Comments Thread For: Povetkin Regrets Hiring Teddy Atlas, Expects Legal Win Over Wilder

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He's a glorified waterboy, as Mike Tyson says.

Mike Tyson was actually very complimentary toward Atlas in his autobiography. Basically credits him for being the one who taught him how to fight from the very beginning (obviously under the supervision of D'Amato.)

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Mike Tyson was actually very complimentary toward Atlas in his autobiography. Basically credits him for being the one who taught him how to fight from the very beginning (obviously under the supervision of D'Amato.)

Watching old vids of Mike and Teddy, they seemed like they had a good relationship.


Until that whole business with Teddy's little cousin, and the gun, and what not..