Pacquiao vs Marquez: Naazim Richardson's Blueprint Talk Wasn't Just Talk

This is some really eye-opening stuff, I must say…

turning away from Manny’s left hand. He talked about how Manny isn’t dangerous when you “move to that side”, though he’s not trying to let the "secret out. It shouldn’t be a secret anymore.

It is no coincidence that Marquez moved in the same direction all night long.

It’s not about just moving. Cotto did that. His problem is he just moves around, then plants, then moves again. It’s not professional footwork at a high level. He alsoo has no right hand.

saying Manny followed JMM, moving the wrong way all night. Said he knew it was gonna be a long night from the first round when he saw Manny doing exactly what he told him not to do. Apparently they worked on it during the whole camp and yet Manny didn’t work to JMM’s left side at all.

Roach knows what the problem is. I dunno if his fighter can fix it.

Picture an above view of the ring. JMM is turning his back foot clockwise, which takes him away from Manny’s left. Makes Manny have to reach or keep searching.

What Roach wants is for Manny to cut him off on the other side. Beat JMM to the spot, so he can throw a stright left down the middle. He can “stop the clock” by keeping his foot on the outside (or right side) of JMM’s lead left foot.

He didn’t do that. He followed JMM like a dog on a leash, so he had to try to make things happen using his explosiveness. Made things much harde on himself.

That small change in tactics cold mean a big difference in a 4th fight.

Ariza is trying to make it all about physical stuff cuz that’s his job.

Your right on Lee, and so is Brother Nasim. Ariza is full of it. This fight was about boxing technique. Manny was reluctant to take chances because he was being out positioned and he felt Marquez punch. I was real surprised that Manny didn’t work the right hook alot, that’s the shot that he didn’t have in previous Marquez fights. I thought Manny would be feinting the straight left and unloading the right hook upstairs. Great fighters make these adjustments during the fight. Manny also needs to work on his infighting, this has been neglected for a guy who has alot of power in the pocket.

Marquez looked at welterweight. It was a major surprise to me. Most critics before the fight saw the size being the decisive factor for why Pacquiao would win. Frankly, the size might have been the decisive factor for why Pacquiao looked so mediocre in there. Marquez not only could take Manny’s punches better but his own punches were more powerful and as a result he was able to keep Manny at bay.

Whether Manny Pacquiao can be changed at age 32 is another story.

Not going to happen. Once you’ve been boxing for a certain amount of time, most bad habits just become so ingrained, it’s very very hard to change them. When guys change trainers the only thing I look for them to do differently is have a better strategy from fight to fight. I don’t look for guys to change techniques or develop new ones. When ODH started training with Mayweather Sr, I remember the HBO guys commenting on his “new right hand”, which still stunk as bad as his old right hand, and his awkard use of the shell and shoulder rolls, which also looked very bad.

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

I think Richardson was giving himself way too much credit. Marquez was using lateral movement to limit Pacquiao’s output and nullify the left in the first two fights; this wasn’t something he and Beristain just discovered after the Mosley bout. Hell even Morales did it to some extent in his win over Pacquiao, following the “blueprint” of the later rounds of the first Marquez fight.

Mayweather shells, and shoulder rolls left anyway. The problem is, Manny’s “bounce bounce 1,1-2” will put his face right in the way of a shoulder roll counter right.

Nazim is giving himself way too much credit, and Pacquiao is way over analyzed. Most fighters look bad against Good Counter Punchers, hell Marquez looks bad against B Class Counter Punchers, Chris John, Freddie Norwood, ring a bell? Marquez missed a lot of punches too, he was 32% when his last fights have been in the 50% to 40% range.
People say that the cramp issue is an excuse, but you can see it on the showtime broadcast, after Pac knocked down Shane and is a head on all score cards, complaining about a Cramp.

I really get annoyed, when hearing these talks about Marquez being a boxing genius. There’s one thing he is horrible at, and that’s fighting decent Counter Punchers, and as evidence by Floyd, absolutely clue-less against a Great One. He’s a one trick pony, and is lucky that the Pound 4 Pound best fighter is a stylistic plus for him. Put Marquez in against aggressive boxer punchers or all action fighters, and he looks fantastic, against sleek counter punchers, not so much.