Holyfield-Tyson II is a name used to identify the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield on June 28, 1997, in which Tyson infamously bit off a portion of Holyfield's ear. The fight was originally billed as Holyfield-Tyson II: The Sound and the Fury and was a follow-up rematch of the first Tyson-Holyfield fight.
The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The referee officiating the fight was Mills Lane, who was brought in as a late replacement when Tyson's camp protested the original selection of Mitch Halpern (who officiated the first fight) as the referee.[1]
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In the previous Tyson-Holyfield fight, seven months earlier, Holyfield, who opened as a 25-to-1 underdog (eventually pulling to 15-to-2), floored Tyson for the second time in Tyson's career in the sixth round, and scored a TKO over Tyson in round 11. Holyfield dominated Tyson throughout the fight, winning almost every round.
| Date | June 28, 1997 | |
| Title(s) on the line | WBA Heavyweight Championship | |
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 Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson |
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| The Real Deal | Iron Mike | |
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| Atlanta, GA, USA | From | Catskill, NY, USA |
| 33-3-0 (24 KO) | Pre-fight record | 45-2 (39 KO) |
| WBA Heavyweight Champion | Recognition | |
The fight began with Holyfield dominating Tyson. Holyfield won the first round and won the second. At 2:19 of the first round, an overhand right from Holyfield stunned Tyson, but Tyson fought back immediately pushing Holyfield backwards. At 0:32 of round two, Holyfield ducked under a wild right hand from Tyson; with Holyfield coming forward with his head, their heads clashed opening a large cut over Tyson's right eye. Tyson had repeatedly complained about head-butting in the first bout between the two.[2] However, there were no warnings for headbutts issued during the fight, and the "headbutts" about which Tyson complained were simply punches landed by Holyfield.
As the third round was about to begin, Tyson came out of his corner without his mouthpiece. The referee ordered Tyson back to his corner to insert it. Tyson inserted his mouthpiece, got back into position and the match resumed. Tyson began the third round with a furious attack, but Holyfield blocked most of the shots easily. At that point, Tyson appeared defeated. With forty seconds remaining in the round Holyfield got Tyson in a clinch, and Tyson rolled his head above Holyfield's shoulder and bit Holyfield on his right ear, avulsing a one-inch piece of cartilage from the top of the ear, and spitting out the piece of ear on the ring floor. Holyfield pushed Tyson away at which Lane called for a time-out. Holyfield turned to walk to his corner, and Tyson ran up to Holyfield and shoved him from behind. Lane sent Tyson to a neutral corner as an enraged Holyfield gestured for Lane to look at his bitten ear. The fight was delayed for several minutes as Lane debated what to do. Lane's original inclination was to immediately disqualify Tyson, but after the ringside doctor determined that Holyfield was able to continue despite the bite, Lane announced he would be deducting two points from Tyson and the fight would continue. As Lane explained the decision to Tyson and his cornermen, Tyson asserted that the injury to Holyfield's ear was the result of a punch. "Bullshit," retorted Lane. The fight was resumed.
During another clinch, Tyson bit Holyfield's left ear. Holyfield threw his hands around to get out of the clinch and jumped back. Lane did not stop the fight this time, so the two men continued fighting until time expired. The men walked back to their respective corners when the fight was then stopped.
After the fight was stopped, Tyson ran at Holyfield and Holyfield's trainer Brooks while they were still in their corner. Tyson took swings at the people in his way, but was pushed back to his corner. Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. read the decision: "Referee Mills Lane has disqualified Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield on both of his ears."
Later, Tyson was walking back to his locker room when a fan tossed a bottle of water in his direction. Tyson climbed over a temporary railing and up into the stands, made obscene gestures to the crowd, and made his way up the side of a stairway before he was dragged to his locker room. Tyson was suspended and his license withheld.
As a result of biting Holyfield on both ears and other behavior, Tyson's boxing license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and he was fined USD $3 million plus legal costs.[3] The revocation was not permanent; a little more than a year later on October 18, 1998, the commission voted 4-1 to restore Tyson's boxing license. He was almost sentenced to prison.[4]
One of Tyson's former trainers, Teddy Atlas, predicted before the fight that Tyson would deliberately get himself disqualified.[5]
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| Developer(s) | GameForge AG |
| Publisher(s) | GameForge AG |
| Latest version | 0.40 |
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| Genre(s) | MMOG |
| System(s) | Web browser |
| Website | http://www.bitefight.org |
BiteFight is an MMO about a war between werewolves and vampires. As of April 13, 2008 the game has over twelve million accounts. It was released on February 1, 2006.
An MMO about a war between werewolves and vampires. As of April 13, 2008 the game has over twelve million accounts. It was released on February 1, 2006.
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Getting Started
Gameplay is non-linear and the player has several different choices of how to progress in the game. First a player must choose the race of werewolf or vampire. There are no real differences between the two in the gameplay. Then they are able to make gold and level up by going on manhunts, questing in the city, battling members of the opposite race, battling demons in the grotto, or working in the graveyard.
PvP Combat
Members of the opposite race may battle each other for possible gold and experience. The battle system is based on several character stats, as well as player level.
Cheats
Gold/Hellstones/Experience can be gained through keywords in the messaging system.Guide
Registration
Creating an account on the game is free; however, hellstones can be bought with real money and used to purchase special equipment, potions, items or the Shadowlord upgrade. The Shadowlord upgrade is a paid membership that costs 15 hellstones and lasts 14 days. It gives the player the gold equivalent to twelve hours of work, the ability to fight every five minutes instead of every fifteen, a folder-sorted inbox, a custom character picture, a 100% health potion and double the hunting time. For more info
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