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Referee Mills Lane, a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame who officiated some of the most significant boxing matches of the second half of the 20th century, died Tuesday at 85.
Mills Lane, one of the most famous referees in boxing history, has died at age 85. Lane, famous for his catchphrase "Let's get it on," refereed many famous fights, including the notorious "Bite ...
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as The Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between the champion Evander Holyfield and the challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship. [1]
Mitch Halpern was supposed to referee the fight, but Tyson's camp protested, so Lane was brought in at the last minute. [9] After Tyson bit Holyfield's ears twice, Lane disqualified him. Lane's shirt was stained with blood from the incident, and he sold it to a memorabilia collector on the same night.
VFL umpire Alexander Salton was a casualty of World War I, and is the only VFL/AFL umpire to die in military service VFL umpire Ern Jenkins died less than three months after the conclusion of the 1927 season. The following are Australian football umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.
Tyson looks to the referee to issue a warning to his opponent, but the referee says nothing. Seeing the cheapshots as intentional, a fed-up Tyson resorts to biting Holyfield’s ear.
Marc Ratner recounted: "...Until Mitch got the first Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield fight, nobody knew how good he was." [3] Halpern was scheduled to referee Holyfield–Tyson II, what would come to be known as the infamous "Bite Fight", but Tyson's co-manager, John Horne vehemently opposed. Officially, Tyson's camp did not cite any specific ...
Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite in a boxing match? During their second fight in 1997, Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's right ear. Tyson was disqualified.