Boxing icon Mike Tyson has opened up on one of the most extraordinary moments in sporting history.
In 1997, ‘Iron Mike’ rematched Evander Holyfield after he was stopped by him in the 11th round of their first contest.
The bout would go down in history when a clearly frustrated Tyson decided to bite off a piece of Holyfield’s ear in the third round leading to his disqualification from the contest.
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And Tyson admitted: “People just want to take pictures of me biting their ears. These crazy people black, white people and celebrities want me to bite their ears.
“Listen, that was the best thing I ever did….the best thing I ever did.”
When he was asked whether he would charge for photos like other celebrities he replied: “I do not like to abuse that. It is too much. In order to love yourself you have to love someone else
