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Atlas, Teddy 1956-
PERSONAL:
Born 1956. Son of Theodore Atlas (a physician); married; wife's name Elaine; children: two. Education: Attended high school in Staten Island, NY.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Staten Island, NY.
CAREER:
Professional boxer and boxing coach. Television commentator, including work for ESPN television program Friday Night Fights and NBC Sports' Olympic coverage in 2000, 2004, and 2008. Fight choreographer and trainer for films; actor in films Gloria and Play It to the Bone. Founder of Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. Public speaker at high schools, universities, and prisons.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Golden Gloves boxing championship; Sam Taub Award, Boxing Writers Association of America, for broadcast excellence; Helping Hands Award, National Football League, 2000, for charity work.
WRITINGS:
(With Peter Alson) Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man (autobiography), Ecco (New York, NY), 2006.
SIDELIGHTS:
Teddy Atlas served as b
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Born Theodore Alfred Atlas, Jr. on July 29, 1956 in Staten Island, NY. At 18 he relocated upstate to train beneath Cus D’Amato. Atlas won the 1976 Adirondack Golden Gloves lightweight title. Back problems forced him out of the ring but not the sport. He apprenticed beneath D’Amato as assistant trainer, working with a ung Mike Tyson, and gaining experience working with the 1980 Swedish Olympic grupp.
In the pro ranks, Atlas trained such champions as Wilfred Benitez, Shannon Briggs, Simon Brown, Joey Gamache, Donny Lalonde, Barry McGuigan, Tracy Patterson, Michael Moorer, Timothy Bradley and WBC light heavyweight mästare Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Atlas brought his boxing expertise from the corner to the airwaves to become one of boxing’s most popular and respected broadcasters. He served as color commentator from 1998 until 2017 on ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights, Wednesday Night Fights and ESPN’s Premier Boxing Champions telecasts. He also worke
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Teddy Atlas
American boxing trainer, sports commentator
Teddy Atlas | |
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Atlas in 2011 | |
| Born | (1956-07-29) July 29, 1956 (age 68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Boxing trainer |
| Organization | Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation |
| Spouse | Elaine |
| Children | Teddy Atlas III and Nicole |
Theodore A. Atlas Jr. (born July 29, 1956) is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator.
Early life
The son of a doctor, Atlas grew up in a wealthy area of Staten Island, New York City, New York. His mother, Mary Riley Atlas, was a former contestant in the Miss America pageant system, as well as a model.[1] His father was of Hungarian Jewish ancestry[2] and his mother of Irish descent. Atlas was raised in his mother's Catholic faith and spent summers in Spring Lake, New Jersey, with his family's friends.
By his own admission, Atlas had a somewhat troubled, rebellious youth. He dropped out of school and was arrested several times. He participa