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A one-inch piece of cartilage was torn from the top of Holyfield’s ear, which Tyson spat out onto the ring apron. [5] Holyfield leapt into the air in pain and spun in a circle, bleeding profusely from the bite wound. Lane stopped the action, but Tyson managed to rush Holyfield from behind and shove him into his corner.
The Fact: As reported on ESPN, after their first fight, Tyson did complain about Holyfield’s consistent use of headbutts during their bout. By the time their second fight rolled around, Tyson ...
With 15 seconds left in the seventh round, Tyson lunged at Holyfield as Holyfield came forward, resulting in a hard clash of heads. Tyson cried out in pain and his knees buckled, but again the referee judged the headbutt to be unintentional. Tyson was examined by the ring doctor, and tied Holyfield up for the rest of the round.
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.
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion [a] in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by ...
Lane, famous for his catchphrase "Let's get it on," refereed many famous fights, including the notorious "Bite Fight" when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear.Lane had a brief career as a ...
After serving a 15-month ban because of his actions during his 1997 match with Evander Holyfield, Tyson returned in January 1999 with a fifth-round knockout win over heavyweight contender, Francois Botha. After Botha, Tyson had little trouble with his next three opponents. He fought a no-contest with Orlin Norris. Norris was injured and could ...
"If i was on cannabis, I wouldn't have bit his ear!" Tyson said of the infamous incident in the boxers' 1997 heavyweight title fight.