As Gavel Chat promised yesterday, we contacted Jose Canseco's agent, Bernie Gernay to get the lowdown on the former Bash Brother's recent boxing venture.

What I found very interesting was not that he was going to be fighting former pro football player Vai Sikahema, but Gernay told me that the person in charge of promoting the fight wants to sign Canseco to a two-fight deal. And guess who is at the top of the list for Jose's next opponent. None other than Mike Tyson.

If you think about it, Canseco and Tyson have a lot in common. Some people love them both and some hate them, but no matter what your opinion on these two guys, everybody wants to watch their every move, especially if it entails a boxing match.

Now you might think Canseco is just another one of those celebrity freak show boxing guys, but Gernay said that isn't the case.

"Basically what Canseco has trained in is Japanese Karate, Taekwondo and Muay Thai," said Gernay. "He's been doing this for years, not coming in there cold like some kind of a goofy celebrity boxing match with like Tonya Harding or something."

If the potential Tyson deal falls through, Gernay said that another possible future opponent would be former NFL sack legend Mark Gastineau, even though Gernay thinks a Tyson/Canseco bout would be a better match.

"Canseco is an incredible boxer," said Gernay. "He's doesn't do this piecemeal. He's completely dedicated to this. I don't think people are expecting what is going to happen on July 12th. It's going to be real interesting in Atlantic City that day."