Teddy Atlas

Theodore A. “Teddy” Atlas is an American boxing trainer and analyst who worked for ESPN for more than two decades. Raised in an affluent region of Staten Island, New York, Atlas grew up in a wealthy area with his father a doctor and his mother a former Miss America pageant contestant.

He was brought up with his mother's Irish Catholic faith at the fore although it did not have a positive impact on Atlas, who had a troubled youth.

Kicked out of school and arrested a couple of times growing up, trouble was never too far away. Atlas' wake-up call came after getting slashed in the face during a street fight in New York, which required over 400 stitches to repair on the left side of his face.

The scar is still visible to this day and is a gentle reminder to Atlas of how lucky he is to have been able to turn his misspent days around.

Atlas fought as an amateur and had some success, winning a Golden Gloves title at 135-pounds under Hall of Fame trainer Cus D'Amato. However, it would be a brief career that did not see Atlas turn professional because of a back injury he sustained.

Atlas would continue to work with D'Amato as an understudy for a couple of years at Catskill Boxing Club until 1982, where he was fired for putting a gun against a 15-year-old Mike Tyson's head.

Atlas tasted his first success as a trainer in his own right with Michael Moorer, who defeated Evander Holyfield to become heavyweight world champion. The last fighter Atlas trained was former light heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Gvozdyk, who lost in a unification bout against Artur Beterbiev.

Teddy Atlas and Mike Tyson

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Teddy Atlas Media and Awards

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