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Jose Canseco: Professional whipping post

By Slim Pickens on Jul 15, 2008, 4:32 pm

Former Major Leaguer and perpetual supplier of comedic fodder Jose Canseco has struck again.  Or rather, been struck, many times in the face.  The lumbering former Bash Brother can now add failed professional boxer to his list of astonishingly embarrassing post-baseball endeavors.

Canseco, known most recently for his trendsetting mesh shirts and steroid ridden pool parties, made his professional boxing debut last night against former Golden Gloves champ and Philadelphia Eagle, Vai Sikahema.  Leading up to the fight, Canseco admitted he “really didn’t take this serious at all” and was “hoping to have some fun.”  What followed was what I doubt Jose, or anyone with a pulse, would consider “having some fun.”  Despite a significant size advantage, Canseco found himself the victim of a brutal, 97-second lambasting at the hands of his opponent, who later referred to him as “a pathetic figure” in a post-fight interview.

Here’s a word of advice Jose: If you are stepping into the ring to fight a man with a name as menacing as Vai Sikahema, you are about to get served up something fierce.  Maybe take it a little more seriously, or maybe just stick to throwing killer pool parties.

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