June 28, 1997

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1997 Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV. Mike was upset as he tried to claim he was overcome by his manly affection for his opponent and that it was just a love bite. Evander Holyfield was quoted as saying “Man, love hurts!” and Mike Tyson responded “True dat”.

About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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