Get 2 Know Ali Funeka

Get 2 Know Ali Funeka
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Biofile Published by Scoop Malinowski
Last Updated on January 12th, 2010

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Status: Lightweight contender.
Age: 31.
Record: 30-2-3 (25 KO’s)
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 135-140
First Boxing Memory: “I’ve been boxing for a very long time, since I was seven-years-old. We used to box with milk containers as gloves.”
Boxing Inspiration: “My destiny, my future. I want to be somebody.”
Childhood Hero: “Thomas Hearns.”
Hobbies/Interests: “Just relax, stay at home, play with my two daughters, listen to music.
Favorite Movie: “Diehard 4.0.”
Last Book Read: “I don’t read, that’s not in our form of living in South Africa.”
Current Car: “Chevrolet Optra.”
Musical Tastes: “Hip-hop, R&B, reggae I like a lot. Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey, Kartel.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “No, don’t eat that.”
Pre-Fight Meal: “Macaroni.”
Typical Breakfast: “Normal stuff, oatmeal, eggs.”
First Job: “Only professional boxing.”
Pre-Fight Feeling: “Focus. Allow him to make a mistake and capitalize on that. I approach every man who wants to destroy me. The key is to focus, to make sure I don’t make a mistake.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “When I win the world Lightweight championship.”
Most Painful Moment: “When I got the raw decision (draw vs. Guzman for IBF title in 2009).”
Funny Boxing Memory: “When Mike Tyson took the ear off of Evander Holyfield.”
Favorite Fight: “Was my fight against Zahir Raheem two years ago (KO 4 in 2008).”
Toughest Part Of Being A Successful Pro Boxer: “The training.”
Where Do You Train: “Eye Thu Boxing Gym in Islanda, South Africa.”
Training Routine: “Always run in the morning. At 10 I go to do the physical exercise. In afternoon I go to the gym for technical boxing, bags, shadowboxing, sparring.”
Toughest Opponent: “Yakubu Amidu from Ghana three years ago. He was a strong man. He took all the punches. He was strong. I won majority decision 12 rounds for WBC International Lightweight title.”
Last Vacation: “I don’t do that.”
Best Boxer In The Sport: “Manny Pacquiao.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Kind people. Disciplined people. Honest.”
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