Teddy Atlas
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Name: Teddy Atlas
Birth Name: Theodore A. Atlas Jr
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, USA
Trainer
Learned the boxing trade from the legendary Cus D'Amato. Trained such champions as Mike Tyson (as an amateur) and Michael Moorer, the first southpaw World Heavyweight Champion. Ha also trained the 1980 Swedish Olympic team.
Fighters Trained
- Wilfred Benitez (late in Benitez's career)
- Timothy Bradley
- Shannon Briggs
- Simon Brown
- Joey Gamache
- Michael Grant
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk
- Gary Jacobs
- Kirk Johnson
- Kallie Knoetze
- Donny Lalonde
- Barry McGuigan
- Michael Moorer
- Tracy Harris Patterson
- Alexander Povetkin
- Julian Solis
- Christophe Tiozzo
- Mike Tyson (as an amateur)
- Charlie Weir
Commentator
- Boxing analyst for the Friday Night Fights and Wednesday Night Fights on ESPN2.
- Boxing analyst for NBC's Olympic boxing coverage.
Awards & Recognition
- Boxing Writers Association of America "Futch-Condon Trainer of the Year Award" in 1994.
- Boxing Writers Association of America "Sam Taub Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award" in 2001.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame: Expanded Category (2005).
- Inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on March 30, 2014.
Miscellaneous
- The scar on the left side of his face is the result of a knife wound from a street altercation. It required 400 stitches.
- Won the Adirondack Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Championship in 1976. Atlas quit boxing because of a back injury.
- Founded the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation in 1997 in honor of his father. The main mission of the Foundation is the awarding of scholarships and grants to worthy individuals and organizations based upon scholastic potential, community service, athletic achievement, and economic need.
- Has appeared in several movies:
- The 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit as Klaus Silber.
- The 1997 HBO film Don King: Only in America as Richie Giachetti.
- The 1999 film Gloria as Ian.
- The 1999 film Play It To The Bone as Cesar Dominguez's trainer.