Twenty years after the infamous fight, i chatted with real deal to talk about. After the bout, mike tyson claimed he simply let frustration boil over him in an unruly outburst. Hotboxin with mike tyson, made a glorious return on thursday evening and packed a punch with a doubleheader of live premieres on the shows youtube channel. The heavyweight boxing champion will mark the end of his 29year career at his 50th birthday party this week. Tyson famously bit off a piece of holyfield s ear during a boxing match in 1997. Nov 10, 2016 the first one finished with evander holyfield becoming the undisputed champion of the world. Nov 21, 20 foot locker once again kicks off its week if greatness release with kyrie irving. Mike tyson and evander holyfied discuss the legendary ear bite. Mike tyson returning evander holyfield s ear to him. The boxing icon has revealed his ambitions to return to the ring to compete in charity fights, and. Evander the real deal holyfield 1996 highlights duration.
Mike tyson s incredible body transformation aged 53 as he trains for boxing return. Tyson vs holyfield 2 full fight with ear bite youtube. Evander holyfields update on his bitten ear youtube. Mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear in commercial. Mike tyson wanted to kill evander holyfield sport the. Mike tyson back in boxing gym, terrorizes mitts in scary. Boxing legend lost just six times in his career, famously to buster douglas and lennox lewis, while he bit evander holyfield s ear to earn disqualification. Mike tyson bites off evander holyfields ear dailymotion. Mike tyson finally returned evander holyfield s ear.
Mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear in new foot locker. Tyson leans in and bites holyfield s ear in las vegas. Champs, showing at the village east cinema in manhattan and available online for download. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and remains the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes. Evander holyfield talks about the bite fight, 20 years later. George foreman begs 53yearold mike tyson to call off. This is mike tyson vs evander holyfield by steve armstrong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Chicago mike tyson and evander holyfield stood toe to. Twenty years ago today, mike tyson bit off more than he could chew in a disgraceful and shocking act. Mar, 2015 there is an inherent irony in the lives of many boxing champions, particularly evander holyfield, mike tyson and bernard hopkins, says filmmaker bert marcus. Nov 02, 2015 this feature is not available right now.
Tyson, who had lost to holyfield by tko in their first fight. Nov 19, 20 mike tyson returns evander holyfield s ear after 16 years and they hug it out. The hilarious clip notes tyson returning the chunk of holyfields ear, rodman. Mike tyson bit evander holyfield s ear in their 1997 fight and the real deal says he came close to biting his face by damian mannion 18th october 2019, 7. Evander holyfields fights were certainly never dull. Evander holyfield announces boxing comeback, ive been. Mike tyson explains evander holyfield ear incident. Mike tyson returns holyfields ear in new ad thegrio. Brett favre, the quarterback known for repeatedly quitting and returning to football, finally knows when to walk away. Legendary boxers mike tyson, evander holyfield, and bernard hopkins offer a ringside seat to a controversial sport in a moment of crisis and their violent pursuit of the american dream. If mike tyson is serious about a comeback and wants an exhibition fight how about a rematch with evander holyfield thats what boxing star shawn porter wants to see. Shawn porter to mike tyson, run it back with evander. Evander holyfield vs mike tyson 2 was earlier billed as the sound and the fury but due to the unfortunate ending, evander holyfield vs mike tyson 2 is more popularly known as the bite fight. Jun 28, 2017 mike tyson savaged evander holyfields ear 20 years ago today in one of the most shocking scenes boxing and all of sport has ever seen.
Tyson would return to boxing and his fights grossed well into the millions, breaking alltime pay per view records. Mike tyson vs evander holyfield ii video dailymotion. Oct 16, 2009 after mike tyson s first interview with oprah, evander holyfield wanted to meet facetoface. Oct 22, 20 mike tyson has admitted he wanted to kill evander holyfield during their infamous ear biting fight in 1997 in an extract from his book undisputed truth. Nov 19, 20 mike tyson returns holyfields ear, proving all is right for week of greatness. Mike tyson returning evander holyfields ear to him. Mike tyson bit evander holyfield s ear in their 1997 fight and the real deal says he came close to biting his face. Jun 07, 20 mike tyson and evander holyfield fought twice as professionals, and their second bout produced one of the sports most bizarre moments. The two obviously have a huge history of bouts, including the june 28, 1997. Mike tyson evander holyfield bite fight on june 28, 1997, mike tyson bit evander holyfield s ear twice in one of the most anticipated rematches in heavyweight boxing history. Evander holyfield sparks talk of third showdown with mike. Legendary former heavyweight champs of the world, mike tyson pictured top and evander holyfield pictured bottom.
Nov 20, 20 mike tyson gives evander holyfield his ear back in new tv advert video danny griffiths for metro wednesday 20 nov 20 11. All the things you dont remember from tysonholyfield ii. The bout was tyson s first defense of the wba title that he had won from bruce. Apologetic mike tyson hands back evander holyfields ear. Recalling the first historic clash between mike tyson and evander holyfield, one of boxings biggest upsets. Nov 20, 20 mike tyson returns evander holyfield s ear in footlockers recently released week of greatness advertisement, promoting the retail stores shopping event of the year that beginning this friday involves the unveiling of much anticipated new sneakers each day for the next week. Holyfield announced on social media late wednesday that he will fight for. Jul 28, 2019 on june 28, 1997, mike tyson bites evander holyfields ear in the third round of their heavyweight rematch. Evander holyfield has announced he is making a return to boxing at the age of 57. Mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear in foot locker ad.
In a new commercial, where cleveland cavaliers kyrie irving is dreaming about if all is right with the world, tyson is shown with holyfield giving back the ear he bit off in their rematch bout in 1997. In this second fight, mike tyson was disqualified for biting holyfield s ear twice in what would become. Evander holyfield has hinted he may be in line for an astonishing return to boxing, days after former rival mike tyson announced his plans to fight in charity bouts. Jun 21, 2017 on june 28, 1997, mike tyson shocked the world by biting the ear of his heavyweight opponent, evander holyfield. Evander holyfield hints at boxing comeback days after mike. Watch as mike apologizes to evander in their first real talk since the infamous bout. Also, mike tyson returned evander holyfield his ear. After mike tyson s first interview with oprah, evander holyfield wanted to meet facetoface. The mike tysonevander holyfield encounters from years before. Mike tyson vs evander holyfield ii 1997 internet archive. Mike tyson evander holyfield ear bite twenty years on. It features mike tyson, evander holyfield, brett favre, and dennis rodman, among.
Nov 21, 20 everybody is buzzing today about mike tyson stealing the show when he returns evander holyfield s ear in a new foot locker ad. Mike tyson vs evander holyfield ii, 1997 full fight the fight began with holyfield. Evander holyfield, billed as finally, was a professional boxing match fought between evander holyfield and mike tyson for the world boxing association heavyweight championship on november 9, 1996 at the mgm grand garden arena in paradise, nevada. In a new commercial, where cleveland cavaliers kyrie irving is dreaming about if all is right with the world, tyson is shown with holyfield giving back the ear he bit off in their rematch bout in 1997 also noted stars included. Jun 28, 2017 over the last 20 years, mike tyson has given a variety of answers when asked why he bit evander holyfields ears both of them when the pair met at the mgm grand for a heavyweight title. George foreman begs 53yearold mike tyson to call off surprise boxing return mike tyson boxing return. Mike tyson finally returned evander holyfields ear for. For starters, guesses foot locker in an ad released tuesday, mike tyson might finally get around to giving evander holyfield his ear back. It was tyson s first fight since the infamous evander holyfield ear bite. Speaking to sky sports, tyson said at the time that holyfield was headbutting him throughout the. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history, after tyson bit off part of holyfield s ear.
Feb 16, 20 mike tyson, evander holyfield meet again february 16, 20 11. During another clinch, tyson bit holyfields left ear. Lennox lewis talks to espn about the night iron mike took a chunk out of evander holyfield s. Mike tyson finally returned evander holyfields ear for the win. Evander holyfield ggg is not mike tyson mike was errrr in every shot esnews boxing. Evander holyfield born october 19, 1962 is an american former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2011. Mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear as part of a new foot locker commercial. Nov 19, 20 mike tyson finally returned evander holyfields ear. Jul 07, 2015 mike tyson bites evander holyfield this day in boxing june 28, 1997 duration.
Feb 09, 20 this feature is not available right now. This day nineteen years ago, mike tyson bit off a piece of evander holyfields ear when. The commercial, advertising the shoe retailers week of greatness, opens with cleveland cavalier kyrie. This day nineteen years ago, mike tyson bit off a piece of evander holyfield s ear when they squared off for the wba heavyweight championship in las vegas, nevada. Jun 30, 2016 the mike tyson evander holyfield rematch is infamous for the bite, but here are all the other details you may have forgotten. Mike tyson bites evander holyfield s ear by sian cowper, reporter 5y sports mole looks back at the world heavyweight title fight between mike tyson and evander holyfield on the. Mike tyson vs evander holyfield ii mgm grand garden arena, las vegas, nevada 19970628 french tv.
Tyson famously chomped a chunk off of holyfield s ear when the two. Mike tyson has recalled the time that he gave evander holyfield his ear back in a jar of formaldehyde former heavyweight champion tyson starred in an advert with onetime rival holyfield back in. Nov 21, 20 mike tyson returns evander holyfield s ear in commercial spoof for footlocker. I kept it in formaldehyde, tyson says as the two embrace. Mar 03, 2015 hilarious mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear back foot locker commercial video.
Evander holyfield on fighting mike tyson i wanted to bite him back. Nov 20, 20 mike tyson finally returns evander holyfields ear to himbut this was for fun. Mike tyson gives evander holyfield back his ear in new ad. Ricky hatton warns mike tyson about returning to the ring. Remembering mike tysons apology to evander holyfield youtube. Mike tyson finally returns evander holyfield s ear to himbut this was for fun. Mike tyson says losing to buster douglas was best day of. Regardez mike tyson bites off evander holyfields ear upperkutter sur dailymotion. Mike tyson and evander holyfield rehash the ear bite youtube. After a brief battle of two rounds, mike tyson pulled off one of the most unusual stunts in boxing history by biting off evander holyfield s ear. The fourtime world heavyweight world champion is to fight in exhibition bouts to raise money for charity campaign. There was the time the fan man gatecrashed his fight with riddick bowe in 1993, his.
Boxing great evander holyfield could be set for a third showdown with former rival mike tyson after the former world heavyweight champion confirmed he is set to make his return to the ring for a charity bout at the age of 57. Remembering mike tysons apology to evander holyfield the oprah winfrey show own duration. Of course, tyson and holyfield had issues over the years after mike bit off evander s ear during a 1997 fight but tyson has apologized and theyve actually become friends. Mike tyson gives evander holyfield his ear back hd. Mike tyson returns evander holyfields ear to him in. May 21, 2017 mike tyson has recalled the time that he gave evander holyfield his ear back in a jar of formaldehyde former heavyweight champion tyson starred in an advert with onetime rival holyfield back in. Mike tyson ii, billed as the sound and the fury and afterwards infamously referred to as the bite of 97, was a professional boxing match contested on june 28, 1997, for the wba heavyweight championship.
Tyson bit evander holyfield s ear in a heavyweight champion bouthardly a proud moment for the sport. However, tyson defended his actions after the match. The bout was tysons first defense of the wba title that he had won from bruce seldon on september 7 of that year. Ricky hatton has warned mike tyson about returning to the ring 15 years after his last fight. Evander holyfield recently took to his social media handles and posted the picture where he is spotted staring behind the word comeback. Hard to believe those words came from the man who bit off a piece of holyfield s ear during a. Jun 28, 2017 the evening mike tyson bit both of evander holyfield s ears remains the most memorable of a career that was as decorated as it was controversial even at the age of 50 and 12 years after his. Aug 19, 2012 19961109 mgm grand, las vegas, usa mike tyson 222 lbs evander holyfield 215 lbs. Mike tyson bit evander holyfields ear in their 1997 fight. Boxing veteran george foreman has recently said that he doesnt want mike tyson to return for a fight at the age of 53. According to douglas quenqua of the new york times, the 1990s began with mike tyson, considered by many to be the last great heavyweight champion, losing his title to the littleknown buster douglas.
Mike tyson bit evander holyfields ear in their 1997 fight and the. The inring action saw tyson seal his return with a win knocking botha. Mike tyson vs evander holyfield ii 1997 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Mike tysons spinetingling entrance vs francois botha is. Mike tyson says losing to buster douglas was best day of his life youtube espn. It features mike tyson, evander holyfield, brett favre, and dennis rodman, among others.