Comments Thread For: Bradley/Atlas: Too much ado about nothing that special

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Maybe it’s official. Maybe I’m now a grumpy old man.

I’d like to think that’s not the case, given that I’ve only been alive for eight U.S. presidents and zero New York Jets championships – but coming off of Saturday night in Las Vegas, I’m not so sure.

Because while almost everyone else seems to be gushing about how other-worldly Tim Bradley looked while smacking the sass out of Brandon Rios, I’m still trying to figure what exactly the fuss is about.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big “Desert Storm” fan.

I interviewed him for the first time a few days after he beat Junior Witter, saw him fight for first time a few months later in a Mississippi casino and have never missed a chance to join him on the phone to talk boxing, nutrition or the benefits of operating a Toyota Tundra pickup with the regular stock rims.

Everyone’s got their favorites. And he’s definitely one of mine.

But if we’ve gotten to a point where beating a guy with zero significant wins in the weight class is worthy of a statue, then it might well be time for me to start chasing the neighborhood kids off my lawn. [Click Here To Read More]

[Weltschmerz]

Not an impressive win, but still a good win for Bradley. He needs to fight only the elite at 147 from now on.

[paulf]

Sometimes I like Fitzsimmons; this is not one of those times.

[boxinggod101]

Sometimes I like Fitzsimmons; this is not one of those times.

Hes telling the truth. It was the exact same Bradley, nothing changed. Rios was drained as **** and didnt want to be in there. Its a good confidence boost for Bradley but lets not act like its Bradley 2.0 that will beat Floyd, Manny etc etc because Atlas is there.

The only thing I didnt like was to call Rios a mouthy heavy bad. That was a low blow

[thatboyelite]

I understand that it was a poor version of Rios that Bradley was against, but it was still impressive. Give the duo of Atlas and Bradley their props. I am looking forward to the next one to see just how solid the partnership really is. Good performance though. To actually get in the ring, lace up those gloves and FIGHT while executing a game plan. They deserve credit.

[ChestRockwell]

Lyle, you nailed it...with your first two sentences.

[Cinci Champ]

dont worry we already expect bradley to get no credit for a win its like hes not allowed to have a clean win with no complaints

[RetroSpeed05]

dont worry we already expect bradley to get no credit for a win its like hes not allowed to have a clean win with no complaints

He does get credit, but he fought the same way he would have with Diaz against Rios, Atlas didn't make a difference this fight. Who knows its still early, time will tell if they make a great team.

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Atlas is a peabrain famous because he seems the part (facial scar, NY accent, shady past, check check check). He just states the obvious and has a knack for drama/motivation. He doesn't really have much of a resume as a trainer.

- Mike Tyson, who was really trained by Cus D'amato before attention whore Teddy crashed the party

- Michael Moorer, who was really trained by Emanuel Steward before attention whore Teddy crashed the party

- Alexander Povetkin, who he bailed on at the last minute because he was busy with Friday Night Fights

- Timothy Bradley, another fighter trained by someone else, Teddy flips out about being a fireman when the fight is already won and Teddy gets himself noticed again

[KiloTeague]

Didn't Breadman have Rios winning. LOLOLOL