Tulad ng kanyang nakagawian, muling nagpakita ng malaking paghanga ang Amerikanong boxing trainer na si Naazim Richardson kay Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez pero iginiit na kung may natitira pang husay kay dating pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao ay tatalunin nito si Mexican-American Brandon Rios.
Si Richardson ang trainer ni world light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins na pinakamatandang boksingero na naging kampeong pandaigdig sa boksing sa edad na 48.
Kilalang anti-Pacquiao, hindi naniniwala si Richardson na iniiwasan ni WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. si Pacquiao at maghaharap ang dalawang boksingero sa hinaharap.
“Well the thing is Mayweather ain’t never ducked nobody, Mayweather and his team have never ducked nobody. There’s only one fighter and I told you that I didn’t think he would fight and he didn’t fight him, there was two fighters actually. I thought he would eventually fight Pacquiao so he’s not one of them,” ani Richardson. “I never thought he’d fight Paul Williams and I never thought he’d fight Antonio Margarito. I thought they were bad match ups and I didn’t think they were good fights for him.”
Hindi rin naniniwala si Richardson na magiging batik sa pangalan ni Mayweather ang patuloy na pag-iwas sa Pinoy boxer.
“People say his legacy will be tarnished by not fighting Pacquiao, that’s ridiculous. There’s no way to tarnish this kids legacy unless he does something stupid outside the ring. This man has done all that you need to do to be labeled a great fighter and be created as a legendary champion,” paliwanag ng trainer. “He has set records and broken records. He has been undefeated longer than anybody can remember guys in a long time. He’s done his job, I don’t think he would duck a Bernard Hopkins fight and look for an easier fight with Danny Garcia.”
Para kay Richardson, malaki ang pag-asa ni WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley na maidepensa ang korona nito laban kay Marquez ngunit paborito niyang manalo ang Mexican.
“If Marquez can do something special to Bradley, for me that’s surprising, that’s an upset. As legendary as Marquez is, Bradley is just not the kind of guy you do something special to, he might edge a win out but if he was to knock Bradley out that would be something spectacular,” diin ni Richardson. “Marquez is my favorite fighter, I’ve always let you know that. I can see Tim stealing a decision from Marquez. I’d have to wait till the uppercuts start landing. When Marquez starts landing them uppercuts it will let me know which way this fight is gonna go.”
Patuloy na naniniwala ang trainer na mas mahusay si Marquez kaysa kay Pacquiao at hindi nanalo ang Pilipino kahit minsan sa apat nilang sagupaan.
“I never thought he (Pacquiao) beat Marquez, I thought he lost every Marquez fight he ever fought. One was defining but I thought he lost the other ones too. I just didn’t think he was a good match-up with Marquez, I thought Marquez was a better fighter,” giit ng trainer. “Brandon Rios and Pacquiao like I said, what can Pacquiao do for us that’s gonna surpass what he’s done for us? The only thing Pacquiao could do for us is go out there and get knocked out the same way he got knocked out but faster. If he knocks Brandon out are we gonna say he was better than when he knocked Cotto out? It won’t be. Maybe he can salvage something and create enough noise.”
Para kay Richardson, anuman ang maging performance ni Pacquiao sa mga susunod nitong laban ay hindi na makababawi ang Pinoy boxer sa nakahihiyang pagkatalo kay Marquez.
“Let’s say Pacquiao comes in and says ‘I’m rejuvenated’ and he goes in there and he knocks Brandon out, which is a tough task. Now let’s say after Brandon he knocks out Tim Bradley, lets say he knocks out the Russian that Bradley fought. Okay has he made a name for himself?” tanong ni Richardson. “Would we want to see him against Mayweather now? There is always gonna be an asterisk next to it throughout history. There is always gonna be a black line over that fight.”
Gayunman, naniniwala si Richardson na posibleng manalo sa puntos si Pacquiao sa laban kay Rios sa Nobyembre 23 sa Macau, China.
“I just don’t know what Pacquiao can do to say ‘Wow, that did it.’ If you weren’t a Pacquiao fan, it’s gonna be hard for him to do anything to make you a Pacquiao fan. If you are a fan it’s gonna be hard for him to please you beyond what he’s done,” dagdag ni Richardson. “The Cotto thing might have been the height, that might of been the moment, it might have been the moment where you were most surprised and where he was the most dominant. That may have been his crowning jewel. If Pacquiao has anything left I can see him stealing a decision from Rios.” – Gilbert Espeña
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