Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Referee Mills Lane holds his ear as he explains why he stopped the fight after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear during the third round of their WBA heavyweight championship fight in Las ...
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]
Lane refereed the second fight between WBA Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield and challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997. 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.
RPL referee Vladimir Pettay died in the 2011 crash of RusAir Flight 9605 Ligue 1 referee Johan Hamel died of a stroke in 2022. The following are association football/soccer referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.
The referee then delays the fight, before informing Tyson he was deducting two points from his score for the incident. It wasn’t long before Tyson bit Holyfield on the ear a second time and the ...
As the rounds passed, Tyson was unable to adjust, and found himself being thoroughly outboxed. In the fifth round, Tyson landed a fierce combination, his best of the match, and Holyfield was hurt. [8] In the sixth round, Tyson was cut by a headbutt from Holyfield that Halpern judged to be accidental. Then, as the round progressed, Holyfield ...
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. ... Referee has been in ring ...