Jessica canseco born jessica sekely on december 4, 1972 in ashland, ohio is the former wife of jose canseco and author of a biography of her life with canseco entitled juicy. He hit 462 home runs during 16 years on eight major league teams. The book is autobiographical, and it focuses on canseco s days as a major leaguer, his marriages, his daughter, and offfield incidents including his barroom brawl in 2001. In the grand old days before super gloss, sticker autos, patches, serial numbered parallels, inserts and yes, steroids, jose canseco.
Professional athletes looking for an edge an illegal edge is as old as professional sports, but things took a terrible turn in the late 1980s when a young cuban immigrant named jose canseco broke into the big leagues with the oakland as. Ill save you the trouble of reading the book and name the players magglio ordenez and alex arod rodriguez. Jose canseco goes after hall of fame election of jeff bagwell. The canseco fight was held on 12 july 2008, in atlantic city at the bernie. The characters, themes, and general story were all taken directly from canseco s life. Sikahema kos canseco in celebrity bout free republic. Wild times, rampant roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big, by jose canseco. It cant have escaped everyones notice that recently former major leaguer jose canseco was readily dispatched by former nfl player and golden glove amateur boxer, via sikahema in the first round of a celebrity charity boxing match. The former oakland as slugger was defeated by south korean super heavyweight hong man choi by a knockout. And to be honest, that is what cansecos book isan infomercial for steroids. Canseco was listed at 64 and 260 pounds for that exhibition bout that featured only three, 1minute rounds. Vai was inducted into the organizations hall of fame during an award ceremony at the hilton hotel on city avenue in. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The fight ended up in a draw, the perfect setup for a rematch.
He was the 1986 american league rookie of the year and the 1988 league mvp with the oakland athletics. Apr 22, 2008 vindicated by jose canseco it should be no surprise that this was one of the books that i eagerly dove into from the minute i found out that it would be published, to the original publisher dropping it and the book moving to a new publisher, to the early leaks from the book all of it made me really want to get my hands on it. Poulton, a 45yearold from pittsfield, is tentatively scheduled to fight the 45yearold former baseball allstar in a september celebrity boxing card, said. Nz heavyweights fa and ahio have a home field advantage in. He and his family left cuba when he was still an infant. Jose canseco s boxing debut was inspired, short lived, and a knockout.
Jose canseco may have whistled, come on, get happy as he left the iceworks skating complex. Your point blank honesty really verified all of the speculations that many had in the baseball industry leonard d. Former eagle vai sikahema to fight jose canseco bleeding. Canseco did more serious damage when his grand slam dented the centerfield camera in game 1 of the 1988 world series. Poulton will fight jose canseco the berkshire eagle. Jose canseco fights to a draw with danny bonaduce in celebrity. Jose canseco fights to a draw with danny bonaduce in celebrity boxing.
This disclaimer after the title page begins the book juiced. This book is a tellall and includes memories of the over 65 fights that the author promoted, many with dlist celebrities like tonya harding, rodney king, jose canseco, danny bonaduce and octo. Canseco will fight nbc10 sports director and former eagles return specialist vai sikahema. Jose canseco pummeled by much smaller boxer in ring debut. Of course, when vai sikahema squared off with jose canseco on july 12, 2008, both were well past their playing days. Nbc10s own vai sikahema was honored last night by the broadcast pioneers. In july, former nfl player vai sikahema leveled canseco in the first. Sikahema, the byu graduate and former professional football player who is now a popular tv sportscaster in philadelphia, thought the fight was a bad idea. One look at jose canseco and the word steroids comes to mind.
According to numerous sources, the exmajor league mvp is going to. Aug 02, 2012 jose cansecos career is one of highest highs and lowest lows. Paul sacca, jose canseco apologizes to mlb players he said used steroids in the most ridiculous and hilarious ways, june 2, 2015. Vai sikahema born 29 august 1962 is a tongan former american football player and television news reporter. Jose cansecos model daughter arrested for driving under. Jose canseco jersey jose canseco cool base and flex base. The 1988 al mvp, who named alleged steroid abusers like himself in his two books, lost to former philadelphia eagle vai sikahema in his first foray into celebrity boxing. Mousasi, sokoudjou, sapp and jose canseco set for dream.
Canseco claims to have earned black belts in kung fu and taekwondo, while sikahema fought in the golden gloves tournament won by sugar ray leonard. Canseco said he didnt train for saturdays fight, but wouldnt make that. Canseco knocked out by former nfl return man sikahema. It will be the quickest pocket change sikahema has ever earned. Former mlb slugger jose canseco s model daughter, 18, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs josie canseco was pulled over at about 1am monday in hollywood. Nbc10s vai sikahema inducted into hall of fame nbc10. Jose canseco pumped up for mma fight provided by vegasinsider. Former major league mvp player jose canseco, right, fights against super heavyweight hong man choi of south korea during his debut mixed martial arts dream 9 card. In the book, canseco specifically identified former teammates mark mcgwire, jason. Jose, i wanted to take the time to let you know how much i enjoyed your book. Jose canseco to fight ex nfl pro bowler vai sikahema. Shop comc s extensive selection of jose canseco baseball cards. Jose canseco fights to a draw with danny bonaduce in.
George harrison on drug use and the rock star lifestyle the dick cavett show duration. Jose canseco was knocked out by former philadelphia eagles return man vai sikahema in their celebrity boxing match saturday. Jose canseco audio and video the jose canseco audio and video section of is where you can listen to live game broadcasts and other classic clips. He is an actor, known for piranha sharks 2016, nash bridges 1996 and slamma jamma 2017. Canseco, selfconfessed former steroid userturnedwhistleblower, debuted his boxing skills versus vai sikahema and was. Sikahema kos canseco in celebrity bout fox sports 78 fox sports posted on 072008 5. Jul 25, 2017 jose cansecos daughter hits home run with hot beach pics. Show your support for the athletics when you pick up jose canseco jerseys for men, women and youth. Referee allan huggins stopped the fight after sikahema knocked down canseco in the first round. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.
Jose canseco celebrity profile check out the latest jose canseco photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Wild times, rampant roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big, canseco admits to not only using steroids but perfecting the use of them, and showing other players how to do the same. The yankees grabbed jose canseco on a waiver claim from tampa bay in august as a preventive measure. Jose canseco is a controversial figure, this much we know is true. Jose canseco battles partridge family star danny bonaduce to a threeround draw. Reliving the day in 2008 that vai sikahema, the former pro bowl return man, met erstwhile baseball slugger jose canseco in the boxing ring. Woody and the bdog wrote their book because they wanted to bring a corrupt president to justice because they were. Despite just releasing a followup to a bestselling book, jose canseco is apparently in dire straits financially.
First known as one of the great power hitters of the 80s and 90s, there are some who now call jose canseco the woodward and bernstein of the steroids scandal because of his tellall book juiced. While he did shed some light on an important issue, there is one distinct difference. Feldmans 16 minute man may prove to be boxing promoter. Frank trigg turns down dream rookie jose cansecos request.
Canseco claims to have earned black belts in kung fu, taekwondo, and has experience in muay thai, while sikahema, who grew up wanting to be a professional boxer, had fought 80 amateur bouts while younger. The whoremonger, air force gator was a funhouse reflection of canseco s darkest days and eventually his most handsome highs. Contentsshow biography canseco and his family left cuba with his cousins when he and his brother were infants. Last shot chronicles canseco s attempts to end his steroid use. Jose conseco mma debut does not go well the searched. After two costly divorces, one home foreclosure and a failed book sequel, jose canseco is ready to mix it up in the boxing ring. Jan 18, 2017 jose canseco called out hall of fame voters for their hypocrisy surrounding ped usage in baseball. What bad blood could possibly exist between a former. Referee allan huggins stops the fight after former nfl player via sikahema knocked down former major league baseball player jose canseco in.
Korean job discussion forums view topic choi hong man. Christian red, jose cansecos fiancee, leila knight, dumps former slugger after he allegedly threatened to kill her and her mother, new york daily news, november 24, 2014. Canseco, who claims to be a decorated martial artist, has been competing in exhibition boxing matches as of late. You listen to jose s classic 5th deck home run from the 1989 playoffs in toronto or to a number of clips of jose talking. Canseco, who named names of alleged steroid abusers like himself in his two books, lost to former philadelphia eagle vai sikahema. Nbc 10s vai sikahema took down jose canseco in a onesided. Dec 12, 2017 jose canseco s tweets about politicians and sexual molestation cost him whatever chance he had at working in major league baseball in 2018. In it he also regrets ever writing his tellall books and naming former teammates as steroid users, as he was never given the opportunity to participate in mlbaffiliated baseball.
Josie canseco, the 22yearold daughter of jose canseco, has been confirmed to walk in the victorias secret fashion show this year after booking the muchsoughtafter gig in. Canseco and vai sikahema, the former philadelphia eagles kick returner, are scheduled to rumble saturday night in the war at the shore, a celebrity boxing match at atlantic citys bernie robbins. Jan 25, 2009 to say this fight wasnt a money grab is like saying bird shit doesnt have berries in it. He was also a sixtime allstar and twotime world series winner. Jose canseco was born on july 2, 1964 in havana, cuba as jose canseco y capas jr. Following the books release, in which canseco implied alex. Jan 18, 2017 jose canseco goes after election of jeff bagwell to hall of fame. The fight took place on july 12 in atlantic city at the bernie robbins stadium. Many infomercials on television begin in a similar fashion. Get the latest updated stats for chicago white sox designated hitter jose canseco on. Canseco a noted former ped user who famously tried to out several of his peers in his book. Veteran fighter frank trigg turned down 1988 mlb mvp jose canseco s request to train together for the former major leaguers upcoming mma debut. Jose canseco society for american baseball research.
Nfl player dateofbirthbirth date and age19620829 birthplacenukuokinaalofa, tonga dateofdeath positionrunning back, kick returner collegebyu draftedyear1986 draftedround10 pick 254 statsy databasefootballsikahvai01 pfrsikava00 years. Jose canseco came out swinging but didnt last long in his debut in mixed martial arts. Some people consider the fight the precursor of mixedmartial arts. Sectv sports scene vai sikahemas fight training duration. Jose canseco shows hes no slugger in the ring originally published july 16, 2008 at 12. Not really a seo related book, but i used to watch a ton of baseball and sold baseball cards in high school, so i was interested in reading jose cansecos juiced. An agent representing jose canseco, the former major league baseball. Big names, big liars and the battle to save baseball, in which mr. Vai sikahema, extravagantly billed as the war at the shore. Vai sikahema knocking out jose canseco july 12, 2008 football player vai sikahema 59 kod baseball player and rat 64, age 44 jose canseco in 1 round. Canseco claims to have earned black belts in kung fu and taekwondo, while sikahema fought in the. Rodriguez is a target in cansecos new book the new york times. Jose canseco was a baseball player for the major league baseball with one video in the cspan video library.
Canseco, meanwhile, makes his mma debut after an mlb career that concluded with a tellall book about steroid use in baseball and a subsequent cold shoulder from the industry. Still, canseco was able to ride the wave and win his second world title. Why i dont think giant bomb should have hired dan ryckert. Jose canseco mma debut vs hong man choi hq youtube. Jose cansecos 20 craziest moments bleacher report latest. Jose cansecos daughter josie canseco books spot in. Jose canseco calls out ped hypocrisy in hall of fame voting.
Nfl football player vai sikahema accepted a challenge from canseco to fight. Yes, the same vai sikahema who set ncaa records for punt returns at. When jose cansecos book titled juiced, was released in 2005, the former mlb. Mar 26, 2008 the cover of jose cansecos second book, vindicated. Jose canseco may be known for among other things knocking balls out of the park. I got jose canseco, the bad boy of baseball, feldman said in announcing the july 12 card at bernie robbins stadium in atlantic city. It was a wasted move, as canseco virtually filled the same role as glenallen hill, who was redhot after his arrival from chicago. Wild times, rampant roids, smash hits and how baseball got big by jose canseco juiced its been said that one should not judge a book by its cover, though if one is to judge anything of an author by his book s cover, jose canseco is pretty impressed with himself. But saturday, he couldnt help but be a victim of a knockout of a different kind. May 15, 2017 las vegas jose canseco sits at one of the two long poker tables in the living room of his las vegas home, his massive biceps bulging through his tank top, and hes ready to take a swing at. May 27, 2009 former major league baseball star jose canseco mma debut vs hong man choi dream 9. Jose cansecos followup book to juiced is basically a rehash of the original book with a couple of more players named to be ped users.
Jose canseco was a huge star during his best years, an ofteninjured slugger in the middle of his career, and the prime symbol of the steroid era later on when he admitted using steroids. He was previously married to jessica canseco and esther haddad. Jose canseco author of juiced goodreads share book. Join facebook to connect with josie canseco and others you may know. Canseco, a 44yearold who claims to be a longtime student of the martial arts, makes his mma debut next month in the opening round of dreams openweight super hulk tournament. Jose cansecos daughter josie isnt afraid to show off her assets. Vai sikahema born 29 august 1962 is a tongan former american football player and. Jose canseco was born july 2, 1964 on the island of cuba. Make sure you are ready to cheer the oakland athletics with the latest jose canseco jersey from the ultimate mlb athletics shop. He was knocked out by former nfl player vai sikahema in the first round of a 2008 bout.
Jose said he had arthritis, scoliosis, and degenerative disc disease, and believes he would have never been able to play at the major league level without steroids. In 2005, canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids in a tellall book, juiced. For a guy my size to hit him like that and he didnt go down, wow, canseco said. Jose canseco struck out in his bid to punch out a partridge. Former baseball player and admitted steroid user, jose canseco,battled 72. Jose canseco danny bonaduce fight shabooty howard stern. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet.
An agent representing jose canseco, the former major league baseball slugger, called to propose a boxing match between sikahema and canseco. The first tongan ever to play in the national football league nfl, he played running back and kickoff returner in the league for eight seasons, from 1986 to 1993. Vai sikahema says hes had a charmed life he spent one season in green bay philadelphias keith byars 41 and vai sikahema celebrate a victory over new orleans in a jan. Perhaps rice crispy dick rykcert did this great story justice, but for a year he gave canseco no credit. We offer all the latest jose canseco jerseys, apparel, gear and merchandise, so you can order just what you need to ch. I started to read your book and could not put it down until i finished it that day. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. She would later wed and divorce garth fisher, and star in hollywood exes. In may 2008, sikahema accepted an open challenge from former baseball player jose canseco to fight. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Grewing up wanting to be a professional boxer, vai sikahema came into the fight with 80 amateur fights. Join facebook to connect with jose canseco and others you may know. Canseco claimed to have introduced yankees player alex rodriguez to a. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.