Holyfield. Split Decision.
no, Tyson bit evander's ear in their second fight.
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Mike Tyson In 1996 he challenged but lost to Evander Holyfield; in a 1997 rematch he was disqualified for biting off a piece of Holyfield's ear, and his license was revoked.
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Evander Holyfield is most well known as a boxer. He was an undisputed heavyweight champion and is perhaps best remembered for defeating Mike Tyson and having part of his ear bitten off in the second fight.
24th April he fights again in las Vegas, against an opponent to be announced
The second fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield took place on June 28, 1997, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This highly publicized match is infamous for Tyson biting Holyfield's ear, leading to his disqualification. The event was dubbed "The Sound and the Fury" and remains one of the most controversial moments in boxing history.
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield - MGM Grand, Las Vegas. 9th November 1996
Twice. The results: 11/09/1996 Holyfield Win by TKO11 06/28/1997 Holyfield Win by DQ3
The biggest and most publicized boxing news story was probably Mike Tyson's fight against evander holyfield in which he got his ear bit off. Supposed to be a rematch from their first fight at MGM.
Tyson was not i a right frame of mind during those days, and in his mind, he was responding to the elbows he received from holyfield. That does not excuse his behaviour though, but I think we understand his mind set a little better.
Tyson lost 6 fights as a professional, to: James "Buster" Douglas Evander Holyfield (twice) Lennox Lewis Danny Williams Kevin McBride. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=474&cat=boxer