For higher or worse, the movie star boxing match between John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. seems to be lifeless.
A bout between the dad of the Chiefs’ celebrity quarterback and the previous Braves nearer that was initially set for April has been formally cancelled, Barstool’s Dave Portnoy advised TMZ Sports activities.
“That fight ain’t gonna happen,” Portnoy mentioned. “The Mahomeses shut that down. I think Patrick, the quarterback, was like, ‘Why the hell is my dad fighting John Rocker in Rough N’ Rowdy?’ So, he got in the middle of it. They got in the middle of it and didn’t allow it to happen.”
Portnoy beforehand mentioned on “The Unamed Show” that the battle fell aside after Patrick Mahomes II’s spouse, Brittany, and his agent intervened.
“Mahomes’ agent, the football player, and Brittany — from what I am told — intervened and were like, ‘There’s no way this fight’s happening. We’re going to cut this guy off if he does it,” Portnoy mentioned.
“They came to us … they hated each other and wanted to fight,” Portnoy added, indicating that the thought originated with Rocker and Mahomes Sr. themselves.
The bout was organized below Barstool’s “Rough ‘N Rowdy” banner, and TMZ reviews that Mahomes Sr. signed a contract in mid-January to seem on the April card.
Court docket data obtained by TMZ point out he would have made at the very least $85,000 from the bout.
The battle gained early buzz throughout Tremendous Bowl week when Rocker and Mahomes Sr. staged an altercation in New Orleans, an act Mahomes later admitted was staged was for publicity.
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The 2 additionally had a spat in April the place Rocker tweeted of Mahomes on the day the battle was initially purported to happen.
“Instead of fighting today he backed out like a little bitch because his son and his loser wife decided it’d be a bad look to the family name for him to get in the ring,” he wrote, then added, “Bunch of f–king woke liberals.”
Whereas Rocker continues to vent, Portnoy confirmed in a follow-up that “there’s no chance” the battle will probably be rescheduled.
Each Rocker and Mahomes final pitched within the majors in 2003.
The eye Rocker attracts outweighs his skilled success. He pitched 5 full seasons, most notably for the Atlanta Braves from 1998-01, the place he was their nearer, although his play has since been overtaken by his controversial feedback on varied topics through the years, together with admitting to steriod use.
Mahomes pitched within the majors from 1992-03, most notably out of the Mets bullpen in 1999 and 2000, additionally having fun with stints with the Twins, Pink Sox and Rangers.
He’s had three DWI costs, together with one he pled responsible to simply final 12 months.
