Jose however, did not connect clean more than once. Though hongman choi did score wins over comedian bobby ologun and lunatic baseball player jose canseco. Your point blank honesty really verified all of the speculations that many had in the baseball industry. Jose canseco is one of the most enigmatic figures in baseball history, and thats why he maintains so popular today despite his obvious mental imbalance. Jose canseco admits he was illprepared for mma debut.
I am jose canseco, famed steroid user and former mlb. Canseco was born in havana, cuba, the son of jose sr. Jose canseco a base baller has had his moment with hong man choi, under the rule of mma. Jose canseco is a controversial figure, this much we know is true.
Jose canseco claims to be able to hit a softball further than aaron judge can hit a baseball. Pete rose works his rolodex magic for a possible bout vs. In the book, canseco specifically identified former teammates mark mcgwire, rafael palmeiro, jason giambi. Jose conseco challenges herschel walker to fight via. Join facebook to connect with jose canseco and others you may know. Most notably is the matchup between baseball yes, baseball superstar jose canseco and the worlds largest professional fighter hong man choi. When fidel castro came into power in 1959, jose sr. He was angry at mlb for supposedly ostracizing him and at the players union for not backing him up. He showed why he thinks that the peds are a great thing, it was also a name and shame book for alot of the baseball players of his era. 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. While the two seem to be in different weight classes, canseco does have some mma experience, losing to sevenfoot fighter hong man choi in under two minutes in 2009. When jose cansecos book titled juiced, was released in 2005, the. Chois resume includes opponents ranging from fedor emelianenko firstround submission loss to jose canseco firstround tko win.
Dec 12, 2014 while the two seem to be in different weight classes, canseco does have some mma experience, losing to sevenfoot fighter hong man choi in under two minutes in 2009. In asia, he is called che man, techno goliath, korean monster and korean colossus. Unless youve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, youve heard about jose canseco, aka king rat at least in the eyes of his fellow professional athletes. Jose canseco author of juiced meet your next favorite book. He won the 2005 k1 seoul grand prix beating kaoklai. Watch the hong man choi v jose canseco mma video video from most popular on mefeedia. Jose canseco challenges arod to mma fight, accuses him of. Hey guys, colin means here, producer of jose cansecos new podcast canseco knows best. Jose canseco got his ass handed to him during his first mma fight in japan last night. I just want to know what you were thinking when you accepted the fight with hong man choi for the super hulk tournament in. In one of the tweets above, shaq is referencing canseco s decisive defeat to hong man choi of south korea in his mma debut. The 7foot2, 350pound choi had a few highly publicized fights that gained him a kind of cult status in the mma ranks, and they all happened in a 15. Find highquality jose canseco stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
Wild times, rampant roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big by jose canseco and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bigges specticalfreak show fighters of all time sherdog. In 2005, canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids in a tellall book, juiced. Jose canseco came out swinging but didnt last long in his debut in mixed martial arts. 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 has a twin brother ozzie, who is also a former major league player.
Apr 05, 2018 hong man choi the 7foot2, 350pound choi had a few highly publicized fights that gained him a kind of cult status in the mma ranks, and they all happened in a 15month span. Feb 02, 2010 jose s fight with hong man choi was mostly just laughed at in the medias coverage, and the takeaway for many following herschels fight was that he just beat up some nobody. A day after the heated postmayweather exchange, canseco was tweeting as if the epic bout had been agreed upon. Hong man techno goliath choi mma stats, pictures, news. Mousasi, sokoudjou, sapp and jose canseco set for dream. She would later wed and divorce garth fisher, and star in hollywood exes. Jose conseco challenges herschel walker to fight via twitter. Jose will be here at 12 pm est, and im sure there wont be any shortage of interesting questions, or answers for that matter.
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. May 15, 2017 canseco acknowledges the motives behind the book were hardly pure. 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. Apr 30, 2009 other participants and openinground matchups include sapp vs. Jose canseco was born on july 2, 1964 in havana, cuba as jose canseco y capas jr. Apr 16, 2020 after a lifetime of being told to pick on someone his own size, he did so in 2010, calling out south korean pro fighter hongman choi all 7foot3, 353 pounds of him.
Dec 18, 2019 though hong man choi did score wins over comedian bobby ologun and lunatic baseball player jose canseco. He won the 2005 k1 seoul grand prix beating kaoklai kaennorsing in the finals. Jose canseco says he wants in against herschel walker. Paul sacca, jose canseco apologizes to mlb players he said used steroids in the most ridiculous and hilarious ways, june 2, 2015. Feb 21, 2005 when jose canseco burst into the major leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport in more ways than one. Jose cansecos mma debut ended in shame after being knocked out by hong man choi. Disgraced baseball great jose canseco swapped the baseball gloves for mma gloves following his career in major league baseball, but it. May 27, 2009 earlier this tuesday at yokohama arena in japan, k1 fighter choi hong man, standing at 7 2 tall and weighing in at 330 lbs, shows what a beast he is and took down mlb washout jose canseco in 72. Apr 30, 2009 mousasi, sokoudjou, sapp and jose canseco set for dream. Every now and then, japan will let one of these monsters.
Every now and then, japan will let one of these monsters stomp out a little guy who barely knows how to fight, like how ground zero first responders hid in the rubble so that rescue dogs felt like they were useful. In his latest attempt to cash in on his flagging postbaseball career, canseco is set to make his mixed martial arts debut on may 26 in japan. Jose canseco mma debut vs hong man choi hq youtube. Jose canseco calls out herschel walker bloody elbow. Hong man choi fight video from dream 9 in jose cansecos first professional mma fight. But this particular bout doesnt seem feasible in anyway. Juiced is the story of jose cansecos no holds barred account of his years in mlb. Canseco actually didnt look incompetent in his fight against hong man choi until he threw that awkward kick and hmc swarmed him. That effort didnt work out too well, but canseco hopes fans will see that hes deserving of a second shot. Try to keep in mind hmc has lost fights to guys half his size.
Hey guys, colin means here, producer of jose canseco s new podcast canseco knows best. Discussion in worldwide mma discussion started by done85hot, jan 21. In 2009, he lost an mma match to hong man choi in a firstround submission. Shaquille oneal is a fourtime nba champion, and he attributes his hall of fame success to. Former major league baseball star jose canseco mma debut vs hong man choi dream 9.
Walker would demolish him by virtue of athleticism, but canseco can throw a punch. May 28, 2009 canseco circled choi, slipping inside in spurts, launching a big right hand in the manner which mighty mo had when he knocked hong man choi out. Earlier this tuesday at yokohama arena in japan, k1 fighter choi hong man, standing at 7 2 tall and weighing in at 330 lbs, shows what a beast he is and took down mlb washout jose canseco in 72. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for jose canseco 143 found 357 total alternate case. Jose cansecoevery home run hit or allowed by player including opponent, date, runners on, inning, score, and a complete summary of all home runs. He was previously married to jessica canseco and esther haddad. Hong man choi fight video from dream 9 in jose canseco s first professional mma fight. Choi fight video report dead link the full jose canseco vs. Canseco does have one mma bout under his belt, having fought hong man choi at dream 9 in may 2009. Jose canseco says that he and mark mcgwire used anabolic steroids a lot when you were managing them.
Oneal hoped his friend dana white would book the matchup for. Jose canseco admits he was illprepared for mma debut, still. The former oakland as slugger and tellall author is fighting south korean hong man choi on the dream 9 card in yokohama arena. Canseco circled choi, slipping inside in spurts, launching a big right hand in the manner which mighty mo had when he knocked hong man choi out. 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. Get the latest updated stats for chicago white sox designated hitter jose canseco on. 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. Canseco also claimed that up to 85% of major league players took steroids, a figure jose canseco y capas, jr.
In one of the tweets above, shaq is referencing cansecos decisive defeat to hong man choi of south korea in his mma debut. The cover of jose cansecos second book, vindicated. Such was the case in 2009 when canseco traded in his outfielders glove for a pair of the fourounce variety to face hong man choi in dreams super hulk tourney. The former rookie of the year, most valuable player, sixtime allstar, and poster boy for better living through science, returns from his absence in the limelight with juiced. After graduating high school, jose canseco started playing for oakland athle. He was born in cuba in 1964, but he decided to move to the united states to pursue a new life. Welcome to jose canseco site jose, i wanted to take the time to let you know how much i enjoyed your book. When former basesball star jose canseco fought choi hongman. Back when mark wahlberg was marky mark, idve still slapped the ears off him and. K1 star bob sapp and former major league baseball player jose canseco. May 27, 2009 former major league baseball star jose canseco mma debut vs hong man choi dream 9.
How mma proved that the bigger guy usually loses horribly. He is an actor, known for piranha sharks 2016, nash bridges 1996 and slamma jamma 2017. Hong man choi official sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the super heavyweight fighter from south korea. Rodriguez is a target in cansecos new book the new york. Choi is a 7foot2, 330pound super heavyweight and has a 12 record in mma. When jose canseco burst into the major leagues in the 1980s, he changed the sport in more ways than one. Jul 02, 2012 jose canseco is one of the most enigmatic figures in baseball history, and thats why he maintains so popular today despite his obvious mental imbalance. No player before him possessed his mixture of speed and power, which allowed him to become the first man in history to belt more than forty home runs and swipe more than forty bases in the same season. Jose canseco baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. But theres more than one way to skin a cat and more than one way to book a freakshow. Mousasi, who will vacate his dream middleweight championship, will be the tournaments smallest competitor. Big names, big liars and the battle to save baseball. Mma battle james thompson vs tengiz tedoradze full fight ultimate combat x duration.
Things went about the same for nonsumo giants, like giant silva, zuluzinho, and 73 kickboxer hongman choi, who all continued to lose to men hundreds of pounds lighter than them. Jose canseco society for american baseball research. Canseco has no fighting background and was knocked out in a celebrity boxing match by a man much smaller then him. Korean job discussion forums view topic choi hong man. Other participants and openinground matchups include sapp vs. Mma is the reason i became a champion, oneal told espns ariel helwani on. After a lifetime of being told to pick on someone his own size, he did so in 2010, calling out south korean pro fighter hongman choi all 7foot3, 353 pounds of him. This book showed his view on the peds and how they helped him develop his awesome power. Joses fight with hong man choi was mostly just laughed at in the medias coverage, and. I started to read your book and could not put it down until i finished it that day. Jose canseco vs 7 2 hong man choi thread starter capt.
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