Mike Tyson Bites Ear Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuA4fLnG0Ig&feature=related

This event was in June, 1997.

Mike Tyson‘s boxing license is suspended for at least a year and he is fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield‘s ear in a televised match.

In the interview with Oprah, Tyson said “‘I know I can’t beat you and you don’t have to knock me out this time to beat me.”  When he told Oprah he bit Holyfield because he was pissed off because he was such a great fighter, he couldn’t have been more honest

Tyson was an all time great boxer. I was shocked by his behavior. What a shame!

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2 Responses to Mike Tyson Bites Ear Off

  1. Bhaskara says:

    I too saw the fight with my father. Although I think he was a great boxer, it was unacceptable to show this kind of unsportsmanlike conduct in a professional sport.

  2. Kin says:

    I was watching the fight when it happened and I agree this is one of the most shocking moments in sports history.

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