a declaration American boxing legend Mike Tyson He made nearly $ 30 million biting the ear of his colleague Evander Holyfield in 1997.
In “Checc’n In Podcast with Big U,” he said, “I was fined 3 million for this bite, but I won 30 million.”
He also talked about entering the field of ear-shaped candy making, in honor of the famous Evander Holyfield incident, according to the New York Post.
Snip-ear candies – 1997 from Reuters
a little off the beaten path
It is reported that Tyson competed with Holyfield on June 28, 1997 in Las Vegas, but the fight was stopped at the end of the third round of the heavyweight rematch, with Tyson disqualified from the bout and suspended from boxing due to the bite of his teammate in both ears.
Surprisingly, he bit him again when the fight resumed, then the referee ruled him out and Holyfield won, who searched for the bite from his right ear and found it in the ring after the match.
Evander Holyfield shows his ear after the famous bite – 1997 from Reuters
The first game … and the failure and then the retirement
Interestingly, the legendary boxer’s first fight was in 1985, when he was only 18, he defeated Hector Mercedes.
Tyson quickly became famous for his fierce style and became the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
But he filed for bankruptcy in 2003 despite earning more than $ 300 million in his career. retire in 2005.
