Atlas From the Streets to the Ring: a Son's Struggle to Become a Man

Name: Atlas From the Streets to the Ring: a Son's Struggle to Become a Man
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ISBN: 9780060542412

ISBN-10: 0060542411

ISBN-13: 9780060542412

Edition: 2007

Authors: Teddy Atlas, Teddy Atlas

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Teddy Atlas knows boxing like no one else. In Atlas, Teddy recounts his incredible life, from juvenile delinquent on the mean streets of Staten Island in the 1970s, to his induction into the legendary Cus D'Amato's Boxing Camp and his first major challenge training 14yearold Mike Tyson. An amateur boxer trained by D'Amato, Atlas captured the Adirondack Golden Gloves title at 139 pounds in 1976. Forced out of competition because of injury, Teddy turned his talents to training fighters. His long list of charges have included many world champions past, present and future. Teddy trained future heavyweight champion Mike Tyson when Tyson was an amateur living in D'Amato's home in Catskill,…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.594

Teddy Atlas works as a color analyst on ESPN's Friday Night Fights and was boxing commentator for NBC's coverage of the Olympic games in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004). He is also founder and chairman of the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation, named for his father, which has raised and donated more than one million dollars to individuals and organizations in need.