Why did Teddy Atlas push George Foreman?

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Did he think he could beat up George Foreman?
     
  2. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Of course not, he knew Moorer was in a big disavantage mentally speaking, too green, too naive, George would eat him alive, Teddy tried to do something to take the pressure out of Michael maybe ??
     
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  3. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Because Teddy is an unstable individual who has pulled a gun on a fighter/former fighter he worked with multiple times.

    And because Teddy loves demonstrative, silly look-at-me stuff that embarrasses his fighters (sitting on the stool, telling them their children just called on the phone to ask why daddy isn’t doubling up on the jab, etc.). I think the theory is he can say ‘I just made a complete fool out of myself on TV, so if you get knocked out it won’t be any worse.’

    But mostly because he’s an unstable individual who in his own head thinks he’s a tough guy.
     
  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    lol Teddy is great.
    Teddy is from NY, new yorkers are dramatic people.
     
  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Son of Sam was from New York, too.

    He was also unhinged. Or, as you call it, dramatic.
     
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  6. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    lol Okay.

    I view Teddy as a passionate guy, he is super passionated about boxing... he does get nuts out of nowhere sometimes but I really do see that as a NYC thing.
     
  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pulling a gun on a teenager (Mike Tyson) and years later taking a gun over to Donny Lalonde’s apartment with intent to murder him (Lalonde wasn’t home, thankfully) because Donny decided he didn’t want to continue to work with him … that’s unhinged.

    If that’s a NYC thing, half the population would be dead … killed by the other half.

    Plenty of great trainers over the many decades have come from NYC who are nothing like Atlas.
     
  8. bboyrei

    bboyrei Member Full Member

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    He knew Old George wouldn’t fight him back.

    Young George however, sends him to the emergency room.
     
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  9. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Teddy Atlas was the same guy that kept talking about Cus D Amato like he was his hero, during a commercial break. After the break was over, Atlas had left the set.
     
  10. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Atlas was a zero threat to Old George, George knew it and observers knew it, so he ignored him, that is the best put down possible.
     
  11. Jon1962

    Jon1962 Member Full Member

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    He's a fake wannabe tough guy who's a failed boxer. He also knew that Foreman wouldn't hit him back.
     
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  12. Marvelous_Iron

    Marvelous_Iron Active Member Full Member

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    Just search unprovoked attack NYC or knife attack NYC, stabbing NYC, shooting NYC, videos all over YouTube, the difference is in Atlas' day there weren't cameras everywhere and people recording with smartphones

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  13. Jon1962

    Jon1962 Member Full Member

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    Atlas grew up in Staten Island and his father was a doctor.
     
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  14. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was worse back then, it took Rudy Giuliani and his law and order movement to put some sense in new yorkers and stop the crazyness.

    Cus pulled a gun on some guy, a shotgun I think, once.
    Teddy pulled a gun on Tyson.
    Didn´t Tyson order a hit on someone once ? Not to mention all the other troubles Tyson got involved in.
    Did Kevin Rooney ever pulled a gun on someone ?