30+ Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield Ear PNG. On june 28th, 1997, the stage was set for mike tyson and evander holyfield to fight for the second time in less than eight months. When two heavyweight greats met in las vegas 20 years ago, mike tyson lost control and evander holyfield lost half an ear.
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When mike tyson and evander holyfield met for a second time on june 28, 1997, tyson gave the crowd plenty to chew on. When boxers mike tyson and evander holyfield pummeled each other with punches for the first time on nov. Years later, holyfield said in the immediate aftermath, he wasn't sure what had happened but assumed the worst based on the pain he had experienced.
The match was billed as the sound and the fury but afterwards became infamously referred to as the bite fight after tyson bit off part of holyfield's ear.
Fair play to evander though, their rematch was one of the best fights i've ever watched. Evander holyfield has moved on from the chunk of ear deposited on the mgm grand canvas by mike tyson and is remembering the burst eardrum delivered by lennox lewis. Why did tyson bite holyfield? Tyson was quick to go with the he was headbutting excuse as a way to justify his biting.
