Portnoy Claps Back: Mahomes Family Killed the Rocker Fight
Oh joy, another celebrity event bites the dust thanks to overprotective families—this time starring Pat Mahomes Sr. and ex-MLBer John Rocker. Look, I don’t want to be the one to deliver bad news, but Dave Portnoy has officially buried any hope of resurrecting that April boxing showdown. According to TMZ Sports, El Presidente’s verdict is simple: the fight is dead for good.
Portnoy told TMZ Sports reporters that he’s done throwing good money after bad trying to book the scrapped Rough N’ Rowdy bout. “That fight ain’t gonna happen,” Portnoy sighed, rolling his eyes for the camera. Credible eyewitness accounts from Barstool Sports’ own feed and TMZ’s on-the-scene scoop confirm that Patrick Mahomes Jr. and Brittany Mahomes personally nixed the whole affair. If you needed receipts, they’re splashed across TMZ’s June 15 report and a follow-up Barstool blog post quoting Portnoy’s exasperated confession.
Digging deeper, insiders at TMZ Sports point out that the Kansas City Chiefs QB wasn’t thrilled about daddy duking it out with Rocker, a man whose controversial past includes inflammatory remarks back in his MLB days. CNBC and ESPN archives remind us Rocker’s reputation was already in the gutter before anyone thought to lace up gloves again. Pat Sr. wanted to face off with Rocker to settle old scores, but the prodigal son and his bride wiped the slate clean—or at least made sure no one could sell tickets.
Barstool’s boss also recapped how both he and Rocker had previously blamed the Mahomeses for torpedoing negotiations, a claim mirrored in Page Six’s earlier coverage. Even though Rocker swore up and down he’d sign on the dotted line if Portnoy put his mind to it, the quarterback’s family veto was final. Now, Portnoy is on the hunt for fresh blood—two bitter rivals who actually want to throw down—since Elon Musk and Donald Trump apparently made peace (per Rolling Stone), nixing another blockbuster boxing idea.
Obviously, I told you this would end in frustration. Anytime you mess with a superstar’s family, expect a roadblock. Portnoy might keep searching for a feud juicier than a stale soda, but let’s be real: we’re unlikely to see Pat Sr. trading haymakers with Rocker. Why? Because when the Mahomeses speak, boxing promoters listen. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, Barstool Sports, ESPN
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