The hatred of former major leaguer José Canseco towards Alex Rodriguez had a new chapter after the Cuban invited the Yankee on social networks to get into a boxing ring and settle their differences with blows.
Taking advantage of the fact that combats between personalities are in fashion, Canseco hopes that Rodriguez accepts, although he clarified that he must first recover from injuries to his knee and shoulder.
“ Once I rehab my knee and shoulder, I think Alex Rodriguez should get in the ring with me.”
However, A-Rod has not expressed or shown interest in settling their old quarrels, much less with the gloves.
At some point, the outfielder and DH stated that “I hate him (Rodriguez) so much. He is my archenemy, I just want to hit him. At first when he was 20 years old I helped him and we treated each other but now I just want to hit him”.
Canseco appealed for the fight because nearly 20 years after retirement in his Major League career (550) dabbled in boxing at the beginning of 2021, although he was knocked out by Will Cotter, better known as Billy Football, of the digital media company Barstool Sports. Before that, in 2009 he ventured into Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) losing to Hong Man Chou also by KO
Although it is not clear why Canseco hates Rodríguez, several rumors suggest that the shortstop and third baseman may have had sexual relations with Canseco’s ex-wife in the past.
For now, it does not seem likely that in the future A-Rod and The Chemist get in the ring but if there is something in common that both have it is that the two met within the “Mitchell Report”, the steroid scandal that rocked the Major Leagues in 2007 and that they reported that both they and Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens, Rafael Palmeiro, among others, had injected substances to improve their performance on the field.