#524: Boxing Trainer Teddy Atlas on What It Means to Be a Man

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Teddy Atlas was born to a well-respected doctor in a wealthy part of Staten Island. Most kids like him end up going to an Ivy League school to become some sort of white collar professional. Teddy? Teddy dropped out of high school, went to jail, and ended up becoming a trainer to 18 world champion boxers, including heavyweight champion Michael Moore, who defeated Evander Holyfield for the title in 1994. Today on the show I talk to Teddy about how and why he took the path he did in life. Teddy explains how he ended up boxing under legendary trainer Cus D'Amato, and how Cus guided Teddy towards becoming a trainer himself. Teddy then shares stories of training kids in the Catskills, taking them to unsanctioned amateur fights in the Bronx, and the lessons he learned from boxing and his father about personal responsibility, managing fear, overcoming resistance, and what is means to be a man. Get the show notes at aom.is/atlas.

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0:00.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.
0:11.4	Teddy Atlas was born to a well-respected doctor and a wealthy part of Staten Island.
0:15.5	Most kids like him end up going to an Ivy League school to become some sort of white
0:18.6	collar professional.
0:19.6	Teddy, well Teddy dropped out of high school, went to jail, and ended up becoming a trainer
0:23.4	to 18 world champion boxers, including heavyweight champion Michael Moore, who defeated
0:27.5	Vanderholy Fields for the title in 1994.
0:30.1	Today on the show I talked to Teddy about how and why he took the path he did in life.
0:33.6	Teddy explains how he ended up boxing under legendary trainer Kustemato, and how Kust
0:37.2	guided Teddy towards becoming a trainer himself.
0:39.6	Teddy then shares stories of training kids in the cat skills, taking them to un-synxion
0:43.1	amateur fights in the Bronx, and the lessons he learned from boxing and his father about
0:46.7	personal responsibility, managing fear, overcoming resistance, and what it means to be a man.
0:51.5	After shows over, check out our show notes at aam.is slash atlas.
0:55.5	Teddy joins me now via Skype.
1:02.5	All right, Teddy atlas, welcome to the show.
1:09.6	Thank you.
1:10.6	Appreciate it.
1:11.6	So you are an ESPN analyst for the sport of boxing.
1:14.4	You've also trained 18 world champions, and you're also the author of the book It's Atlas
1:20.0	from the Streets of the Ring.
1:22.4	The Sun struggled to become a man, and you've also started a podcast, The Fight.
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