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Originally Posted by Boxing Master
Once again outclassed by a superior boxer in Holyfield in both of their matches, Tyson lashed out by biting the right ear of Holyfield, which resulted in a disqualification(I believe).
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I hate the way the media demonized Tyson but not Holyfield after the ear-biting incident. My take on it was that Holyfield was employing dirty tactics (head-butting) that actually incited Tyson to bite his ear. Holyfield has turned into a dirty boxer in his old age. Need I remind everyone of what he did to Hasim Rahman? That was foul! I lost so much respect for Holyfield b/c of it. I really admired his heart (no pun intended due to Holyfield's much-publicized condition) in his younger days as he was always the smaller man in the heavyweight division. However, I guess he was always the media darling. The media even tried to turn Tyson-Holyfield into a Islam vs. Christianity thing. Stupid. IMO, I think neither was/is a good representative of their respective faiths. Back to that fight, Tyson was literally crying in the after-fight interview complaining of Holyfield's tactics. Anyone else agree/disagree with me? I can't be the only one.