Idiot writer on Atlas

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  1. Hank

    Hank Well-Known Member Full Member

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    An alleged sports writer for a Cleveland Newspaper had an interview this month with Teddy Atlas. Scott Swerbinsky says "17 champions have been crowned with Atlas in their corner" Huh???? How about ONE. Michael Moorer, that's it. And the Atlas legend grows.
     
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    link?
     
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  4. Hank

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    I had trouble putting it up. It's on site called Theclevelandfan.com April 7th. It's a blog, not a newspaper. Looks like a newspaper though.
     
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  5. Hank

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  6. ABugsLife

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    Idiot writer? I know the guy that writes these articles for The Cleveland Fan and he busts his ass to contact and interview these fighters to try his best to give boxing a little exposure. Believe me, it's not easy. Maybe we should back off a little bit. I'm not sure if the 17 fighters crowned comment is a mistake or not, but we all make mistakes. Read some of his other stuff. It's pretty good. When was your last interview with Atlas? How did it go?
     
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  7. boxingfan1

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    well i'm a sports writer and 17 "champions" sounds better to the average fan than 1 CHAMPION. most likely he took into account NABF, NABO etc. any boxing exposure is good exposure in my book.
     
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  9. ABugsLife

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    Agreed. I just went back and re-read the article and it doesn't say anywhere what type and/or quality of champions he is referring to, but I don't think that was the point. The point was Atlas has trained some champion-quality fighters. I also agree with your point on any publicity is good publicity. Boxing could use more people like this, who spend the free time trying to get some good pub for the sport.
     
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  10. Hank

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    I never interviewed Atlas. But 117 world champions were crowne dwith me in their corner. :patsch

    The guy ****ed up big time. Maybe Atlas misled him. O.k., since he is your friend, we'll say he is not an idiot, he just made an idiotic mistake. If i did write an article, and put my name on it, I would check what I'm saying. Atlas had one--one---guy crowned champ as under him. Michael Moorer, who learned everything he knew from Manny Steward anyway.

    If he said 2 instead of 1 it would be mistake--but 17? Why didn't Atlas correct it is bigger question.
     
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  11. Hank

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    That's like Atlas saying he won New York Golden Gloves, then being caasught and sayng he meant another tournament in New York. What champs did he have crowned under him??? Some names?
     
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  12. ABugsLife

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    Like I said in my other post, it doesn't qualify what kind of champions in the article. It just says champions. It doesn't say what level, world champions, or champions from any particular organization, etc. It just says Teddy has worked with 17 champions. Do you know that this is incorrect?
     
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  13. Hank

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    Probably is, plus who the hell thinks he meant NOBO or whatever type champs?? Someone reads 17 champs they don't think NAABX junior bugweight champ. By the way--he said--your buddy the writer--that 17 'Champions were crowned " with Atlas in their corner. Not that he worked with 17 champions, that they were crowned--(won titles) under him. Misleading, bull****, or both. Maybe it was Atlas's fault.
     
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  14. Hank

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    I saw that site. It claims Atlas invented the numbered punching system on a matress he used to hit in his room at night. Wrong, as most know. D'Amato used that and was inventor of it, back when Jose Torres fought Willy Pastrano. Atlas was about 3 years old when D'Amato was teaching that. Now Everlast and Atlas are selling a punching bag that has numbers on it, and Atlas is claiming he came up with the system. So now you ****ed up twice. I was trying to give you benifet of the doubt on first mistake. Not anymore.

    Now name those 17 champs, since you are here. Their names, please?
     
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  15. Punisher33

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    I will check out the article, Atlas was a pretty decent trainer, but what made him special was the fact that he truly cared about his fighters activities in and out of the ring. I dont know if the 17 guys won belts with Teddy, I'm thinking Teddy trained maybe 17 guys that eventually became champs, like Briggs and Grant who held a NABF belt I think.
     
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