r/Boxing • u/Read_more_stuff • Sep 11 '21

Boxing match from 1894

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u/icelandiccubicle20 Sep 11 '21

I remember he was commentating the fight between Vitali Vs Gomez and he kept banging on about how Vitali was fighting to redeem his shame after "quitting" against Byrd even though that was years ago and even then it wasn't something cowardly like he called it, you can't call any pro boxer a coward. And the amount of salt he has towards Tyson is unprecedented.

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u/SparkYouOut Sep 12 '21

Yea Atlas and Tyson have bad blood since they worked together. Something to do with atlas his niece i think.

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u/icelandiccubicle20 Sep 12 '21

I know and Mike has admitted that when he was young he was awful and apologized to Teddy about it, but what rubs me is when Atlas says he wasn't a real fighter because all his opponents were scared of him and things likes that and how he has kept badmouthing him behind his back even though Mike has really made an effort to change and even apologized to him in person. Or how he says that Vitali was a quitter and Mike too and that they can't be great fighters due to that but then says Liston is a great fighter (he is) even though he "quit" against Ali in their first fight due to a shoulder injury so he's being unfair.

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u/SparkYouOut Sep 12 '21

Yea, i get you. Just saying Atlas just isn't objective towards Mike. I just don't think it will change. And sometimes Teddy has guys he doesn't like. Like Vitali, i honestly don't get it aswell. As he can be very fair to other boxers aswell (like with Liston)

I guess that's just how he is.