Grewing up wanting to be a professional boxer, vai sikahema came into the fight with 80 amateur fights. Jose canseco society for american baseball research. Canseco and grimsley were teammates on the 2000 new york yankees. The strange and unusual history of celebrity boxing. Jose canseco was born july 2, 1964, in havana, cuba. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The former oakland as slugger was defeated by south korean super heavyweight hong. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Jose canseco s followup book to juiced is basically a rehash of the original book with a couple of more players named to be ped users. Along with his twin brother, ozzie, jose canseco grew up in miami, florida. Jose canseco was born july 2, 1964 on the island of cuba.
Sports byline usa broadcast with jose canseco, 0307. I really like reading juiced because jose reveals secrets on other major league players. Jose canseco and former eagle vai sikahema to fight in ac. Canseco claims to have earned black belts in kung fu, taekwondo. Sports byline usa broadcast with jose canseco, 03072005. Dec, 2017 jose canseco, the former oakland as slugger who has become better known for his comments since retiring and his tellall book about using performanceenhancing drugs than the 462 home runs he. 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. In july, former nfl player vai sikahema leveled canseco in the first round of an atlantic city bout. Sikahema kos canseco in celebrity bout free republic. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
He beat up on jose canseco in one round saturday night in atlantic city. If you dont respect the game, come in here and train for it like a. Of jose wins is it possible he becomes professional boxer because he. He was previously married to jessica canseco and esther haddad. Canseco also claimed that up to 85% of major league players took steroids, a figure disputed by many in the game. Everyones been talking about the world series juiced balls. Mar 26, 2008 berkley books backed away from cansecos book because it was believed to have doubted its news value. 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. 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. He and his family left cuba when he was still an infant.
Vindicated is a book addressed by jose canseco on the matter of steroids in baseball. Fielding stats are a combination of official records and retrosheet. 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. 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. On december 30, 2007, it was announced that canseco has reached a deal for his sequel to juiced. According to linkedin, she is a vp of business development for high traffic media, an online marketing company, and as a hobby, she also plays poker, coming in 18th place in larry flynts challenge cup in january 2008. Previously, he had been knocked out in the first round of a boxing match against former professional football player, vai sikahema, while he managed to fight former child star and radio personality, danny bonaduce, to a draw. Jose canseco and ozzie canseco are identical twins, but they dont look the same posted by primetime money on 52616 at 11. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The new book is vindicated, which cansecos lawyer, robert saunooke, says will hit bookstores by. What bad blood could possibly exist between a former. Jose, i wanted to take the time to let you know how much i enjoyed your book. Following the books release, in which canseco implied alex.
Paul sacca, jose canseco apologizes to mlb players he said used steroids in the most ridiculous and hilarious ways, june 2, 2015. In 2005, canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids in a tellall book, juiced. Big names, big liars, and the battle to save baseball canseco, jose on. Jose canseco is so hard up for money that he has begun appearing in celebrity boxing matches. Police stopped canseco on may 1, 2003, because the tinted windows on his lincoln navigator were too dark. In terms of his intersection between athlete and minor celebrity, no one was more wellsuited for a transition into the celebrity boxing world than jose canseco. Jose canseco major league baseball trading cards when you shop the largest. Jose canseco may have whistled, come on, get happy as he left the iceworks skating complex.
Veteran fighter frank trigg turned down 1988 mlb mvp jose canseco s request to train together for the former major leaguers upcoming mma debut. The steroid nandrolone and a syringe were found in the suv during a search. An agent representing jose canseco, the former major league baseball slugger, called to propose a boxing match between sikahema and canseco. He hit 462 home runs during 16 years on eight major league teams. Your point blank honesty really verified all of the speculations that many had in the baseball industry leonard d. Jose canseco tweets hilarious message about world series. In may 2008, sikahema accepted an open challenge from former baseball player jose canseco to. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Rodriguez is a target in cansecos new book the new york times. 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. Jose canseco connects on his first home run as a member of the yankees, off the upper deck in. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment.
Has been black balled from baseball because he told the truth about his use of steroids and other mlb players using performance enhancing drugs. Canseco claimed to have introduced yankees player alex rodriguez to a. Former nfl player vai sikahema needs to take one of those chill pills. In july, former nfl player vai sikahema leveled canseco in the first. Big names, big liars and the battle to save baseball, in which mr. In 2008 he accepted a challenge from former baseball player jose canseco to.
A team of 25 jose cansecos in ootp a phil coke prequel. Canseco knocked out by former nfl return man sikahema. 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. You can watch vais live newscasts weekdays from 4 a.
For a guy my size to hit him like that and he didnt go down, wow, canseco said. The oakland athletics are bought by a new owner who promises to make sweeping changes throughout the organization. Reliving the day in 2008 that vai sikahema, the former pro bowl return man, met erstwhile baseball slugger jose canseco in the boxing ring. 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 canseco s juiced. A team of 25 jose cansecos in ootp a phil coke prequel the year is 1988. Jose canseco was knocked out by former philadelphia eagles return man vai sikahema in their celebrity boxing match saturday. Aug 02, 2012 jose cansecos career is one of highest highs and lowest lows. 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. The book is autobiographical, and it focuses on cansecos days as a major leaguer, his marriages, his daughter, and offfield incidents including his barroom. 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. He is an actor, known for piranha sharks 2016, nash bridges 1996 and slamma jamma 2017.
Why is twitter letting jose canseco set another example of. Jose canseco s career is one of highest highs and lowest lows. The 44year old canseco, at 64 tall, towered over the 59 tall sikahema. He was the 1986 american league rookie of the year and the 1988 league mvp with the oakland athletics. Jul 24, 2008 island style polynesian bowl and football hall of fame with vai sikahema duration. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. Sikahema was trashing canseco before the match, but it continued after the match, too. Jose canseco, dallas braden among as studio analysts sfgate. Don yaeger, the original collaborator and a former associate editor at sports illustrated.
Ill save you the trouble of reading the book and name the players magglio ordenez and alex arod rodriguez. Canseco, who claims to be a decorated martial artist, has been competing in exhibition boxing matches as of late. Vai sikahema is a morning news anchor for nbc10 news today. 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. Jose canseco may be known for among other things knocking balls out of the park. This book talks about his journey with drugs and baseball and what happens when you get caught. Sikahema knocked canseco down twice once with a left hook, and the second after a. The cover of jose canseco s second book, vindicated. Shop comc s extensive selection of jose canseco baseball cards.
Canseco claims to have earned black belts in kung fu, taekwondo, and has. Jose canseco jose canseco, left, and danny bonaduce fought to a majority draw in a celebrity boxing match in 2009. But saturday, he couldnt help but be a victim of a knockout of a different kind. Anyway, in canseco s first book he claimed the reason he was writing it was not becuase he was blackballed, a direct. It was a tv serie in which nba star shaquille oneal challenged the best athletes of several sports at their own sport and was soundly defeated by each and everyone of them. Jose canseco fights to a draw with danny bonaduce in celebrity. Mar 07, 2005 sports byline usa broadcast with jose canseco, 03072005.
I started to read your book and could not put it down until i finished it that day. My apologies if i end up being sold out of something i have listed. Thats either the name of a really weird comic book that involves the kid. Jun 17, 20 read cnn s fast facts about jose canseco and learn more about the former major league baseball player who released the book juiced. Find highquality jose canseco stock photos and editorial news pictures from. The former big leaguer and admitted steroid user fought to a draw with. Sectv sports scene vai sikahemas fight training duration. May 22, 20 in a year when young victims of sexual assault have been shamed on social media by young people siding with accused athletes from torrington to steubenville, here is a sixtime allstar albeit a. The 6foot4 exslugger was kod by former philadelphia eagles kick returner, 5foot9 vai sikahema, in the first round of their celebrity boxing match in atlantic city.
Sikahemas nephew by marriage is actor jon heder, star of the films napoleon dynamite and blades of glory. Vai sikahema, extravagantly billed as the war at the shore. Mousasi, sokoudjou, sapp and jose canseco set for dream. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. On july 12, 2008, canseco stepped into the ring with vai sikahema, a former nfl running backkicker. Juiced wild times, rampant roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big chapter one youll never add up to anything i always told jose and ozzie, do better next time. Zbikowski actually has some measure of boxing skill and would likely tear johnsons head off. Jose canseco slams rob manfred about hof voting and ped users on twitter. W magazine subscribe get the magazine click to see whats inside every.
Upper deck jose canseco major league baseball trading cards. Wild times, rampant roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big paperback february 28, 2006. Jose canseco celebrity profile check out the latest jose canseco photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Get the best deals on upper deck jose canseco major league baseball trading cards when.
Jose canseco was born on july 2, 1964 in havana, cuba as jose canseco y capas jr. Vai sikahema born 29 august 1962 is a tongan former american football player and. Of course, when vai sikahema squared off with jose canseco on july 12, 2008, both were well past their playing days. Canseco did more serious damage when his grand slam dented the centerfield camera in game 1 of the 1988 world series. He was also a sixtime allstar and twotime world series winner. Tommy zbikowski challenges chad ocho cinco to charity. Aug 23, 2017 josie canseco, baseball player jose cansecos 21yearold daughter, really wants to be a victorias secret angel. Readers have been asking for photos of jose canseco from his recent appearances in new england. In the book, canseco specifically identified former teammates mark mcgwire, rafael palmeiro, jason giambi, ivan rodriguez and juan gonzalez as fellow steroid users, and admitted that he injected them.
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. Canseco was beaten just 90 seconds into the fight, thus ending his brief foray into the sport. Rodriguez is a target in cansecos new book the new york. Jose canseco and ozzie canseco are identical twins, but. Jose canseco was an major league baseball player who was banned from the mlb because of steroids.
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. In 2003, canseco was sentenced to four months in jail for possessing an illegal anabolic steroid and driving with a suspended license. Last shot chronicles cansecos attempts to end his steroid use. Nbc 10s vai sikahema took down jose canseco in a onesided battle. Actually, vai sikahema would knock out most pro mma guys standing. Jose canseco fights to a draw with danny bonaduce in. I remain a fan of hdnet but the next time someone decides to book a jose canseco. Read cnn s fast facts about jose canseco and learn more about the former major league baseball player who released the book juiced. 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. And that extends to former mlb star jose canseco, who knows a thing or two about juicing. Jose canseco, variously called the bad boy of baseball, or the godfather of steroids, has written a muchtalkedabout book he calls juiced that purports to tell the truth about his own use. Frank trigg turns down dream rookie jose cansecos request.
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. Sikahema kos canseco in celebrity bout fox sports 78 fox sports posted on 072008 5. Feldmans 16 minute man may prove to be boxing promoter. Big names, big liars, and the battle to save baseball.