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    2000 Alfred Ankamah Interview



    Interview Alfred Ankamah

    By Ike Enwereuzor

    WBC #.4 jr middleweight contender Alfred "Torpedo" Ankamah made his professional debut 1992


    Q: What are you doing these days?
    A: I just came back from Ghana. I went to go visit my family and everyone
    was fine. I'm just coming back from the gym, I'm back to work now hoping
    that Vargas and Winky will step up to the table, the winner can now get to
    fight for the WBC jr middleweight. We need to fight each other to prove
    who's the best 154 pounder. Felix Trinidad's a good fighter but I hope he'll
    stay at jr middleweight to face tough fighters like myself.

    Q: What can you tell us about your fight with Ike Quartey as an amateur?
    A: It was a very good fight. It was in 1988, they wanted me to move
    147 pounds unless if I fight Ike Quartey. I went on and took Quartey, it was
    a real war. They just gave him the decision. It was a very close fight it
    could have done either way. They wanted Ike to go to Olympics anyway. We
    trained together as pros too. I know Ike well.

    Q: Who's your current manager?
    A: Cindy Hubert

    Q: Trainer?
    A: Fredy Roach

    Q: How long have you been working with Freddie?
    A: About two years now. We really get along well and I love training with
    Freddie.

    Q: We read that you and your camp wants to fight Fernando Vargas, could you
    tell us a little about that?
    A: I'm ranked No.4 by WBC, I hear them talking about him fighting Javier
    Castillejo. Vargas just lost his IBF to Trinidad. He should fight me an
    elimination bout first, if he beats me then he can fight Castillejo. I heard
    they are looking for opponents for him, I'm right here in California. I'll
    take him on anytime. They robbed me in Mexico
    for my title and gave it to Kirino Garcia. I beat him twice. They stopped
    me a minute before the end of 12. I was beating him all rounds untill then,
    I was just robbed the WBC International title. I want a rematch with Kirino
    in United States. Then, I promise I'll stop Vargas if the fight is made.
    Vargas is a good fighter but I don't think he want to fight me because he
    know how dangerous I could be. He just experienced what a puncher can do by
    fighting Trinidad, I don't he wants a big puncher like me but he has no
    choice but to fight me if he want to fight for the WBC belt.

    Q: Your prediction if you ever meet Vargas in the ring?
    A: It will be a great fight boxing fans want to see.Vargas thinks he's carky
    but he'll have a lot take from me. I wouldn't take away anything from him
    but I know he can't take my punch, it will be a war. We'll be throwing some
    bombs. I destroyed his boy Shabita Flores when I was a welterweight he weigh
    in as a jr middleweight, so Vargas knows me. I weigh in at 149 pounds and
    Flores was full 154 pounds but I beat the scrap out of him. So they know me.

    Q: Your thoughts on the Vargas-Wright fight?
    A: I think Winky won that fight without a doubt but last two rounds
    could have made the change.

    Q: Your impression of Roland "Winky" Wright?
    A: He's a good fighter, a little awkaward and he can box, if he comes to
    slug, I'll take him out quick. I've beaten 3 southpaws and lost to one
    southpaw. I'm hungry to fight, it's my turn to fight for the world title. I
    would love to fight him anyday.

    Q: Please, describe your fight with Oba Carr?
    A: I had a bad hand before that fight but I went on to fight him anyway. I
    had only one hand and he was like a veteran. He just didn't allow me to win.
    They know I'm a Ko artist.

    Q: Tell our readers about your fight with Rodney Jones?
    A: He's real good but awkaward. I was a better man that night. I knocked him
    out in the third round.

    Q: What's your impression of Derrell Coley?
    A: He's fast, smart, comes with more pressure but I'll not give him a good
    fight. I'm ready to fight anyone, I saw him fight Oba Carr.
    I sparred with Oba Carr many times since after our fight.

    Q: What do you think of a fight with Anthony Jones?
    A: I can beat Jones, style makes fights.

    Q: What were your thoughts on the Tony Marshall-Anthony Jones bout?
    A: I think Jones won that fight, he's a boxer puncher. I don't know Marshall
    well but I'm not afraid to fight anyone. My goal know is to KO jr
    middleweight they put in front of me.

    Q: Tell us about your two fights with Kirino Garcia?
    A: They were so nasty, didn't care what happened they started throwing
    things at us. As far as I'm concern I beat the heal of him twice. We've
    asked for a rematch but they wouldn't give it to us. I told my manager to do
    the rematch in USA but they kept pushing me to Mexico. I was so mad before
    that trip I didn't want to go but they traitened to strip my WBC
    International belt. I had a bad experience from the first fight after we
    beat Garcia in Mexico, the fans just started to throw bottles at us. I had
    to hide, It was a crazy experience I never had before. They wanted to kill
    us there.

    Q: Tell about your fight with WBA welterweight champ, James Page?
    A: I don't like to give exuses but I can tell you I wasn't 100% at that
    fight. I was having a shoulder problem, I just told them to stopped it.
    People still knew I was the man. I was on him in first
    minutes of the first round but my hand came back so he threw a left hook
    that caught me. He can punch but I beat myself in that fight, I couldn't
    fight with one hand.
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