Iron Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield THE BITE FIGHT June 28, 1997

[@abuzarmahmood96]

It was tyson stupidity to fire Kevin Rooney that's why he got destroyed slowly

[@BasilioTV]

I agree. I thought the same thing back then. Once Don King got involved Mike Tyson changed.

[@justbelieve215]

I have been involved in the sport of boxing for almost 25yrs, and I loved Rooney as Tyson's trainer, but Rooney didn't know how to affect Mike mentally and emotionally the way Cus did. Rooney couldn't control Mike either. The only trainer that could've helped Mike's career go in the direction that it was supposed to after Cus was Teddy Atlas! Teddy was the perfect trainer for Mike Tyson. Teddy would've had Rooney as part of Team Tyson too.

[@Rsam86]

agreed

[@mandown816]

I really wish Mike never abandoned his original Catskills team that made him such a good fighter in the first place.

[@pierrecalderone]

Actually, Mike Tyson didn't fire Rooney, Don King fired Rooney.

[@louiecrutchfield8372]

Don’t blame Mike for biting his ear after the man continues to head but Evander turn it into a street fight. Evander keeps pretending it’s an accident that BS.

[@BasilioTV]

I can see both sides of that, truly. Imagine had MMA been then...it would have been great to see them go at it MMA style.

[@holywarrior96]

Actually Tyson was the one headbutting

[@jeffbenjamin6480]

When their ice skating that might be a good excuse.

[@MusicSportandGeneralStuff]

Pathetic he bit him because he knew he couldn't win

[@TJ_1611]

Damn President Clinton was invested in this fight, so much so that he decided to interview Mike himself

[@theinformationbomber7102]

hahahahahahahaha LMAOOOOOO

[@Hamza-tj5xq]

2:18 at this time , monica lewinski was under the desk

[@BasilioTV]

LOL !

[@bobcornwall7927]

Evander is a cheater! Head butting master. When Evander kept butting it turned into a street fight.

[@BasilioTV]

It seem so in some situations. Which probably frustrated Tyson.

[@TNAGalaxyChannel]

lol

[@CJCrump]

Holyfield was always notorious for butting. Holyfield always bragged about whooping Tyson twice, but his headbutting tactics are what helped Holyfield win both fights.

[@ckbama17]

Mike is my favorite but the headbutting on purpose was always bulls&$t.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

​@@ckbama17 holyfield is a proven PEDs abusing cheater and a shame to boxing he's a disgrace to boxing he doesn't count Tyson did justice to this pathetic disgusting cheater and rightfully so holyfield deserved what he got

[@mikem591]

The Tyson-Holyfield fights were so HUGE. They dominated and dwarfed all other fights during their time. It was too bad he bit Holyfield's ear, because their fights where incredibly entertaining and high drama between two amazing fighters.

[@BasilioTV]

I agree. I can only imagine had it just gone as a clean fight. We would have seen probably up to Tyson-Holyfield 3 or 4 !!!

[@terrymitchell6934]

Because clashing of heads are a lot different than saying Holyfield was head butting

[@theinformationbomber7102]

​@@terrymitchell6934holyfield was head butting

[@SEVENSEN1357]

Who after the fight with Jake Pol

[@anaghnath3560]

Listen guys. In retrospect, holyfield was a very smart cheater. People saw Tyson's ear bitting but experts know how many times holyfield headbutted, low blowed, elbowed, kneed Tyson. Tyson was a simple man. Had to face lot of conspiracy. Holyfield also used steroids. Hair loss, heart condition all show signs of steroids. Tyson on the other hand was clean. So, knowers know that Tyson is the greatest. The best natural heavyweight of all time.

[@ronjones3184]

Quit smoking crack Tyson will never be the greatest..... that title goes to Ali dummy

[@BasilioTV]

Some fighters are very sneaking at head butting. I think Holyfield was one of those fighters.

[@Teddy-de1lg]

Tyson did also use steroids figthers at that level needs them but yes holyfield is a headbutter

[@pierrecalderone]

I LOL when Tyson called Evander a "specialist" lol. I pictured a heart surgeon in my mind.

[@BasilioTV]

LOL!

[@mikem591]

Maybe that's where Lennox got the idea of calling himself a "pugilistic specialist"...lol

[@tonecorleone7592]

His wife loves him n holds him up high 🙏🏽💜

[@BasilioTV]

She seemed very supportive.

[@mslboxingmslboxing5510]

Was nice seeing Mike with his family

[@BasilioTV]

Yes. I liked that too.

[@mywifesexualpartner984]

He probably beat up his wife before interview

[@pdubhnic]

In the 90's the news channels were weird. This was a year after the incident who tf would even care after that long?

[@kanyeslostson]

Yeah they were weird but back in the 90s and early 20s things didn’t move as quickly

[@V6bangerGT]

Therapy sessions

[@BasilioTV]

Them 90s sometimes just anything goes....

[@kingdomofanimaria]

This was like a few months

[@PracticeMakesPaper]

I’m pretty sure this was his first mainstream interview since the incident and this is whats wrong with this social media era.. Yall attention span is so short, you have to live it to understand it.. This was unbelievable at the time for a mainstream high ppv selling fight to end by ear bite dq.. Even til this day you havent seen a boxing match this bizarre so a year after, people still cared cuz he wasnt allowed to fight since… And this also ruined his reputation for the rest of his life, he started getting slandered after that fight.. It took til he got old for people to start respecting Tyson again

[@peace7482]

Shit... I miss 90's...

[@chinchecker464]

1:53 the guys like they don’t pay me enough!

[@BasilioTV]

Probably because Don King took most of his money, sad!

[@NiggasDrinkin40s]

@ANUSH SLAVEIKOV and proud

[@damianstarks3338]

😂🤣 yeah true.

[@SuperDetroit9]

Tyson was completely JUSTIFIED in biting Holyfields ear!! I remember watching the fight and wondering:"WHAT is Mike complaining to the referee about?!? And why is the referee IGNORING his complaints?!?" I remember at one point BEFORE the bite,Mike angrily STOMPED on the mat when Mills Lane refused to consider his complaints!! Biting that steroid-freaks EAR was thew ONLY way Mike could get vengeance for all the head butts he was taking!!

[@BasilioTV]

I can see your point.

[@holywarrior96]

Wrong Tyson kept missing and running into Holyfield's ducked head. There's slow motion tape explaining it frame by frame

[@koden24]

@@holywarrior96 exactly. The bottom line, Larry Holmes stated, Tyson was always made to order for Holyfield!

[@ladyj5682]

The fight should have stopped the first bite, period. Why let men fight without boundaries for sport? I don’t like watching fights anyway. I believe the head butting issue wasn’t ever addressed either. Still love Mike Tyson

[@BasilioTV]

I agree.

[@aftab705]

Tyson never lost to Holyfield. Holyfield took the easy way out with low blows and headbutts and mixed them up.

[@BasilioTV]

Some fighters are very sneaking at head butting. I think Holyfield was one of those fighters.

[@mrrich0974]

They call it the bite fight LOL

[@BasilioTV]

They sure did! LOL!

[@TNAGalaxyChannel]

😂🤣😂

[@mikem591]

6:38 - Great picture. It's interesting they were friends before all this happened. It's cool they rekindled their friendship years later. Holyfield was obsessed bout "Tyson". Once he beat him, he had some good fights afterwards, but Tyson was who I was always shooting for.

[@BasilioTV]

I can only imagine Tysons psyche prior and during the fight. Whatever he was going through he brought it to the ring. I think that was a problem.

[@adamthejack944]

Holyfield is a head butter...alway has been

[@BasilioTV]

I've heard many say he was. And he had a big hard head.

[@sidiebnou4958]

Fact

[@oldironsides4107]

Tyson always was too. But blatantly ape as big. Also would throw straight up elbows. Hit after the bell. Bite. So shoulder locks trying to ruin your shoulder. Dropped a ref as he wouldn’t seperate ko norris after a bell Only was dqd for biting twice. Sure he bite Holyfield’s ear off the first bite. But it took a second bite for it to be stopped Tyson was treated like a spoil brat in the ring and could get away with anything as he brought in so much money.

[@imtiredcharlie]

2:39 BRO I FINALLY FOUND THIS CLIP AFTER MONTHS OF WANTING TO KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM 😭😭😭

[@vincemwenyewe4569]

"Dignity is what people think of you, Principle is what you think of yourself" this n***a spittin

[@BasilioTV]

Not excuse for loss of control.

[@damianstarks3338]

This is both boxing history and infamy.

[@BasilioTV]

Good way to out it. I like that.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

Man Diane Sawyer looked stunning in the intro

[@BasilioTV]

As she should be! Probably scared too!

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@BasilioTV naah she got wet seeing Tyson being ripped and being mad at the same time

[@dskinner8757]

I feel like bitin' an ear right now 👂

[@BasilioTV]

LOL!

[@liamkeogh5135]

I’m glad Mike pointed out that he was winning the 3rd round handily.

[@flipflop4396]

Mike went empty on his tank in 3rd round, went for all or nothing, went for KO. After he realised it didnt had much effect on Evander. He became frustrated and just wanted to hurt Evander by any means necessary, bite was a act of desperation and way to get out of the fight. Since it would be a 1st fight replay if it went on. So better get disqualified then humiliated again.

[@liamkeogh5135]

@@flipflop4396 It was having an effect on Holy though. Tyson had said himself after 1st fight that he knew Holy was durable and that he’d have to break him down. Holy actually said same about Tyson. That he’d have to put pressure on from round 1 and break Tyson down through the rounds. That’s what happened. Being stopped on your feet in 11th round of competitive fight is no humiliation. Holy is notorious for head buts however for me it was the constant low blows even with his knee, in both fights which would have cracked me up! Tyson clearly won 3rd round and Holy was opting to hold. After Holy got angry after bites he actually lost the exchanges before bell. Tyson fckd it up through rage.

[@flipflop4396]

@@liamkeogh5135 2nd fight would be a replay of the first fight, Tyson knew that after 3rd round. First 3 rounds were always Mikes peak rounda, 90% of his KOs came in first rounds. Tyson said after their first fight that he had no idea how good Holyfield is. Yes Tyson got humiliated, just watch the press conference before the first fight and statments Tyson camp including Mike made, they were saying its gonna be a easy fight for Mike with fast KO. Who would think that Mike would only win 3 rounds out of 14 in both fights. Tyson won 3rd round only because he went for all or nothing, that fight if it went on would ended same way as the first one did.

[@liamkeogh5135]

@@flipflop4396 Maybe it would have but maybe not. If my memory serves me right all Mike said was that Holy was a great fighter but that he believed he was better as he was the best fighter in the world. He also predicted years previous that Holy would beat Buster as Holy was an “Exceptional smaller fighter” and that Buster is a quitter. He said that he takes his beating like a man whereas Buster would quit! That’s exactly what happened. Tyson respected Holy 💯 it’s just that he believed he was the best. So should any champion. Big George thought he would smash Ali and Holmes thought he would swat Michael Spinks. It’s just what happens. Like I say, it’s no humiliation to lose in 11 rounds on your feet to Evander Holyfield. Mike Tyson finds himself in the unfortunate position due to his success that when he loses a tough fight he somehow is no longer a great fighter. This rule only seems to apply to him.

[@flipflop4396]

@@liamkeogh5135 Actually its not a rule. Watch both Tyson vs Holyfield fights just Mikes entrance, you can clearly see how confident he was during entrance of 1st fight and most notably how insecure he was at 2nd fight entrance. It was visible he was intimidated by Holyfield after their first bout. As for 2nd fight Tyson winning it really and honestly were zero to none. Mike simply couldnt do much better than in his first fight. When that fight happened i was cheering for Mike. Mike was cocky during first press conferences especially his managers. At 2nd fight he even brought Steve "Crocodile" Fitch to taunt Holyfield. Tyson was a mountain, bully and force to be reckon with...but if you reject to be intimidated by him and show resistance, he becomes very unsecure, whole that aura of invincibility around him dissapears.

[@daveramses8236]

Holyfield got what he ask for

[@bivekroy6686]

and Tyson got his ass whooped 2 times

[@SuperPhilly5]

you are a total complete asshole

[@bobcornwall7927]

Shut ur rude poo candy ass!

[@JSM8885]

Is that Tyson and Holyfield sparring at 6:35?

[@BasilioTV]

Yes I do believe it is. During the Olympics they were friends.

[@kanyeslostson]

@@BasilioTV they were great friends still are .

[@MuaadIbrahim-db7wp]

@@BasilioTVwho won the spar

[@میشلاستروگف]

EVANDER NEVER DUNK HE' HAD LIONS HEART

[@kratos_1986]

Tyson podría haber sido el mejor boxeador de la historia, pero hubo un enemigo al que no pudo vencer; él mismo.

[@BasilioTV]

Asi si es, EL MISMO.

[@geoffbarklley7654]

Clinton was horrified lol go hang out with Jeff Epstein wata joke

[@francescastillo8243]

Geoff Barkley: The world was horrified when Bill Clinton had fellatio performed on him in the Oval Office when he was president. He has the gull to criticize Mike Tyson. Give me a break.

[@apostoloskainourgios1096]

no1.yes clinton was horified i think that was before the bombings on yugoslavia..tyson bites holyfield he said he watched the fight and its not his job to pretend that hes not angry 2 himself.did clinton ever seen what he did to kids families to his victims off course he did.but its his job to pretend that hes a good man with principles.no2..okkk guyz we re in 2022 u know cocaine is a fkn crazy drug ok?and thats all about the tyson holyfield fight and tysons mentality or mindset in this fight.u get animalistic some ppl when they snif some ppl when they have to slow down for a fight 4 example.

[@J4sse]

Change the title bro.

[@BasilioTV]

What would you suggest ?

[@abhijitmishra5243]

Even if holyfield used headbutts intentionally, then also, it clearly means that he's more cunning than tyson!! Tyson on the other hand, should've never done this blunder, especially when he's such a great fighter!! I kind of felt sorry for him, because I think tyson did all this mainly because his ego got hurt very badly somewhere, as a result this was his act of desperation.. Really!! Evander no doubt is a very great fighter too, and he really has got a lion heart!!

[@jimmylee1556]

cunning nah thats called cheating

[@shanb1789]

In their first fight, Tyson was clearly the one who head butted Holyfield. Honestly, i fail to see how this one looked intentional. Holyfield and other boxers have had to box with deep cuts over their eyes and that from headbutts. Whenever I hear people saying that Holyfield intentionally butts, tbh I think they sound like straight up haters or they've just fallen for the hype. ~ Are certain boxing styles conducive to collisions? Of course, but that's as far as I would take it.

[@rickkill9323]

I love how most people keep ignoring the fact one headbutt can end a boxing career . It wasn’t just one head button was multiple times . Yet most keep on straight up ignoring this fact . Since you said he shouldn’t have . lightly hit your head against a solid wall not sheet rock every hit is a headbutt . Keep in mind your a boxer and one hit could end your career . How many times would you allow to be hit ? You tell the ref and he does nothing. Would you not be pissed off ?

[@marcosmwiya2427]

Mike Tyson, the best Forever 👏

[@ericbaker9688]

(Holyfield) Look Mike! See my new ears! 🍗😁🍗 (Mike) 👀 😛

[@BasilioTV]

LOL!

[@theinformationbomber7102]

2:39 damn Tyson is so angry

[@faus2125]

Tison figura única no boxe, o maior de todos os tempos..gangster👽

[@BasilioTV]

He was a bad ass for sure.

[@faus2125]

@@BasilioTV 🖕

[@princeiscool9]

2:39 Mike is yelling at the Police

[@rachekane]

Atrocious questions!

[@BasilioTV]

Many!

[@queenqueen8722]

Tyson amazing

[@BasilioTV]

I loved watching him fight.

[@atifakhtar4944]

I love you tyson

[@BasilioTV]

Me too!

[@14spokenwords]

no-one ever beat tyson clean though... they had to clinch, Butt, but it all that was thrown out it's 1 8 7 dun time

[@ronjones3184]

Buster Douglas beat him fair and square playboy

[@01MIDWAY]

WOW

[@BasilioTV]

Shocked the boxing world!

[@marcosmwiya2427]

Mike Tyson 😁😀😄😄

[@roachkid2818]

FNAF

[@shermuhammadtuliev9256]

Tyson is the greatest of all time! Evander is fuckin foxy Tyson is more skilled

[@BasilioTV]

Wish I would have seen more fights out of him in his prime.

[@meisme20]

Very W+real+based