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Dave Portnoy accuses Jose Canseco of taking ‘dive’ in $1 million boxing fiasco

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Jose Canseco made over $1 million fighting a 22-year-old Barstool Sports employee for just a few seconds Friday night — and it did not go over well with the brash media company.The 56-year-old disgraced former baseball star was accused of taking a “dive” when he crumbled 12 seconds into the headline match for the media company’s $20 pay-per-view amateur boxing event, “.”The fight immediately ended when the 6-foot-4, 270-pound Canseco fell to the floor and held his right shoulder after taking a couple of punches from Barstool’s Will Cotter, a former high school quarterback who goes by “Billy Football” and is 6-foot-4, 225 pounds.Afterward, Canseco claimed he tore his shoulder months earlier.“Jose 100% took a dive,” . “We paid half up front and he got double if he won. We thought that would ensure he’d fight. We were wrong.”Pornoy said in a tweet Saturday that Canseco was guaranteed $50K, as well as a revenue share if Barstool broke its record for PPV purchases. The company “shattered” the record, according to Portnoy.“Get ready to puke,” Portnoy tweeted. “Jose made over 1 million dollars for 5 seconds last night.”The Barstool , which is owned by gambling operator Penn National Gaming, said it voided all bets on Canseco, while those who bet on Billy Football were awarded.An admitted steroids user who outed several baseball stars including Alex Rodriguez, Canseco earned more than $45 million playing baseball, but filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and has struggled financially since.These days Canseco and picks fights with Rodriguez, whom he has baselessly accused with Canseco’s ex-wife, Jessica.A-Rod hosts a business podcast with Barstool Sports, and when he declined Canseco’s invitation to the ring, the media company stepped in.The fight was billed by Barstool as a way to “settle the score” between the two former baseball sluggers.Billy Football is described as an “intern” for “Pardon My Take,” Barstool’s popular sports podcast.“I’m fighting tonight for everyone who’s tired of Barstool Sports being on the internet,” Canseco tweeted before the fight.The best insights from the ultimate insiders

Jose Canseco made over $1 million fighting a 22-year-old Barstool Sports employee for just a few seconds Friday night — and it did not go over well with the brash media company.The 56-year-old disgraced former baseball star was accused of taking a “dive” when he crumbled 12 seconds into the headline match for the media company’s $20 pay-per-view amateur boxing event, “.”The fight immediately ended when the 6-foot-4, 270-pound Canseco fell to the floor and held his right shoulder after taking a couple of punches from Barstool’s Will Cotter, a former high school quarterback who goes by “Billy...

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