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Teddy Atlas is boxing trainer to 18 world champions, ESPN boxing commentator, and host of podcast THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas.
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Guest bio: Teddy Atlas is boxing trainer to 18 world champions, ESPN boxing commentator, and host of podcast THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas.
~And Never To Be Known;
..The: PERPETRATOR / / /
Again. Teddy's father delivered my two boys back in 1958 & 59. In the early sixties he came to the Berry housing project to treat one of my sons. Gave him a shot and charged me $8.00. The best is because of how he treated individuals with little or no means he never cashed the check. He will always be my hero. John Dalessio, Jr.
Teddy could give a one hour interview answering one question.
With ease lol
I love teddy’s voice. Love to hear him talk.
A guy broke into my house. Big black guy. I was so scared. I had a wife and two daughters. I fought that guy. I got 6 broken ribs, and 24 stitches on the top of my head. I saved my family though. I may have ended up in the hospital, but I got a lot of respect for that…
It takes bravery to be a protector, I very much respect you too.
mentioning he was black literally adds nothing of substance to the story smh
So, Basically if the guy was “White” you wouldn’t have gotten respect? Nobody respects you for protecting your family.
As a Man that is your responsibility.
Period.
@poindextertunes
Well it's the usual suspect when it comes to hurting women and kid in home invasions.
@@poindextertunesblack
I've been in a few scary situations in my life. The scariest is when I almost drowned swimming off the coast of Ibiza. For a few seconds when it felt hopeless and I felt like giving up a really weird sense of calm washed over me. Out of nowhere the image of an old family picture of my dad holding me as a baby came into my mind. The thought of my parents at my funeral. And that was it. I gave every bit of effort I had left and managed to swim about half a mile back to the beach. Without that image popping into my brain I would have just let go. I've kept that picture in my wallet every day in the 30 years since. I hope I never need it again but just having it means I know I won't give up if another scary life-or-death situation ever occurs again.
I had a similar thing happened. I was swimming with my step son and suddenly the water went from 5 feet to like 20 feet and before we realized what was happening, we started getting tired and felt a sense of losing control. I cried out for help and people saw me but they just stared like zombies, nobody was trying to even help us. Then before I lost my mind, I had a moment of clarity, and I started controlling my breathing and focusing on the shore, and I slowly dog paddled back to the sand. I held my step son's hand and told him to keep kicking and paddling with his other arm, and together we made it back. I was embarrassed that as an adult, I almost lost control of the situation. But GOD was with us, I know that clarity couldn't come from me. It came from GOD. I give thanks to no one but GOD. I also credit my step son for keeping his cool and staying focused. He really is a special person.
@@LH74 czcams.com/video/BCayOX-ZMMA/video.htmlsi=eIhJNtk65ogidoo4
I’ve had similar situation in Ibiza…. I took a bucket load of ket 🐴 and found myself going round roundabouts think ing I was in a car I was in fact on foot 🥾
Anuannaki Soul Recycling System kept you sucked in..
@@LH74 Thank that clarity to yourself and the instinctual drive to survive built into us. The countless other families' who have lost loved ones to the exact same situation certainly didn't thank God. In nearly all high stress / emergencies in life, staying calm is key to success.
The question about his face was asked pretty soon into this clip… 5:44 he’s finally getting to the story lol. Teddy is born to podcast
Thanks I was wondering when this twit would answer!
Almost teared up at the end cuz i miss my dad. Just his presence alone, you can feel it fill the room.
A lot of people criticizing Teddy for being so longwinded don't seem to understand the point of podcasts. It's not a court case where you just grill the guest on the facts, the who/what/when/where/why. They're having a conversation, so he's going into detail. Sure he could just say, "I got in a fight and got slashed by a knife" but if that's all the info you were looking for, don't bother with the podcast and just google how he got the scar.
Nerd
Shuuuuut up …… let people have an opinion , it may not be the same as yours but people are very much entitled to one.
Chill ….
@@jesseb5076 OK nerd
Lex did an amazing job here - seen a few interviews with Teddy and he can get quite dark and beligerent - Lex kept the chemistry just right
hes Russian, he was born into darkness
Teddy Atlas is a national treasure. Even if mostly known in the boxing world. He’s the perfect amount of rough around the edges coupled with passionate authenticity. He’s part Mick from Rocky, part Father Barry in On the Waterfront. He’s one of those people you love to listen to and can never get sick of listening to and when they’re eventually gone, you realize how uniquely original they were and what a loss it is.
Teddy actually doesn't look too bad for being 67.
It’s good how you guys put pictures of things that people are talking about. It helps with understanding.
"they did a good job...you're gonna have a scar the rest of your life..." is poetic to me for some reason...
Teddy is a cool cat. Always enjoy his stories and boxing commentary and analysis
These Clips hit different, very nice to watch♥♥♥♥
What a show Lex you are the best at this...
Teddy took his time getting there, but it was a fun journey…
“ he practice more with his 007”
Life lesson right there
Ask Teddy to analyze a blade of grass 😂 it would take 2 hours to understand it's green in the summer. But I'm all seriousness he is a deep thinker.
He was a bad kid, got into stupid fights. Got slashed. There, I saved you 30 minutes.
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Also, he could have ran away when he saw the knife, but that would have made him a pussy.
You are probably the person who tells your lover the same!(Aww!!There my love!I saved us 30 minutes!)🫤
@@user-ti3ki1jd3d bruh! 🤣
Thank you 🙏
Very similar. Really impressed w your ability, to just listen.
Some real philosophy got discussed here. Excellent interview!
I like Teddy bcuz he’s real and a no nonsense kinda guy, and I never noticed the scar until I watched this headline about it🤔 I respect Teddy’s knowledge about boxing when he speaks 👍🏽 I use to carry a 007 back in the day especially bcuz of dog attacks
You are lucky to have one true friend in this life.
I was 19 and driving slowly one night, guy cuts me off. I pull up to him at the next light and HES furious, like IM the problem. The windows go down, he’s screaming at me and I say nothing, but I do put my finger up to tell him to be quiet, then I point at my crotch. He looks like he’s going to kill me, and at that moment my eyes roll back into my head like a great white shark about to bite a seal in half and I empty my soul into the woman’s mouth who is giving me the most beautiful “gift” a woman can give. The guy is now out of his car, and he runs up to my window, mouth wide open, screaming like a lunatic, and that’s when he sees the woman head. She lifts her head up real fast, and just like that she spits the kids I’ll never have into this guys mouth. His eyes go from angry to horrified as he IMMEDIATELY falls to his knees and begins throwing up all over the side of the car and the street. He stumbles to his feet now crying and hysterical and screams one word in horror and disbelief..
GRANDMA??
The old woman puts her teeth back in and says to her devastated and trembling 40 year old grandson who is now stunned into silence.
“ Not tonight Pooky. Tonight I’m his EVERYTHING.”
I drive away slowly, still having said nothing. But a huge smile crosses my face as I look in the rear view mirror to see the man fall to his knees once more, sobbing and puking.
I take her back to the nursing home because it’s almost 10pm and she likes the late shows. As usual there’s no kiss goodbye because this is not love. As I pull away from the front door I see another man in his 50’s looking at my personalized plate. I recognize the confused look on his face as he reads it. Just like the face of the much older woman at the DMV that sold me the plate, who wasn’t the first and wouldn’t be the last. I smile thinking his grandma might be next as I see him mouth the single word on the plate.. and the shock as his eyes widen when he realizes what it means..
GUMMER.
Freddie did good here 👍 thanks guys
Dont know if its the studio lighting but i cannot see a cm of Teddy's scar and at all.
in the 80's I had a flip jacknife.....doesn't look like the 007 knives I googled but similar....had to open it 1/8th or so then flick it open,it would snick and lock
So true. Fear controls us.
Teddy is a great story teller.
When you do something wrong, it doesn’t Just hurt you it hurts everyone around you and the same is true about doing something good or something right when you do something good it helps everybody around you
I don't know his truth, but I felt him to the core when he said I could never run away, not out of bravado. I don't know if I have the strength, but I know now that there're times to run away. I proved myself to myself and it's time to live on borrowed time. I hope this message reaches someone younger smart enough to listen ❤. I'm still solid and work on the streets 6 days a week, but pride is a stupid way to die...strategy in dealing is much more important along with being there for fam wife and kids
You gotta stand your ground.If you run you have to live with that shame for the rest of your life and it's a lot worse than whatever would have happened if you would have stood up for yourself...He is absolutely correct...
At first, I read this comment before watching the full video and assumed this man must be some kind of hero. Then when he says he decided to charge directly at a man with a blade, over some road rage cause "if we ran, we'd have to live with that", I definitely understand where alot of peoples priorities stand. Too much pride leads to an early grave.
I like the well lit background.
Real Recognize Real. Look at the power of Mike when he made the 8 second knock out record in his youth. When he was crying in Teddy’s shoulder when he finally won and became the Champ.. Teddy instilled these things training with him. He had he foundation skills from Teddy.. The things he says is off the top of his tongue.. it’s not rehearsed as a matter if you watch him so many years has passed every time he’s a question he reacts to it with a fresh emotion that he’s literally feeling that day and how he is feeling at the moment.. That is the real truth of the human condition.. You should hear the sincerity in his voice I know the person he is speaking to can feel it. “ a real living legend “
Teddy Atlas is an icon.
His comments abt and being free r spot on
Higher level of respect for Mr Freddie.
who?
Yeah freddie fatlas is the real deal 👍
Boxing is a fun sport, but the training is intense, especially for women. My father used to practice Thai boxing when he was young back in our country before 1975. He was bullied by other kids because he wore glasses, and they called him "four eyes" in Vietnamese. He did all of his Thai boxing practice in the attic, all by himself, before he joined the South Vietnamese Navy. Thank you so much for having Mr. Atlas on your podcast. I totally understand his perspectives and respect him as a trainer, mentor, and an emotional man. In my opinion, I believe that whenever you start from nothing to achieve something, you inevitably lose some part of yourself to the devil. For example, money: when people don't have money, they work hard to acquire it and become wealthy. When they are wealthy, they gain fame and power, which can turn them into egotistic and narcissistic individuals. However, they still find themselves unhappy with what they have. Ultimately, they suffer their own pain. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
Thanks again! It would be nice to have Mr. Tyson on your podcast to share his side of the story as well. I believe that Mike & Teddy are better people today than they were back in the day. As the seasons change so do people! 😊
"Yeah, I'm kinda glad I didn't die too." There is high wisdom in these words.... 😮
Wisdom. Self reflection. Self accountability. This is all based in love. Teddy expresses himself in such a way that the educated and the uneducated can learn what it means to be a man.
What was the question again?
Love this guy
Teddy the charity bowling tourmament at Rab's bowling alley in Staten Island was great ...your Father was the Best !!!
That is one naughty old Mars Bar!
Read Atlas great book. Just like this conversation.
Ya gotta love Freddy, he's really great
Teddy?
@@jeremyrising Teddy, Freddy... what's the diff?
Whew....that was painful.....
How you Get that scar “from eating Pssy”
Watermelon ( pg version )
@@Hammerhead1986 if she doesn’t get the reference, she’s too young for you bro.
What's the reference?
@@ManicMindTrick bro “Scarface” come on man.
4 mins in and I’m still waiting!
Great interview , can see Freddy choking up about his father in the room
Yeah freddy fatlas is the real deal 👍
i still remember the 007s they used to sell em at corner-stores
Powerful.
im gonna be fifty and i just learned my lesson fighting all my life im like a monk compared to the first 6 month of last year hard year the comeback is my greatest of my life
I was interested to learn something about Teddy Atlas’s father.
So I did a little bit of research on Dr. Theodore Atlas. The man was a prince. Made house calls into his seventies. Opened up two hospitals. Provided care to local area for people who couldn’t afford medical care, setup beds in his office, free medicine for needy,,, and on and on. Quite a remarkable man.
His meaning of freedom is valid. (illness anxiety disorder (IAD) or Hypochondria sucks) The well-known saying "A coward dies a thousand times, a hero dies but once"* means that a person who lacks courage suffers the feared effects of death many times, while the valiant person doesn't think about death until it arrives
In true Teddy Altas fashion, this explanation took 20 minutes.
I love Teddy, but the guy could stretch a story. He’s been doing this for years.
Who the fuck is Freddie
@@roblox_supergirl7111must be neighborhood pals w him 😂
What are you the great minimalist decider of how a story should be told by this legend? Let's have one of your " short" stories/ moral tales ya cultural icon you. Got none right 😂😂😂
@@sonnylambert4893
He really does man 😂
Ghostface Killah said it the best ‘Stapletons where the ambulance don’t come’
His father was a prominent NY Doctor, crazy stuff.
Bro had his face sliced WIDE opened, everyone is freaking out except for him…. CRAZY
"Lots of angry kids out there, n they dont know why"... so true.
How old was Teddy when the guy slashed his face?
That’s another 30m video
You hardly notice it
Teddy‼️👍i was just watching that old vintage video of the little white boy that trained side by side w/iron Mike Tyson, Cus Dmato and Teddy Atlas in that Gym. Man, that little kid was Supremely Viscous‼️what ever happen to or Became of him❔️🤔 Does any1 Know❔️
Love teddy but holy crap dude. How long does it take you to get to the actual story man.
It's hard to listen to a conversation,when you have the attention span of a 6 months old pup!🫤
@@user-ti3ki1jd3d 💀 🤣
Fuckin double 007..😳 if you no you no.. 8os London in the area
Always love teddy Mike is lucky
19:30 I thought he was going to some sky daddy angle 😂
Holy...I never even noticed his scar...
A beautiful example of self reflection. It is just a shame that becoming a better person comes so late in life for some. Tyson seems to have been on a similar path. Sad they dont speak, they seem very similar.
Exactly how Adam's children were led off the mount.
Atlas at best is completely unbalanced but realistically he's crazy outta his mother fcking mind.
I choose to run 😂, the guy with the blade is the puzzy, and he knows it.
Took him 20m to explain a 30s answer...
And I still missed how he got the scar. I was so bored
Stapleton Staten Island 10304
The longest way ever to say, "I got cut up"...
i always thought he got it at a hot dog eating contest.
lol
The face can take some damage as long as your neck veins don't get cut. My mum smashed a huge vodka bottle and stuck it in my dad's face. Both his cheeks fell down and his neck had a huge gash on it. It looked like Freddie Gruger hit him. Luckily he was ok after 70 staples to put him back together. He had to grow a beard after that to hide the scars .🙏
@@stonecodfish2365 thanks yeah was crazy . I was only 10/11 but remember it so clear. I am 46 now .
An average wound has between 5-10 stitches per inch. Not sure how he had 3-400 🤔
@@stonecodfish2365 "exaggeration" 👌
Rodgers is the 🐐 outside of football 🏈
“They did a good job you’re going to have a scar the rest of your life”.
The end.
He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day
Talk a glass eye to sleep springs to mind he only asked why teddy had scar we know his life story now
Listening to Atlas.. the guy was lucky ..
4 minutes in and he's just rambling off. I ain't making it to the "how" he got the scar. By the time he spills the beans, my kid will have kids of his own.
The attention span of commenters in this video is overwhelming!Like most adults have the attention span of a young pup!Its called a conversation,its what peole did before the Internet fukd their attention span to 💩!
Intellectual people actually get bored with information-less ramblings. Perhaps your inefficiently running brain couldn't keep up and you need the slow rollout of information to be able to process it. Probably showing your age as well. Better get back to the porch and chair to yell at the damn kids to keep off your lawn.
With one swipe he got cut that long and almost perfectly straight? Doesn't add up to me.
He took his fists to a knife fight,end of story.
took so long to ans q i believe he got 007 taken from him n n stuck with it
So he as saying he behaved like vermin, and got treated accordingly. I love it when guys like that get taught a lesson.
What a way to get your fathers love.School of hard knocks
Wah my father was a doctor and he worked lol
Um, what?
There’s no way the guy slashed him quick like that he prob got jumped and they violated him if his face was cut from his hair to his neck like that
You really underestimate how easy a sharp knife cuts through flesh
@@sevirz13that’s not the point he said he charged at the guy from a few feet away while the knife wasn’t opened and the guy flicked it open and in the same motion cut his face while being charged by Teddy who was a Golden Gloves Boxing champ is borderline impossible to cut from his hair straight down his cheek to his neck in an almost perfect line
Hows a son of a upper middle class big time medical Doctor become a gangster turned boxer? lol
Some zig when they should have zagged.
You’d be surprised what a young one is willing to do to find love and acceptance, that they didn’t get from Dad and/or Mom. You can come from the best neighborhood money can buy, and still take to a life in the streets because you found a group of people that you think will provide that love and acceptance.
That’s another 1hr30 video
Pride and ego almost cost him his life.
Anyone who gets a knife pulled on them, don’t listen to Teddy and stick around.
Run! No shame in that but there is shame in being the one carrying a knife around.
Bullshit. Got jumped. My knife saved my life and if you think I feel shame, you're dead ass wrong.
fan of both of these humans and the world would be a better place with more like them. that being said, I didn't so much like Teddy saying/implying that when you're one person fighting 5 or 6, of which at least one has a weapon, that running away is a decision of cowards. Teddy is lucky they decided to allow him to keep his life. (It is understood that he is describing his personal mindset.)
He didn’t say it would be cowardly. He said you’d have to live with what you decide to do. I would have looked back thinking it was sensible, and be very happy with my choice to run away from a knife and too many opponents!
What about the other guy he was with?
Worlds greatest Dr
Worlds greatest Boxing Coach
(arguable) worlds greatest Boxer
You are pretty great yourself Theodore.
Kids these days flick fidget spinners. Not useful- ever.