Referring to his own historical marks, Evander Holyfield raised two options, one was the first time he defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi to win the Cruiserweight championship in 1986, and one was when he was bitten by Mike Tyson in the match in June 1997. Boxing history.
Mike Tyson at that time was the top star of boxing. Becoming the youngest boxing champion in the world at the age of 19, Tyson soon went through glorious moments. Since 1989, the “steel puncher” began to get lost in the enjoyment and scandals outside the stage, the most remarkable is when Mike Tyson was charged with Rape Desire Washington in 1992, causing Tyson to sit behind iron in 3 years 1 month.
Leaving the prison, Mike Tyson immediately targeted heavyweight boss championships – which he still thought “they always belong to me”. “Steel fist” won 4 consecutive wins, including 3 Knockout wins, 2 matches won the championship, especially when Tyson “resolved” the former WBA Bruce Seldon champion in less than 2 minutes.
The audience praised heaven that the old Mike Tyson of the old days was back and more scary than ever. At that time, Evander Holyfield appeared.
Evander Holyfield only acts as a replacement for Lennox Lewis, whom Tyson refused in the first battle of belt protection. Although it was a former champion, at that time, Holyfield was an absolute opponent in a weak position compared to the monster Mike Tyson. In 1994, Holyfield almost retired due to diagnosis of heart disease. In the previous 4 matches, the performance that Evander Holyfield showed nothing much.
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But unexpectedly happened – on November 9, 1996, Evander Holyfield caused Mike Tyson to fall. Evaluating the fighting style of “steel puncher” is too easy to catch cards, Holyfield moves exactly as a machine, constantly letting Tyson taste the blow before defeating Mike Tyson in the 11th half.
Half a year later, on June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson returned to the rematch with “the mind of a monster hunting human head”. But facing Tyson, Evander Holyfield was even more aggressive than the first match. Right from the first half, Holyfield crushed “steel fist” with body shots. In the second half, Holyfield continued with a tricky head, causing Mike Tyson's right eyebrow to tear.
The third half continued with a hot Mike Tyson. Holyfield continued to approach. This time, crazy, Tyson hugged the opponent, spit out the jaw, and kept biting an ear of Evander Holyfield, spit ears on the floor. Holyfield was very painful, but the match continued, then Tyson repeated, biting the other side of Holyfield. It was not until then that the referee announced the end of the match, losing to Mike Tyson.
“I forgive Mike Tyson,” Evander Holyfield said in an interview in 2020, after Mike Tyson returned to Boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. “But I'm still ready if he wants another upper battle.”
This weekend, Holyfield will return to the stage, confronting Vitor Belfort in the leading match of Triller Fight Club Legends 2. It is known that Mike Tyson will also be present in this event. Is this a start for the audience to watch the Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson 3?