20 years ago, 'The Bite Fight' turned boxing on its head


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Relive the rematch between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on June 28, 1997, that is forever remembered as the fight where Tyson bit Holyfield's ear. (1:16) Nick Parkinson Jun 28, 2017, 04:00 AM ET


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Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear (Sky Sports/PA handout) (PA Media) Twenty-five years ago Mike Tyson was struggling to come to terms with the fact his self-styled.


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Sports 25 years ago: Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear June 28, 20225:05 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition 1-Minute Listen Playlist It happened during a boxing match in Las Vegas, and was.


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01-30-2015 • 1 min read. Since Mike Tyson famously chomped down on Evander Holyfield's ear during their 1997 rematch fight, one burning question has gone unanswered: What ever happened to the.


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CNN — More than two decades after Mike Tyson bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear at the 1997 WBA Heavyweight Championship fight, the legendary boxer has released a line of edibles -.


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Over the last 20 years, Mike Tyson has given a variety of answers when asked why he bit Evander Holyfield's ears - both of them - when the pair met at the MGM Grand for a heavyweight title.


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Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield on the ear in the third round of their 1997 world title fight. JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images Tyson, who was sent to prison in 1992 and then resumed his career three years later, had lost the WBA world heavyweight title in a shock 11th round stoppage to Holyfield in November 1996, yet started the rematch a betting.


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Mike Tyson bit the top of Evander Holyfield's ear before spitting it onto the canvas during their 1997 rematch. Listen to the latest episode of 'Greatest Fights' on 5 Live Boxing with Costello.


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The heavyweight fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on June 8, 1997, made headlines when Tyson was disqualified for biting part of Holyfield's ear off during the match. Jeff Haynes.


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Divisional Rankings. P4P. Historic Bouts. Tickets. Profiles. The "bite fight" remains one of the most infamous moments in boxing. We look back at the fight between Tyson and Holyfield, 25 years later.


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Mike Tyson was fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear, but said he made it all back and more by taking pictures with fans. One of the most bizarre fights in boxing history took place June 28, 1997, when Mike Tyson was taking on Evander Holyfield in a rematch from a fight eight months earlier. Tyson was trying to avoid losing to.


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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 Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship.


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Mike Tyson gives Evander Holyfield his ear back for Christmas🎄In 1997 Mike Tyson bit off a part of Holyfields ear in there second fight now known as "The bi.


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A heavyweight boxer from Morocco apparently tried to take a bite out of his New Zealand opponent's ear in their opening bout at the Tokyo Olympics. Youness Baalla's attempt to fight like Mike.


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Tyson Was Fined $3 Million. Biting Holyfield's ear didn't come cheap for Tyson. He was fined $3 million for the shocking incident, but it didn't put a dent in the fighter's bank account.


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Tyson and Holyfield met in the ring on June 28, 1997 in Las Vegas in what infamously became known as the "ear-bite fight," in which Tyson chewed off a portion of Holyfield's right ear in.