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Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as The Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between the champion Evander Holyfield and the challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship. [1]
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, billed as Finally, was a professional boxing match fought between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson for the WBA heavyweight championship on November 9, 1996, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. [1]
Why did Mike Tyson bite Evander Holyfield’s ears? ... Seeing the cheapshots as intentional, a fed-up Tyson resorts to biting Holyfield’s ear. The referee then delays the fight, before ...
According to Douglas Quenqua of The New York Times, "The [1990s] began with Mike Tyson, considered by many to be the last great heavyweight champion, losing his title to the little-known Buster Douglas. Seven years later, Mr. Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear in a heavyweight champion bout—hardly a proud moment for the sport." [163]
Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear in 1997 (Sky Sports/PA handout) I ask about the difference between being “nice” and “kind”. He replies with that familiar lisp.
The final championship fight worked by Lane came in August 1998, when he accidentally shoved Bernard Hopk Mills Lane, Referee Who Officiated Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield 2, Dead at 85 Skip to ...
Tupac Shakur, an American rapper, watched the fight but was fatally shot later on that night. He died 6 days later. September 24 – Mike Tyson is stripped of the WBC heavyweight title. November 9 – Evander Holyfield wins by technical knockout against Mike Tyson to win the WBA heavyweight title. [4]
That was the Mike Tyson who bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear and spit it on the canvas, who intentionally headbutt his last opponent, Kevin McBride, and who registered 44 knockouts ...