Teddy Atlas would make an excellent trainer for Joshua

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not even Emmanuel Stewart could fix this hunk of crap. Joshua is mentally shot and his punch resistance has declined. Ever since Klitschko made him gunshy and Ruiz took his soul, he's not the same. But under Teddy Atlas that could all change

    Joshua can't beat Usyk under any trainer, but there's no shame in loosing to a Usyk because Usyk is an ATG cruiserweight. Besides that, the great teachings of Teddy Atlas can push Joshua farther than ever before. Even when Joshua loses to Usyk, under Teddy Atlas he could reach his maximum potential and become the third best fighter in the division. Atlas was the protégé of the great Cus D'Amato, surely he has useful boxing knowledge and wisdom

    Atlas's cheesy motivational speeches could make Joshua mentally stronger and give him what he needs to get to the next level. Teddy could also teach him Peekaboo tactics to use in the future, derived from the infamous Mike Tyson. Even if Joshua is chinny, Teddy could install heart in AJ and instead of quitting, he would fight until the bitter end and everyone can respect a fighters tenacity.
     
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  2. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    No I personally don’t think so. I don’t think technically he is excellent like Roberto Garcia. Atlas is a great motivator though.
     
  3. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    You mean in between the private & public bouts of derision.
     
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  4. cleglue1

    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Doesn't matter what trainer AJ gets, 2 months is not long enough. He needs help from GOD.
     
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  5. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You don't seem to know much about Teddy Atlas as a trainer. Teddy Atlas is famous for taking guys who may have a little self doubt and completely destroying them.

    The first thing Teddy would do if he got a hold of Joshua would be to tell him he wasn't ready for Usyk and to put Joshua on a two-year plan fighting scrubs to "rebuild him from scratch." Then he would tell Joshua how he doesn't know anything and he's doing everything wrong, until Joshua was second-guessing himself before every punch thrown. Then Teddy wouldn't let Joshua be interviewed, but Teddy would gladly take all of Joshua's interview spots to let everyone know how great he "Teddy Atlas" is.

    Two years later, you're left with a fighter even worse than you started with who has no self confidence at all.

    Then the fighter will get married or hire a new manager, and the first thing that person will tell the fighter to do is DUMP THIS PSYCHO Teddy Atlas.

    Then Joshua would sign for a big money fight, and Teddy would grab his gun and look for Joshua to kill him because Teddy missed out on the payday (like he did with Lalonde).

    Atlas did the same thing countless times - break fighters down and never build them back up. He's really good at messing up fighters. He's been in the business for 40 years. never taken a single fighter from the amateurs to a pro title EVER.

    That's why everyone who ever had Teddy Atlas as a trainer dumped him.
     
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  6. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Naw, Freddy Roach, Buddy McGirt or Gossen would be much better, AJ needs someone to motivate him to fight not someone that would make him hate his trainer, himself and everyone around him.
     
  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Only one man can train AJ and his names Tyson Fury

    He needs dragging through the trenches of hell, problem is AJ wouldn't make it out the other side like all the greats do. He just hasn't got "it".

    He has a 15% punchers chance against Usyk and that's good enough. Trainers do not matter although he did need to ditch his amateur coaches.
     
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  8. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Would love to see Teddy smack AJ in the face between rounds " you gotta win the geography in that squared circle, the geography, the geography ".
     
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  9. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    You must really hate Anthony Joshua to wish Teddy Atlas on him.

    Atlas is just a loud-mouthed privileged jerk - Manny Steward was a thousand times better trainer than Atlas. He destroyed the confidence of poor Michael Grant, he stalked Shannon Briggs, and he almost murdered Mike Tyson and Donnie Lalonde. Fighters like Povetkin, Gvozdyk, and Moorer declined under him.

    Listen to what George Foreman says in this video:

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  10. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Atlas sucks, he’s an overhyped trainer who’s never brought one fighter up all the way through to a title from fight 1…. His highest claim to fame is Cus and Tyson and that was only because of Cus calling the shots
     
  11. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ah I see you are familiar with the Michael Grant plan
     
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  12. Holler

    Holler Doesn't appear to be a paid matchroom PR shill Full Member

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    Joshua needs Fury to pull a Rocky 3 from retirement. In a montage sequence to Eye of the Tiger they need to jog together on Morecambe beach. Fury needs to show him how to empty the toilet on his caravan and use the stabilisers to get it level and they need to (badly) tarmac Frank Warren's driveway and run away when he asks for a guarantee. Finally Fury will impart the great secret of gypsy boxing and the secret of putting a glove on but not putting it on as well as greasing your body all rounded off with a chorus of American Pie.

    He won't win like, but at least he'd get some transferrable skills.
     
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  13. DJN16

    DJN16 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We are fireman!
     
  14. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Joshua need fixed by a combination of Jesus and Mickey Goldmill but all he's fixing for is a massive Saud payday. No 300lb Mexicans this time.
     
  15. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Sorry I can't help him.

    - God