Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson was not a great fighter

Former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson is easily considered by many as one of the greatest heavyweights in boxing history. Many were particularly awed by the power he had in both hands and his uncanny ability to put his opponents out back in his heyday.

But according to one of his former trainers Teddy Atlas, Tyson may be getting a little too much credit.

“Was he one of the greatest punches of all-time? Yes,” Atlas said on a recent episode of the JRE MMA Show. “Could he punch from either side of the plate like Mickey Mantle, the greatest switch-hitter? Was he that in boxing? Yes! He could punch evenly, great with either hand from either side. Was he all those things? Yes! Was he great an…