耶尔德勒姆:大机会，大失败者，大梦想....

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阿夫尼·耶尔德勒姆:大机会，大失败者，大梦想.....

阿夫尼·耶尔德勒姆(Avni Yildirim)作为职业拳击手最糟糕的一夜发生在2017年10月17日，小克里斯·尤班克(Chris Eubank Jr.)一记残忍的左勾拳，在三轮比赛中击倒了这位通常粗笨的土耳其拳击手。

球迷和记者都不会让他忘记这一点。

这场比赛是耶尔德勒姆被认为几乎没有机会击败超级中量级冠军卡内罗·阿尔瓦雷斯的众多原因之一，周六晚上在迈阿密硬石体育场(DAZN)。

伊尔德姆已经厌倦了听到尤班克这个名字。

“我想告诉你一件事，”他在周三对这位拳击迷说。许多记者都想提到尤班克。那是三年半前的事了。在那之后，我打了很多架。如果你想看我的表演，周六来看吧。

“……我想给人们看些东西。”我在这里。我准备好了。”

耶尔德勒姆 (21- 2,12 KOs)在尤班克之后取得了一些成功。他连续赢得了五场比赛，尽管对手是二线对手。在他两年前的最近一次比赛中，他在10回合的技术判决赛中输给了安东尼·迪瑞尔(安东尼·迪瑞尔左眼上方的伤口缩短了比赛时间)，赢得了当时空缺的WBC 168磅冠军头衔。

考虑到他的对手的素质，这场比赛可能是耶尔德勒姆的最佳表现。两名裁判以96比94(六局比四)的比分得分，而第三名裁判则以98比92的比分领先耶尔德勒姆。

尽管如此，据贝米高梅公司(BetMGM)称，截至周三晚间，阿尔瓦雷斯的胜算已攀升至30比1左右。换句话说，他和巴斯特·道格拉斯对阵迈克·泰森，以及后来的伊万德·霍利菲尔德对阵泰森，处在同一条船上。

是的，他有机会，不管机会有多小。

耶尔德勒姆的绰号——“机器人”——说明了他的进攻导向的进攻风格。这种方法对尤班克不起作用，对阿尔瓦雷斯也不太可能奏效，因为阿尔瓦雷斯是一名强硬而精准的打击者。

耶尔德勒姆在聘请受人尊敬的教练乔尔·迪亚兹帮助他准备这场比赛时，似乎承认了自己的局限性。有两件事立即引起了迪亚兹的注意:他努力工作，倾听，这带来了一些进步。

也许你可以叫他机器人2.0。

“当阿夫尼第一次来找我的时候，我对他的拳击能力感到惊讶，”迪亚兹告诉ESPN。“他没有任何辩解。他是一个直率的斗士，以拳抵拳。

“我们花时间教他更多的防守，进攻，更多的跑动。……[但]我注意到他很愿意学习。他在健身房从不抱怨。

“我让他做一些最极端的练习，他从不说不，从不抱怨。他的精神集中。他知道，摆在我们面前的是一项艰巨的任务。有了集体准备，我们就能取得胜利。

“我从头到尾100%支持他。”

博**表示，阿夫尼·耶尔德勒姆离开迈阿密时，获得的唯一奖品是一件海豚队的球衣。埃德·穆赫兰/ Matchroom拳击

耶尔德勒姆从开始到结束花了相当长的时间。在2019年9月，大卫·贝纳维德斯阻止迪雷尔赢得WBC冠军后不久，他成为了强制性挑战者，之后贝纳维德斯失去了秤上的腰带。

随后，耶尔德勒姆让位，这样阿尔瓦雷斯就可以在12月19日与卡勒姆·史密斯争夺空缺的冠军头衔，尽管耶尔德勒姆无疑也会为他的麻烦得到X美元。阿尔瓦雷斯赢得了一边倒的判决。

所以现在该轮到耶尔德勒姆了，他终于有机会实现自己的梦想了，尽管这个梦想很微弱。自从他13岁第一次走进伊斯坦布尔的一家健身房后，他就一直梦想成真。

一般来说，投注者和怀疑者都可以去你知道的地方。他的出现不仅仅是为了发薪日和15分钟的名声。他的计划是震惊世界，就像道格拉斯和霍利菲尔德那样。

“在我的一生中，我想完成很多事情，”他说。“这需要这场战斗。这对我来说是一个实现我目标的好机会。我说的不是钱。我说的是荣誉。我希望人们记住我是拳击界的超级明星。

“我想作为一个伟大的冠军被人们记住。”

Avni Yildirim: Big opportunity, big underdog, big dreams

Avni Yildirim’s worst night as a professional fighter occurred on Oct. 17, 2017, when Chris Eubank Jr. landed a brutal left hook to knock out the normally rugged Turkish fighter in three rounds.

And both fans and journalists won’t let him forget it.

That fight is one of many reasons Yildirim is given little to no chance of beating super middleweight titleholder Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (DAZN).

Yildirm is tired of hearing the name Eubank.

“I want to tell you something,” he told Boxing Junkie on Wednesday. “Many of the journalists want to mention Eubank. That was 3½ years ago. After that, I had many fights. If you want to see my performance, come see it on Saturday.

“… I want to show something to people. I’m here. I’m ready.”

Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs) has had some success post-Eubank. He won five consecutive fights, albeit against second-tier opposition. And, in his most-recent fight two years ago, he lost a 10-round technical decision against Anthony Dirrell – a fight shortened because of a cut above Dirrell’s left eye — for the then-vacant WBC 168-pound title.

The Dirrell fight might’ve been Yildirim’s best performance given the quality of his opponent. Two judges scored it 96-94 (six rounds to four) while third had Yildirim up 98-92.

Still, Alvarez has climbed to roughly a 30-1 favorite to win the fight as of Wednesday evening, according to BetMGM. In other words, he’s in roughly the same boat as Buster Douglas against Mike Tyson and, later, Evander Holyfield and Tyson.

Yes, he has a chance, however small.

Yildirim’s nickname – “The Robot” – illustrates his come-forward, offense-oriented fighting style. That approach didn’t work against Eubank and it is unlikely to be effective against Alvarez, a hard, accurate puncher.

Yildirim seemed to acknowledge his limitations when he hired respected trainer Joel Diaz to help him prepare for this fight. Two things jumped out at Diaz immediately: He works hard and he listens, which has led to some improvement.

Perhaps you could call him Robot 2.0.

“When Avni came to me for the first time, I was surprised [by] his boxing ability,” Diaz told ESPN. “He had no defense whatsoever. He was a straightforward fighter, taking punches to give punches.

“We dedicated time to him to teach him more defense, more offense, more movement. … [But] I noticed that he was willing to learn. He never complains in the gym.

“I put him through some of the most extreme exercises and he never says no, he never complains. He’s mentally focused. He knows, in front of us, we have a tough task. With group preparation, we can become victorious.

“I am with him 100% from beginning to end.”

The oddsmakers say a Dolphins jersey will be the only prize with which Avni Yildirim leaves Miami. Ed Mulholland / Matchroom Boxing

Beginning to end has been quite some time for Yildirim. He became the mandatory challenger not long after David Benavidez stopped Dirrell to win the WBC title in September 2019, after which Benavidez lost the belt on the scales.

Yildirim then stepped aside so Alvarez could fight Callum Smith for the vacant title on Dec. 19 with the understand that Yildirim would face the winner, although he undoubtedly was also paid X amount for his trouble. Alvarez won a one-sided decision.

So now it’s Yildirim’s turn, a chance – however faint – to realize the dreams he’s had since he first stepped into an Istanbul gym at 13 years old.

The oddsmakers and the doubters in general can go you know where. He isn’t showing up simply for a payday and 15 minutes of fame. His plan is to shock the world, a la Douglas and Holyfield.

“I want to accomplish so many things I my life,” he said. “This fight is needed for that. It’s a great chance for me, to reach my goals. I’m not speaking about money. I’m speaking about honor. I want to be remembered as a superstar in boxing.

“I want to be remembered as a great champion.”