Did Tyson Bite Holyfield Twice?

Holyfield threw his hands around to escape the clinch and jumped back. Tyson's second bite just scarred Holyfield's ear. At the time of the second bite, Lane did not stop the match, and both combatants continued fighting until time expired.

How many times did Tyson bite Holyfield?

Evander Holyfield's fights have never been dull. There was the time his clash with Riddick Bowe was gatecrashed by 'The Fan Man' in 1993, his controversial draw with Lennox Lewis in 1999 is still talked about more than 20 years later and, last but not least, Mike Tyson bit him – not once, but twice.

Why did Tyson bite off Holyfield's ear?

Speaking to reporters in the aftermath of the fight, Tyson claimed the bites were retaliation for being head-butted in the second round. Tyson had repeatedly complained about being head-butted in the first fight and Holyfield had opened a large cut over his right eye after ducking a punch in the second round.