While Patrick Mahomes III dominated headlines leading up to Super Bowl LIX, his father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., made waves of his own after a Bourbon Street altercation with fiery former MLB pitcher John Rocker.

Barstool founder Dave Portnoy announced in a social media video on Wednesday that Pat Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker will square off in a boxing match. It will go down on April 19th.

A video has been widely circulated on social media showing former MLB pitchers John Rocker and Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of the Chiefs QB, having a

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According to Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy, the event was canceled after the Chiefs QB and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, pulled the plug on it and threatened to cut off the elder Mahomes if he went through with it:

Pat Mahomes Sr., the father of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, created a bit of a stir when video emerged of a squabble with former baseball player John Rocker on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

Yes, apparently the heated exchange that occurred between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker during Super Bowl week was, in fact, staged. Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, admitted as much in court documents obtained by TMZ Sports.

Pat Mahomes Sr. and fellow former MLB pitcher John Rocker were supposed to square off in a celebrity boxing match later this year, but that fight is no

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy revealed Brittany Mahomes helped cancel th fight between Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker.

Patrick Mahomes Sr. has admitted that his Bourbon Street altercation with John Rocker after the Super Bowl was staged.

Dave Portnoy may have gotten the last laugh in his growing beef with Patrick Mahomes. Just a week after posting about Chiefs star’s dislike for his media company, Barstool Sports, Portnoy said he has put together a fight involving his QB’s father, Patrick Mahomes Sr.

Former Braves reliever John Rocker and ex-Met pitcher Patrick Mahomes Sr. – the father to NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes – were recorded getting in a verbal squabble on the streets of New Orleans, with the two having to be separated.