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Besides putting a gun to the temple of Tyson for allegedly raping his niece what was his claim to fame that makes him such a so called 'expert' in boxing?
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Being Mike Tyson towel boy, then he used that to tell some "Stories" about mikey tyson etc that propelled his popularity in boxing. -
He has been involved in boxing his entire life,,worked with countless top athletes...what more do you want?Comment
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He was one of the top trainers for Cus D'Amato. Then went to train plenty on his own.Comment
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Teddy Atlas trained as an amateur boxer with Hall of Fame trainer Cus D'Amato. He had some amateur fights but had to turn to work as a trainer due to a back injury. Atlas was an assistant to D'Amato, although his role in the Catskill Boxing Club was short-lived. His duties included assisting in the training of D'Amato's teenage protégé Mike Tyson. However, Atlas left the camp in 1982 following an altercation with the 15-year-old Tyson after Tyson had been sexually inappropriate with a 11-year-old female relative of Atlas' (Tyson said he had grabbed the girl's buttocks). Atlas put a .38 caliber handgun to Tyson's ear and told him to never touch his family again, or he would kill him if he did.[2] This altercation between Atlas and a young Mike Tyson led to Atlas' dismissal from the Catskill Boxing Club, and he was told he was no longer welcome in D'Amato's home or around any of his adopted children (his fighters whom he had legally adopted, Tyson included).
Atlas enjoyed his biggest success as head trainer to Michael Moorer, whom he guided to the world heavyweight title in 1994. He drew criticism for what some considered to be overly dramatic speeches in the ring corner, particularly during Moorer's heavyweight title fight with Evander Holyfield, and some felt he did this to draw attention to himself rather than help his fighter. During one such speech, Atlas blocked Moorer from sitting on his stool and asked, "Do you want me to take over?" Atlas has denied this,[3] stating that he did what he believed the fighter needed based on his understanding of the fighter. Moorer went on to defeat Holyfield by a majority decision.
Atlas also worked the corners of featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan in one fight and light heavyweight Donny Lalonde.[4] Lalonde was a top-ranked boxer and went 8-0 with Atlas as his trainer, but they clashed in temperament and style. "He ran things like an army camp," Lalonde said, "I'm more of a free spirit." Lalonde also said it was a waste of time in his career. He and Atlas parted ways, and Lalonde hired Tommy Gallagher as his new trainer. In his autobiography, Atlas claimed he was so angry at having been fired by Lalonde that he went to Lalonde's house with a gun intending to kill him. However, Lalonde refuted Atlas' story, claiming he did not even live at the apartment Atlas described at the time. Lalonde also called Atlas "the least significant of all my trainers throughout my career."[5]
In 2009, Atlas began training Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin as Povetkin prepared for an eventual title match against Wladimir Klitschko. Povetkin was a former world amateur champ and was the number one contender. Atlas advised Povetkin to pull out of a title fight at the last moment, claiming his promoter was too greedy and would have left his fighter with too little money. His promoter felt betrayed by Atlas, since he had helped hire him a short time earlier.[citation needed] Atlas said that Povetkin "wasn't ready" for Klitschko[6] and used an example to show his impartiality, that he was giving up the trainer's cut of $200,000 so as to "protect" his fighter.[citation needed] Atlas also called the promoter a "punk" who was protected by his family's money.[citation needed] On August 27, 2011, with Atlas in his corner, Alexander Povetkin won the regular WBA heavyweight championship, beating Ruslan Chagaev in a unanimous decision (117-113, 117-113 and 116-112). The relationship deteriorated afterwards, and the two parted ways professionally.
In 2015, Atlas returned to training to prepare Timothy Bradley for his welterweight title defense against Brandon Rios. With Atlas in his corner, Bradley knocked out Rios in the ninth round of their fight, which took place on November 7, 2015, in Las Vegas.Comment
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Teddy Atlas Knowledge Of Boxing>Over All of Us On This Forum COMBINED! Regardless if you disagree with some of the stuff he says! Teddy gives his PERSONAL OPINION he don't tell you want you want to hear and that is where Fight Fans become the Biggest B1tches when you say something they don't want to hear and you're not stroking their favorite fighter. They accuse people of Racism and all type of BS. This shows that many fans don't KNOW **** about boxing! So much so that they actually need people in the Boxing Media to Think For You!Comment
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for sitting on the stool instead of letting Michael Moorer sit
attention whoreComment
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"Being Mike Tyson towel boy"............................jackazz!
He was Tyson trainer once Mike arrived and up till Tyson pulled his BS with Teddy's family member. Tyson relied on Teddy intensively and I know that personally!
The overall program for Mike was established by Cus but Teddy did all the training and worked the corners and gave instruction.
Comments like the above just shows the mentality that stinks on this site, there is so much degrading from people who know so little about what they BS about!
Teddy also has the espn gigs he's worked under his belt and all though he can get to be repetitive he knows the sport and he knows what it takes to be successful in it!
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For starters, try listening to his insight about boxing. He knows what he is talking about. You may not like his delivery, the way he says it, or his skin color, but he knows the sport very well, from a technical perspective and historical one. He was mentored by Cus D'Amato, and fought as an amateur. Train some world class champions. What are your credentials?Comment
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He's be around a long time. That's basically the qualification for 90% of the people in boxingComment
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