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Mike Tyson during a press conference on June 26th, 2019. Warsaw, Poland. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY BEW1D8C9723
When Mike Tyson was only 13, a matured Teddy Atlas held the former at gunpoint. Atlas, who had trained Tyson, considered himself to be a big and strong man against young Mike. Later, in HotBoxin’ with Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion of the world, spoke about it. In spite of the incident, Teddy Atlas established himself as one of the best trainers in boxing.
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Atlas believes Anthony Joshua has no chance against Joe Joyce in their potential fight
Recently, Atlas gave his verdict on Anthony Joshua, taking on Joe Joyce in a potential fight. According to Atlas, Joshua should not step inside the ring with Joyce. “There is no way on God’s Earth – no way – that Joshua and his promoter are getting within,” said Teddy. Atlas believes Joyce has a “chin of granite” and would beat ‘AJ’ in the ring.
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 13: Joe Joyce celebrates victory over Bryant Jennings after the Heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Bryant Jennings at The O2 Arena on July 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)
Joshua, who has suffered two back-to-back losses against Usyk, needs a win. However, Atlas feels Joshua would not stand a chance with Joyce. “They wouldn’t get within a ten-foot pole of Joyce in that boxing ring. No way. I’ve been saying this guy’s a player. This guy’s got a chin of granite,” added Atlas by saying. Among others, Atlas formerly coached ‘Kid Dynamite‘.
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When Atlas held a 13-year-old Mike Tyson at gunpoint
Years later, Mike Tyson confirmed the story on HotBoxin’. While Atlas was around 27 or 28, Tyson was only 13 at the time. According to Tyson, Atlas felt he was a big and strong man who could easily scare ‘Kid Dynamite’. However, Tyson had other thoughts in his mind.
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“Yes, I’m 13. He played like he’s really a big strong man. Yeah, he didn’t know that at 13 I’d f*cking smash him,” stated “Iron’ Mike. Mike Tyson looked dead serious as he spoke these words on HotBoxin’. Atlas is well known for his matured thoughts in boxing. Given his verdict, shall Joshua now fight Joyce?
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