Well done Teddy!The metaphorical wisdom of Teddy Atlas, as brought to you on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” before and during Round 7 of Demetrius Hopkins-Mike Arnaoutis:
Before Round 7, with Atlas narrating footage from earlier:
“Arnaoutis makes peanut butter sandwiches without the jelly. There’s the peanut butter. He gets inside, but he goes out again. And here comes the peanut butter again. He gets inside, but no jelly. He doesn’t punch. You gotta make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Arnaoutis, otherwise you’re not going to win this fight.”
And as Round 7 got under way, Joe Tessitore talked about how Arnaoutis’ trainer told Arnaoutis between rounds to get his hands moving. Atlas jumped back in:
“With the jelly, with the peanut butter. I’m not even talking about the glass of milk. We’re not even going that far.”
No, no, Teddy, you’d gone far enough.
Does Teddy Atlas not hit up catering before his “Friday Night Fights” broadcasts?
Two more examples:
June 18, 2010: “Berrio’s the kind of guy, you know, if he goes to a restaurant, he doesn’t look for the appetizer. He’s not looking for the starters.” … “He’s looking for the entrée.” … “I’m not even sure he’s using a knife and fork.”
June 6, 2008: “The bad news about Hill using that jab, that table setter, he needs to sit down for the whole main course. You know, at this point being so far behind, that table setter, the jab, not gonna get it done. He needs to eat behind it, with a right hand.”
This got me thinking about other classic boxing commentary moments, such as the now infamous BANG! BANG! BANG! by Jim Lampley
If you can remember any other boxing commentary clangers that would give us a good laugh post them up here. Lets see what we can dig up
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