Comments Thread For: Atlas Slams Roach: Don't Care What Selfie Taking Freddie Thinks!

[jri9d0]

I would rather spend money to watch Roach vs. Atlas than this fight TBH

Me too, and the winner of this scrap should face the winner of Ruben Guerrero Vs Angel Garcia.

[FloydvsPac]

That's nice for Steward but not everyone has the ability to work in that manner. Steward also had a lot more help at the Kronk Gym and other gyms(though he did train multiple fighters as you said so it probably evens out). Atlas does have a big ego and I'm sure that factors in. However, I do believe if Povetkin's team had kept their end of the agreement, Atlas would have kept training him. He just doesn't bend at all even if circumstances change, and given that Povetkin had the "championship clout" he didn't want to have to train outside of Russia anymore.

Atlas has been historically not a fan of Roach either, which is where a lot of this stuff stems from I think. Roach trained Michael Moorer after he and Atlas split under poor circumstances(and with Roach, Moorer got beat up and stopped by Holyfield and retired for a time). Atlas has also made critical comments in the past about Roach dropping his corner duties at times for certain fighters due to having too many fighters to train. So there's no love lost there. I do think Atlas does play up things in the corner for the cameras as Roach says(which again, ego). I disagree strongly that Atlas gives poor corner advice.

I don't think Atlas gives poor corner advice. But one thing is for sure, his personality always seems to be at the forefront. This has affected him as a boxing trainer. The evidence is there. In my mind, if he had a little less of an ego and did not overshadow the boxers he trained, he would have been a legendary/hall of fame trainer. Like Tyson said in his Undispute Truth show...Teddy is his "biggest hater".

To me, Atlas is just a self-righteous egomaniac that has done some good things for boxing.