For higher or worse, the celebrity boxing match between John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr. appears to be dead.
A bout between the dad of the Chiefs’ superstar quarterback and the previous Braves closer that was initially set for April has been officially cancelled, Barstool’s Dave Portnoy told TMZ Sports.
“That fight ain’t gonna occur,” Portnoy said. “The Mahomeses shut that down. I believe Patrick, the quarterback, was like, ‘Why the hell is my dad fighting John Rocker in Rough N’ Rowdy?’ So, he got in the course of it. They got in the course of it and didn’t allow it to occur.”
Portnoy previously said on “The Unamed Show” that the fight fell apart after Patrick Mahomes II’s wife, Brittany, and his agent intervened.
“Mahomes’ agent, the football player, and Brittany — from what I’m told — intervened and were like, ‘There’s no way this fight’s happening. We’re going to chop this guy off if he does it,” Portnoy said.
“They got here to us … they hated one another and desired to fight,” Portnoy added, indicating that the thought originated with Rocker and Mahomes Sr. themselves.
The bout was arranged under Barstool’s “Rough ‘N Rowdy” banner, and TMZ reports that Mahomes Sr. signed a contract in mid-January to seem on the April card.
Court records obtained by TMZ indicate he would have made no less than $85,000 from the bout.
The fight gained early buzz during Super Bowl week when Rocker and Mahomes Sr. staged an altercation in Recent Orleans, an act Mahomes later admitted was staged was for publicity.
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The 2 also had a spat in April where Rocker tweeted of Mahomes on the day the fight was initially purported to happen.
“As an alternative of fighting today he backed out like a bit of bitch because his son and his loser wife decided it’d be a foul look to the family name for him to get within the ring,” he wrote, then added, “Bunch of f–king woke liberals.”
While Rocker continues to vent, Portnoy confirmed in a follow-up that “there’s no probability” the fight shall be rescheduled.
Each Rocker and Mahomes last pitched within the majors in 2003.
The eye Rocker draws outweighs his skilled success. He pitched five full seasons, most notably for the Atlanta Braves from 1998-01, where he was their closer, though his play has since been overtaken by his controversial comments on various subjects 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, also having fun with stints with the Twins, Red Sox and Rangers.
He’s had three DWI charges, including one he pled guilty to only last 12 months.
