{"id":105341,"date":"2022-05-16T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=105341"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:54:09","slug":"teddy-atlas-boxing-trainer-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manhood\/teddy-atlas-boxing-trainer-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #524: An Old School Boxing Trainer on What It Means to Be a Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thefightwithteddyatlas\">Teddy Atlas<\/a> was born to a well-respected doctor in a wealthy part of Staten Island. Most kids like him end up going to an Ivy League school to become some sort of white collar professional. Teddy? 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