Sports

For some reason a variety of former athletes feel that they have to prove themselves to the world that they still have what it takes by taking part in one of the world’s most difficult sports - boxing. When they watch all they see are two strong and big men throwing fists at each other. The point of the game is to beat the other one down with brute strength.

What they don’t realize is that boxing requires a lot of strategy and hard work. But that is something that Jose Canseco learned a little too late.

Canseco is a former Baseball champion who has been under some serious steroid scandals. At 6ft. 4 and 248 pounds he thought that he had what it took to beat his opponent Vai Sikahema. He was wrong.

Vai Sikahema was 45 pounds lighter and seven inches shorter - but this made no difference to him. He had been exercising and training for his fight for quite a long time. He learned strategy, had strength, and even used anger to his advantage. Sikahema was angry and was ready to make a point with Canseco. “He’s a very impressive-looking guy. But the guy is a walking corpse, because he’s rotted inside out. He’s a pathetic figure,” Sikahema was quoted saying about Canseco.

Not only did Canseco insult boxers with this stunt, he actually had the gall before the fight to mention a mixed martial arts career. Canseco, 44, claims that he is a black belt in Kung Fu, Taekwando and Muay Thai: “I wanted to get involved with MMA (mixed martial arts) and this is first step to it. Let’s see what happens, how I do, how the fans like it. I’ll have to see. If I go anything further than this I’ll have to train a lot more, really take this serious. I really didn’t take this serious at all. Hopefully we can have some fun.”

Fun was the last thing on Sikahema’s mind. “He came out here in first-class, (and is) flying home coach. That’s how we roll in Philly,” Sikahema said.