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title: "Teddy Atlas Names The One Fighter He’d Like To Train: “I Want A Challenge”"
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published: "2023-06-07T20:41:31Z"
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# Teddy Atlas Names The One Fighter He’d Like To Train: “I Want A Challenge”

Famed boxing trainer-turned-commentator, Teddy Atlas, has highlighted the fighter whom he would be most interested in training and why, after coaching as many as eighteen world champions during his time as a cornerman.

Atlas was Cus D’Amato’s apprentice when Mike Tyson burst onto the scene in the early 1980s, but left the Catskill gym in 1982 and pursued a coaching career of his own.

Over a decade later, [Atlas guided Michael Moorer to the heavyweight world title](https://www.ringtv.com/641915-greatest-hits-michael-moorer/), defeating the legendary Evander Holyfield by majority decision. The 66-year-old also enjoyed success with the likes of Wilfred Benitez, Alexander Povetkin, Timothy Bradley and Oleksandr Gvozdyk but has assumed a more media-based role in the sport in recent years.

However, [on his YouTube channel,](https://youtu.be/HiKynRSWwUE) Atlas outlined one current fighter and seemed that he would relish the opportunity to train him.

> “It would be a guy who has shown ability, but he hit a dead end. He hit a dead end, not from lacking talent, but because he didn’t get taught how to use that talent to its utmost.”
>
> “It would be a guy like Ryan Garcia. He fell short, he’s got some ability, but he has fallen short in certain dimensions, technical is one of them but mental is the main one. I want a challenge but I want the challenge to have a chance to end with something big, significant! I want to do something that not everyone could do.”
>
> “It starts with having a cause, having a person that needs help.”

Whether by accident or design, it just so happens that Garcia was recently seeking a new head-trainer after parting ways with Joe Goossen following his first career defeat against Gervonta Davis in April.

He has since [followed in the footsteps of Anthony Joshua and appointed Derrick James to be his new mentor](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/ryan-garcia-announces-new-trainer/) as he begins a campaign at super lightweight.