‘Because I Had To’: Mike Tyson Once Savagely Explained Why He Bit Evander Holyfield’s Ear

The most spectacular heavyweight of all time, Mike Tyson, is famous for his fearless attitude. A 20-year-old kid thrashed the heavyweight division and made his way to become the youngest star in the sport of boxing back in the 80s.

Apart from garnering accolades, ‘Kid Dynamite’ more often remained in the headlines of sports magazines for his savage, bold, and badass character.

However, in an interview with the American television host Larry King. The duo of the infamous 1997 bout Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield reflected their school of thoughts on the scariest incident of their clash.

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Apologizing ‘The Real deal’ for biting his ear, ‘Iron’ Mike said, “I said sorry. Because I had to, I wanted to bite his ear. I didn’t really mean to do it.”

As of now, the trials of his life have transformed him into a gentle legend, who realizes what he did wrong in the moment’s wrath.

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Branded as ‘The Sound and The Fury’ fight took place on 28 June 1997 in the jam-packed MGM Grand in Las Vegas. However, later it was more famously known as the ‘Bite Fight’ for the most infamous incident in the history of boxing.

After losing the first fight, ‘Iron’ Mike came back to settle scores with ‘The Warrior’. From the initial round, Holyfield shifted the moment in his favor by surpassing ‘The Baddest Man on Planet’ on both the physical and technical basis. He began head-butting, and it opened the cut on Mike’s eye.

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It frustrated ‘Iron’ Mike. In the third round of the fight, he lost patience and ended up biting the champion’s ear. However, the show continued with a warning. Albeit, ‘Iron’ Mike did not stop there. He went ahead for the other ear of ‘The Warrior’.

Therefore, the fight was stopped and the ‘Kid Dynamite’ got himself disqualified for his repetitive misconduct.