Naazim Richardson

Naazim Richardson (26 November 1965 – 24 July 2020) was an American boxing trainer from Philadelphia, most notable for training Bernard Hopkins and "Sugar" Shane Mosley.¹² The English Wikipedia article describes him as a devout Muslim who was often acknowledged as "Brother" Naazim.¹

Richardson was raised in Philadelphia, left home at fourteen, and was jailed as a teenager; The New York Times wrote that boxing took him from the streets of North Philadelphia and gave him energy and purpose.¹ He was a head trainer at the Concrete Jungle gym in Philadelphia and at other gyms across the city, and worked for a time under the trainer Bouie Fisher; his son Rock Allen was a boxer before a car accident.¹ In 2007 he suffered a stroke that temporarily left him unable to walk or speak, and he then returned to boxing as a trainer.¹ On his return he became Shane Mosley's trainer for three major fights: the win over Antonio Margarito and the losses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.¹ Before the Mosley–Margarito fight in January 2009, Richardson caught plaster knuckle pads in Margarito's hand wraps, which led to Margarito's one-year suspension from boxing.¹ Other fighters he trained or advised include Steve Cunningham, his nephew Karl Dargan, Badr Hari, Yusaf Mack and Sergio Martinez.¹

This section sets out different positions as reported in the sources. It is not a verdict by the museum. The English article mentions Richardson's religion once: "A devout Muslim, Richardson was often acknowledged as 'Brother' Naazim."¹ Wikidata gives his religion as Islam, generically, naming no school.² Because being described as devout and addressed by a religious title is not an attestation of a school, his school is recorded in the museum's data as unknown.¹²

• Naazim Richardson — English Wikipedia¹
• Naazim Richardson — Wikidata Q6956684²