Jose Canseco cleared seven figures for his 10 seconds of work on Friday night, according to Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy,.
Canseco headlined Barstool’s Rough N’ Rowdy 13 boxing event against intern Billy Football and it was stopped in a matter of seconds after Football seemed to clip the former Major Leaguer.
Many fans screamed that the fight was fixed and demanded refunds, especially after Portnoy sided with claims that Canseco “took a dive.” Barstool Sportsbook even negated any wagers put on Canseco while also paying off the winning bets placed on Football.
On Saturday, Portnoy dove in a little deeper on the pay structure Barstool and Canseco agreed upon ahead of Friday’s event.
So here is how @JoseCanseco got paid last night. 50k guarantee. He got 50k more if he won. He also had a rev share if we broke our record for PPV buys.We shattered it.Get ready to puke. Jose made over 1 million dollars for 5 seconds last night. I don’t feel bad for him anymore. *
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 6, 2021
After their previous buy rate numbers were allegedly “shattered” according to Portnoy, Canseco will have cleared “over $1 million” for his disappointing appearance.
Canseco has had issues with boxing promoters in the past during his forgettable celebrity boxing run, and has also had a brief foray in the mixed martial arts world when he was stopped in the first round at Dream 9 against the 7-foot-2 Hong Man Choi.