ESPN removes Teddy Atlas for good

[staticshock]

Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas is removed by ESPN from live fights

fukk ESPN

Commentary duing the last fight was boring as shyt. Bradley shouldn't be anywhere near a microphone

Atlas, reached by telephone Wednesday, was asked whether he’ll return to live fight analysis on the network for which he has worked for 21 years.

“Doesn’t look like it, at least from what I understand is the decision,” Atlas said. “It wasn’t my decision.”

According to two individuals familiar with Atlas’ situation but unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the decision to remove him from live broadcasts was based on his comments in two ESPN Top Rank cards this year.

ESPN and Top Rank agreed to a lucrative four-year deal this year that will feature the promotion company’s best fighters, including Terence Crawford and Vasyl Lomachenko, on the network.

In Manny Pacquiao’s upset loss to Australia’s Jeff Horn in a welterweight bout in July in Brisbane, Atlas harshly criticized the judging.

Everyone knows Manny got jobbed against Horn
why punish Teddy for telling the truth?
espn some clowns

 

[Sauce Dab]

Our? :Cacpls2:

 

[OfTheCross]

Sucks. They need to add someone that has energy and expertise.

Tim Bradley was terrible

 

[desjardins]

He was undermining the integrity of boxing while ESPN is beginning to heavily invest in it. I mostly agree with Teddy but I understand ESPN position on it.

 

[krackdagawd]

I fukk w Atlas even if I don't agree w him he always seem like he telling his truth. I respect that especially in boxing now a days.

 

[staticshock]

Our? :Cacpls2:

Changed it

He was undermining the integrity of boxing while ESPN is beginning to heavily invest in it. I mostly agree with Teddy but I understand ESPN position on it.

Nobody at that network has as much passion for boxing but Max. Part of the reason I loved Friday Night Fights was because I wanted to hear Teddy.

 

[R=G]

He's intense and knows what he's saying. He's been doing that ESPN gig forever. Odd.

 

[L68]

I blame screaming a smith

 

[patscorpio]

Sucks. They need to add someone that has energy and expertise.

Tim Bradley was terrible

that commentating for rigo-loma was lifeless...timmy wasnt gone off some drink so he wasn't very entertaining...thats a perfect role for teddy...to provide expert opinion and fukkery

 

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Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas is removed by ESPN from live fights

fukk ESPN

Commentary duing the last fight was boring as shyt. Bradley shouldn't be anywhere near a microphone





Everyone knows Manny got jobbed against Horn
why punish Teddy for telling the truth?
espn some clowns

Because people like me is one of Manny critics, no job occurred, Manny was a bloody beaten man, getting buzzed in there like cotto

Comical seeing atlas argue Stephen a after asking where he at, atlas couldn't even keep his cool then, he done out here

 

[Kinguno]

Bobby made that call

 

[trick]

The commentary for Rigo-Loma was fukking awful. That cocksucker on pbp talking about how Floyd hurt boxing and his record didn't mean anything

 

[patscorpio]

I blame screaming a smith

I really hope he doesn't become a staple on these broadcasts

 

[GzUp]

He can be replaced.

 

[L68]

I really hope he doesn't become a staple on these broadcasts

He's already been on all the main top rank ESPN cards so he's already a staple on them which sucks