"If it wasn't for basketball, it would've been this," said Francis, the New York Knicks guard and former Maryland star
"If I had this work ethic, like they are working here, I'd probably have four championships right now." Well at least he's honest....
Its funny the article tries to make the point that francis isn't a novice to boxing. given some of francis's quotes over the years, he does have a boxer's attitude.
He gave him a nice forearm near the chin after Amare did something to Yao (either a dunk or a hard foul). It wasn't really a fight since SF got in the only blow, but it was a pretty good one. He'd probably get a suspension for it now. If I'm not mistaken, the idiotic GM of Orlando that made the trade cited that event as one of the reasons he wanted SF