Why did you do it, Mike? “Because I'm crazy a little bit and was bleeding all over the place.” “I was frustrated.” “I was angry that he was butting my head.” “I just snapped and reacted the way many athletes have done.” “I just wanted to kill him.” “I don't remember much because I was so enraged.” “I wanted to inflict so much pain on him.” “I was pissed off that he was such a great fighter.” “I just wanted to beat him up.” “I was an undisciplined soldier and lost my composure.” “I was in a very competitive mood and wanted so desperately to beat him for my own self-aggrandisement.” “I was just upset.”
Over the last 20 years, Mike Tyson has given a variety of answers when asked why he bit Evander Holyfield's ears – both of them – when the pair met at the MGM Grand for a heavyweight title fight on 28 June 1997. Straight after the fight, which was stopped towards the end of the third round, Tyson was in no mood for contrition. “Listen. Holyfield is not the tough warrior everyone says he is. He got a nick on his ear and he quit,” said Tyson as he cast his aggression as an act of self-defence.
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