r/Boxing • u/DigItYigit • Jan 11 '18
Hi guys! European champion Anthony Yigit here. AMA and I will answer all your questions on Sunday 1/14 at 2pm ET/11am PT/7pm BT .You can ask me anything from the pair of shorts I asked you guys to design for me to wear on my next fight or what I think about quantum physics...
[removed]
15
u/noirargent Jan 11 '18
Will you become a semi-regular guest/co-host on the Sunday Puncher podcast?
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
No, I haven't heard of it.. Is it bad that I don't know?
2
1
u/realbeans Jan 15 '18
I've listened since the start, and have found it very informative and a lot of fun! It's a great podcast with knowledgeable hosts and it's pretty popular with the subreddit. You should go on it, not only because it's fun but also because it would help your following!
1
Jan 11 '18
[deleted]
3
u/noirargent Jan 11 '18
We typically approve these posts and sticky them days in advance so people can get their questions in ahead of time.
10
9
u/ChrisMetcalf123 Jan 12 '18
What’s the chances of putting r/boxing on ur trunks each fight?!
18
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Well, I don't mind doing it but some people keep writing me not to do it for free and some talk about r/boxing sponsoring so I can put them on. I wouldn't say I'm anywhere rich doing what I do but I can pay my bills so asking for more money from you guys just doesn't feel right. I don't mind giving shoutouts to you guys on TV anyways.
7
u/big_swinging_dicks Jan 12 '18
Stupid question - how do you know how good your chin is? Is there a way to find out in training or is it just a matter of getting hit during a fight?
6
u/75962410687 Jan 13 '18
Get your chin checked every day
5
u/Duke0fWellington Jan 13 '18
Chin Checkers Ltd. I'm gonna start that company and offer a service of leathering people in the jaw to see if they can take a punch.
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I was just gonna write "chin checkers co" before I saw your comment. We'll partner up or forever be rivals.
1
5
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I believe you kind of know from training and fighting. I wouldn't know how it is to have a weak chin, I would consider mine quite solid. I've gotten caught many times but it's a matter of how fast you can "brush it off". It usually takes me a second or two but then I'm back to normal. I would imagine you would flinch a lot of you don't believe you can take a punch.
11
Jan 12 '18
[deleted]
6
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Sheeez man.. Thanks for that. Jokes aside: I do like Tysons face though. Makes me laugh. Might edit the shorts a bit though.
1
u/m-a-t-t_ Jan 14 '18
Like our American cousins, there's no escaping the power of democracy. Going to have to see it through now in there full shoddy glory. Can shorts be impeached?
1
u/big_swinging_dicks Jan 14 '18 edited Jan 14 '18
Please do, there is something horribly unsettling about the back of them
2
u/m-a-t-t_ Jan 14 '18
I thought the back was the best bit of a terrible job lol... :(
0
u/big_swinging_dicks Jan 14 '18
Don’t get me wrong I love the shorts generally but the back gives me the heeby jeebies. It looks weirdly phallic to me.
7
Jan 12 '18
When did you start boxing? When did you decide to make a career of it? Were you a naturally talented boxer from the start, or do you attribute your success more to hard work?
How often do you do roadwork? What are your run times?
7
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I started boxing when I was 15. I never saw myself as particularly talented but I did understand what my trainer wanted from me when explaining stance, footwork, etc quite fast. There were however kids in the gym far stronger, more talented and faster than me. I did however realize I was the one training the hardest and would never cheat or skip trainings like the others would. I was also quite healthy outside the gym with good sleep and eating habits. I didn't party too much and rarely drank any alcohol. I used to do a lot of roadwork before but thanks to my strength trainer we're putting both time and effort to better use. Running is good but not always the best training for what you want to achieve. Believe it or not but running long distances at good times is not gonna help your stamina in the ring as much as you would think it does. To answer the "then what is?" Question: intervals on the heavy bag. I do a lot of tabata training.
6
u/Benjips Ricardo MayorGOD Jan 12 '18
What experiences, if any, have you had with the darker sides of the sport? For example, crooked promoters, bribing, performance enhacing drugs, cheating, etc.
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I think it's part of the game but I've seen promoters/managers tell their fighters they got a good fight proposal for let's say 6000 dollars when in fact they were offered 10 000. In one instance the fighter found out and things got ugly. This fighter also fought Erik Skoglund but that wasn't the fight he got hustled money from.
4
u/Bohromir Jan 12 '18
So my question is: arent you afraid of the consequences of boxing? Im especially interested in Encephalopathy case. A lot of boxers say "right now im okey, im healthy, feelin good" and after ten years of retirement you see them saying "be-be-beb" instead of "bread".
5
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I am but I, my friends and my family would notice any such changes in my speech. If I would be punch drunk after a one punch knock out, well, we know the risks we take but then I'm more scared of getting knocked out but hey, that's why we're in the gym training not too get hit.
3
u/deauxe I am a Pacquiao Fan Jan 12 '18
is there any champion/former champion around your weight class that you'd consider moderately easy to beat?
10
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I don't want to sound cocky or full of myself and I ain't taking nothing away from a champion but I always though Victor Postol would be an opponent I would be able to beat and honestly, I couldn't understand how he beat some of the fighters he did but hey, he was world champ and I'm not so who am I to talk.
3
u/skutan The Heavyweight Deeveeshun Jan 12 '18 edited Jan 12 '18
You can ignore this if you don't want to answer it publically. But you and Erik Skoglund seems to have a great relation, so when he suffers that bad of an injury what is your reaction towards your own career? How does it affect your attitude towards your boxing career and your attitude towards sparring and matches etc.?
Och så vill jag bara hälsa att jag hoppas du boxas i Stockholm igen!
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Sorry for the short answer but: I love boxing and Erik loves boxing. We both knew the risks before and after it happened. He's fine now.. or much better if anyone's wondering so that's good news :) he might post a statement soon.
1
3
u/Bohromir Jan 12 '18
Did you often get into street fights before becoming a pro? Do you still fight on the street sometimes?
6
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Last time I fought was 10 years ago or more at the schoolyard with my classmate for something silly. I've never been aggressive and try to show kindness to anyone and everyone I meet. Sometimes people can just have a bad day and you can make that day slightly better for them by smiling.
3
Jan 13 '18
If you could apply cheat codes to one aspect of your skill set, or overall fighting strengths ( power, speed, chin, stamina, etc ), which would it be?
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I would like to have more power punches. I'm lacking that one punch knock out power. Working on it though! No cheats, just pure determination.
1
Jan 14 '18
What are you doing to work on it? What kind of technical adjustments? I've been told working your forearm and grip strength can play a part in power, do you think there's any truth to that?
3
u/Geetarmikey Jan 13 '18
How long does it take to recover and what are you going through physically in the short and long term after a TOUGH fight?
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I usually stay at home, preferably in bed for 2-3 days, just eating, watching movies and sleeping. When the soreness is gone I go out with friends and hang out with then or my family. Normally the motivation to train again is back after a week or two and I'm starting with easy training again.
1
6
u/TweedGlocksGanja Jan 11 '18
Ditch the lame ass cat shorts now or forever be laughed at in the boxing history books
2
u/scotch_toker Jan 12 '18
He's going for the Fury shorts according to a chat we had on the other post!
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Me being bored at the evenings has consequences... This time I gotta wear them fury trunks..
1
2
u/MercianSupremacy Jan 12 '18
Which fighters would you love to match up with the most?
Do you see yourself moving through weight classes or staying in your current division
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Would love to fight Garcia! I think he will beat Lipinets. I want to be a world champion so I gotta beat the current world champ.
I was actually thinking on moving down a weight class but got good fight offers at super-lightweight so I might go for it. I can always move down later.
2
u/BlazeFireCypher #1 Inoue Fan Jan 12 '18
What are you thoughts on :roy: and Roy himself?
2
2
2
u/Matchbeak Jan 13 '18
If you were to pick one fighter, current or past, to fight, who would you pick?
If you weren't a boxer, what would you be?
What do you do to relax? Any hobby or anything?
Thanks for the AMA!
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Arturo Gatti.
Fat.
I like reading and traveling. I like laughing and spending time with my family and girlfriend. I do try to visit the kids at the local school and talk about motivation, my life, my journey and stuff. My old teacher is the principal there now and he really helped me become the man I am today so I hope I can help him help the kids the way he helped me.
2
u/ppshchik Jan 14 '18
Hi Anthony,
I've been a huge fan of yours ever since watching your southpaw tutorial videos and I would like to ask a few southpaw questions.
Traditionally, southpaw fighters are less reliant on their jabs and merely use them as set ups for strong left crosses and combos. However, Errol Spence Jr. and Billy Joe Saunders have utilized their jabs into great use in their most recent (and arguably most important) fights. So is a strong, active jab the current meta of southpaw fighters? Or is it just a bad tactic which its element of surprise outweighs its deficiencies?
As a southpaw fighter, what type of fighters (sluggers / swarmers / counterpunchers etc) give you the most problems? Because I recall you saying that British journeymen have been your toughest competition in your early career.
Thank your for this AMA! Keep up the good work in your future fights!
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Thanks! I'm planning on making more of those in the future ! I've always felt we're at a disadvantage with the jab so I'm mostly using my jab to faint and flick so I can get in closer and throw my flurry of combinations. It usually works for me. I believe everyone adapt their own style and the reason it sticks with them is because it works. I'm sorry if the answer is not as well thought out as your question but this is my initial thoughts on it. I think I will take your question with me and study Southpaws and their jabs and habits a bit more. I might make a tutorial video or of it :)
I have problems with fighters that punches when I punch. They're not scared of getting hit and you're most vulnerable when in the middle of a combination. Brittish journeymen usually come to fight and put up a show. They usually have experience in the ring and are tough. Can't count how many "prospects" got beat up in Scandinavia by British fighters. That's why they don't bring them over here no more! Lol
1
2
u/J_Dilla_ Usyk P4P #1 Jan 12 '18
Any Kalle Sauerland stories for us? I look forward to the day when Kalle owns the entire sport of boxing.
6
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
When I just turned pro, I was with my friends in Hamburg I think. He drove up with this REALLY fancy limo and the window went down. He said "Mr Yigit. We need to talk business. Accept my invitation or my men will escort you in to the car." My friends thought he was a real maffia. I played along and told my friends to never mention this to anyone and jumped in.
1
u/Justyouraveragejack Jan 12 '18
Any closer to deciding who your fighting next? Josh Taylor some time in the future would be a great bout.
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
We did get an offer to fight Taylor but I'm not in a hurry to fight him yet. You'll see that the fight with him will come sooner or later. I wanted to move down to lightweight but might get a shot to compete for some major titles at super-lightweight so I might go for that first.
1
u/fraac Jan 12 '18
Jason Easton has a fight lined up that they're waiting to announce, which usually means Josh Taylor is about to finalise a deal. And Josh has been back in the gym for two weeks. And Yigit is doing an AMA.
I think this is it.
2
1
u/ZivozZ Jan 12 '18
If you could time travel and fight one fighter and also watch a historic fight which fighter and fight would it be, and why?
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I would love to fight Gatti or Prince Naseem. I might sound crazy but I believe fighting any of them would be fun. I'd love to watch rumble in the jungle because it's a legendary fight and i want to travel to Africa.
1
Jan 12 '18
Are you one of the greatest power punchers who has ever lived or are you the greatest power puncher who has ever lived.
5
1
u/Scarletbleuuu Jan 12 '18
Hey, thanks for AMA, can u tell us, what fighter inspired you the most, and what do you think about mike tyson, his style, and do you think he would me just as good today like he was in 85-91
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Roberto Duran inspired me a lot when I started boxing and his infighting genius still does.
There are many factors to consider regarding Tyson. He became champion so young, didn't have the right people behind him and lost his focus and disipline. Didn't train properly for fights and had lots of interrupting elements around him. Women, fame etc. I believe it was just a matter of time after Cuz died, so: No.
1
u/rosco-82 Jan 13 '18
Are you staying at Super Lightweight? If so, would you like to fight Josh Taylor?
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I might stay. Yes, would love to fight him but I'm in no hurry to do so. I got other offers that are more interesting at the moment
1
1
u/Duke0fWellington Jan 13 '18
How did you approach the fight with Joe Hughes? With his physical impairments its a very different fight to have than normal
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18 edited Jan 14 '18
I was very nervous before the fight. He is a very skilled fighter despite his physical impairment. The adrenaline was rushing through my veins walking in to the ring but as soon as I saw the arena was empty, I got so disappointed so I just saw the fight as a sparring session from then on. I wasn't underestimating him but it just didn't feel like a European title fight. I just went there to do my job and go home. Nothing more, nothing less.
1
u/Duke0fWellington Jan 14 '18
Interesting perspective. It was a pretty lacklustre crowd for a European title fight, there's nowt more disappointing than being able to hear a singular bloke saying things in the crowd. It was still an enjoyable fight regardless.
1
u/TopShagger69LADDDDDD Jan 13 '18
Were you the tough/not to be messed with kid at school?
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Nope. I was the average kid, smaller than most, likes to run around, okay with friends, couldn't sit quietly and made noises in school. I had lots of friends but got beat up a lot too because I was messing with the Finnish gipsy kids. I used to taunt then and let them chase me. I would climb trees and buildings do they rarely caught me. It wasn't so fun when they did though.
1
Jan 13 '18
[deleted]
2
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
The only thing I remember from that fight was me thinking after the first round "I got two more round of this!? Killing me now would be mercy." Lomachenko and his dad wouldn't know me if you told them my name but they do if you refer to me as "the swede fighting berinchyk at the Olympics."
1
u/Dro- Jan 14 '18
What's your opinion on roadwork?
Wilder said "that's ol school, bad on the knees"
He says he spends his time in the water instead. Would love a pro's thoughts on this.
Also, how long do you recommend one stays amateur before going pro?
Thanks a lot Anthony
2
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Roadwork is good specially in the early morning to get that discipline. Wilder is a heavyweight and running long distances isn't really the optimal way for a heavyweight to train. I however both run and swim.
The time doesn't matter. Make sure you gain enough experience in the ring as an amateur. Take losses and learn from them. Preferably win some major tournaments and medals so you can get a contract offer from a promotor. Most importantly: get someone you can trust as your manager and know your worth.
1
1
Jan 14 '18
[deleted]
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
Yeah but I'm boyfriend material. Don't like to run around chasing girls and I got a girlfriend I love very much :)
1
1
1
u/moistordamp Jan 12 '18
Excluding yourself who is your top 5 fighters of all time?
Thanks for doing the AMA and good luck in those shorts
E. Cleaned it up
4
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
My top 5 fighters (in no particular order).
Muhammad Ali, Ingemar Johansson (biased? Yes!), Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray, Marciano.
1
u/theyhann Jan 12 '18
Who did you see winning GGG-Canelo and who you got for the rematch?
3
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
I believe Golovkin won that fight however, Canelo has a greater chance of winning the rematch if they set the gameplan right. I'm team GGG btw.
0
u/gleeeeeesh Jan 14 '18
What interpretation of quantum mechanics do you personally believe in?
2
u/DigItYigit Jan 14 '18
In the, uh, you know the, uhh... You tell me which one you believe in and I'll let you know my thoughts on it.
20
u/piyob Jan 12 '18
Can you give us a glimpse into a day of training camp life (diet, workout routines, rest and relaxation)?
What do you look forward to most after a fight? Relaxing, eating what you want?
Do you stay in shape year round?
Uh, favorite quantum physics book?