad side of the street. If he gets mugged then so be it"

[Syf]

The fist shake...or wrist twist... was part of a consistent pattern. LSC does his tic. Then goes to high guard... then shoots. That sort of pattern can either be something to capitalize upon.. or something that is demoralizing.

Depending on whether the fighter facing LSC can do anything about it.

As I mentioned in another thread.... Leo's wide variety of shot selection make it harder to time him, but... it's fairly obvious when he is going to attack, just not necessarily what he'll throw

A guy like Rigo could probably pick him apart and show how such a small seemingly harmless habit could be used against Cruz.

[Beater_of_ass]

Atlas has always ******... I was excited to find out FNF was gone because that meant no more Atlas and that show had horrible fights with horrible commentary. I was then horrified to learn he was coming back with PBC. How this guy has a job still is beyond me.

[Eff Pandas]

'The tide's coming in, and you're building sandcastles, and the tide keeps coming in...'

LoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL

That **** was HILARIOUS & disturbing at the same time. If your grandpa goes into a tide & sandcastles speech you'd probably be making him a doctors appointment asap.

I also love the look of the other cat (I always forget his name) when Atlas is starting to go in on a story & we can see both of them. He just got this "oh **** this mfer is going crazy" sorta face.

[anonymous2.0]

Okay guys, before you turn the lights off upstairs, you gotta wash the dishes downstairs! You wanna open and close the front door before going upstairs to slam the window shut! I'm Teddy Atlas and I have no indoor voice!

[bigjavi973]

HBO is second to none, Showtime is decent when they are actually showing boxing, but ****** **** like Teddy mentioning the LSC fist shake EVERY DAMN ROUND was ****** and annoying, it's part of why I'm not a big fan of ESPN and PBC.

what's wrong with what teddy atlas said?

Every single time he does that fist shake... he doesn't punch...

watch closely as when he's not shaking his right fist is when he's gonna throw a punch.....

instead of being butt hurt, pay attention.

[bigjavi973]

And how do I know he's not doing that as a distraction or faint?

he even does that when he's in his corner.

[nacho daddy]

I hate Atlas calling fights more than anyone else. I think he had a few amateur fights but he thinks he is the greatest boxing expert in the world. He talks non stop through every minute of every round and most of what he has to say is ****** and wrong. He said Mares could do more things well than Santa Cruz. He talked about the fist shaking which had no effect on the outcome of the fight. He even talked about climbing up hills in a crab apple fight. He is ******, noisy and wrong and talks about real estate and wheel houses and crab apple fights and every other thing except boxing. Why do they pay him to ruin my enjoyment of good fights?

you are right about atlas. I mute the sound when he is there. he never shuts up in love with himself. what is good about atlas is you can make good money betting against fighters he says will win. he is never right