Home/Boxing

via Getty

via Getty

In 1997, Mike Tyson faced Evander Holyfield for the second time inside the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. A year earlier, in their first meet, Holyfield defeated Tyson with a TKO victory in round number 11. This was Tyson’s chance to avenge himself and he was going to make this an unforgettable night. Disappointingly, Tyson lost via DQ, but what he did to provoke a disqualification remains an indelible moment even after fifteen years.

Tyson had bitten Holyfield, not once but twice. Recently, Oscars nominated actress Rosie Perez appeared on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson and took her chance to live through her moment of on-screen biting with the ‘Baddest Man on Earth.’

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Watch This Story – Mike Tyson Floyd Mayweather and Other Boxing Legends Who Appeared at WWE’s WrestleMania

In this episode, Rosie Perez sat down with Mike Tyson & CEO of Tyson 2.0 Adam Wilk. The trio talked about various topics, including growing up in the hood and contemporary boxing. While they shared laughs and intriguing stories, at one point, Perez briefly broke down a scene from her 2008 movie, Pineapple Express.

“What about the a**?”: Rosie Perez talks about James Franco biting her in a hilarious scene

Released in 2008, Pineapple Express was a stoner comedy film that starred James Franco, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen as the lead roles. It had a bunch of ridiculous scenes. However, the one that everyone talked about the most was the fight between James Franco and Rosie Perez.

In the brutal scene, most of which was Franco’s idea, Perez was bitten by Franco. As Mike Tyson watched the scene for the first time, the following is what Rosie Perez revealed on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson:

“That was James Franco’s idea. The fight scene. He wanted to bite me on my breast. And I said no. He goes, what about the a**?”

At this, when Wilks asked if Franco had actually bitten Perez on her bottom, she replied in affirmative.

“Like Moses parting the sea” Perez on meeting Mike Tyson after his DQ loss to Holyfield

On the show, Wilks offered Perez Mike Bites gummies modeled on the infamous incident of Tyson’s career in pro boxing. Looking at the packets, Perez recalled meeting ‘Iron’ after his second loss to Evander Holyfield in MGM, Las Vegas.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

via Getty

“You walked into the Cheetahs, and everybody was so in awe and terrified of you at the same time. It was like Moses parting the red sea. Everybody just moved the f*** out of your way.”

That is one way to describe Tyson’s aura in his fighting days. Well, what do you think about the Perez and Tyson encounter?

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Read More – Mike Tyson Says the Current Heavyweight Rosters Like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Others “Doesn’t Have the Character”

Let us know in the comments.