Jose Canseco took on former NFL player Via Sikahema in the ring Saturday night in a celebrity boxing match. Well, Canseco kind of took on Sikahema. In all actuality, Canseco acted more like Sikahema’s personal heavy bag instead of his opponent.
Sikahema, who was an amateur Golden Gloves champ during his youth before starring in the NFL, rocked Canseco with a devastating left hook in the first 30 seconds that dropped the former slugger to the mat. After a brief recovery, Canseco withstood another flurry of punches from the “Tongan Terror” before falling like a timber and mercifully ending his night.
Asked after the fight if there were any surprises, Sikahema said, “That it didn’t finish in the first 30 seconds.”
According to a source familiar with the fight, Canseco earned a $35,000 purse – the equivalent of what he once made for several at-bats. But Canseco had to travel across the country to brawl Sikahema in what was supposed to be three, two-minute rounds. If Canseco goes any lower, his next gig may be blowing fire out of his mouth at county fairs.
The 45-year-old Sikahema, meanwhile, received $25,000, $5,000 of which he’s donating to the widow of a Philadelphia police sergeant killed in the line of duty earlier this year. “(Canseco’s) fighting for the money, but I’m fighting for a cause,” said Sikahema, who appeared in 80 amateur bouts before his pro football career. “In boxing, that means something.”
“He’s a very impressive-looking guy,” Sikahema added. “But the guy is a walking corpse, because he’s rotted inside out. He’s a pathetic figure.”
Ouch.
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