Who would give Francis 10 million to box again? I'm guessing nobody. Maybe Francis and Wilder could still be marketable but not nearly what it once may have been. That was a brutal knockout. Francis is not young. I'm a huge fan and would rather see him retire altogether from combat sports rather than box again. But if he continues, he should go back to the PFL/MMA.
When Francis fought Stipe the 1st time and was schooled, he was a mess afterwards. Losing his next fight to Derrick Lewis in what was the worst fight I've ever seen. Based on that and the brutality of this knockout I'm predicting that should he fight Renan Ferrerra for the PFL championship in his next fight, that he gets knocked out with a head kick. Many guys with granite chins are never the same once that chin has been dented. I hope I'm wrong but fear I'm not.