In a big interview with NBA.com, Rasheed Wallace talks about not only his love for boxing... but his desire to get into it for the health benefits.NBA.com: But I've heard that you have gotten into the ring with Bernard Hopkins as a sparring partner from time to time. True?RW: I've just gone a couple times to see him spar. But this upcoming summer, I'm going to start working out with him. Try to get my old body into some kind of shape.NBA.com:
Manny Pacquiao is a huge basketball fan; he loves to play the sport and
even owns a team back home in the Philippines [PacMan Gensan in the
Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association]. He strained a knee ligament,
in fact, while playing sometime after his Ricky Hatton fight last
spring. That had his trainer [Alex Ariza] wishing Pacquiao would stick
to the ring rather than the court. Do you see much crossover in terms
of training or workouts?RW: Actually, I think boxing is a
harder workout...
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