A Brief History Of Sport’s Most Unsporting Moments
Boxing: The Mike Tyson Ear Bite
The Holyfield-Tyson II fight of June 28, 1997, will go down in history as one of the dirtiest boxing matches of all time, thanks to the actions of Mike Tyson just before the second minute of the third round. When Holyfield grabbed Tyson in a clinch, Tyson responded by removing an inch from the top of Holyfield’s right ear with his teeth, which he then spat onto the floor of the ring. After a delay of several minutes two points were deducted from Tyson and the fight resumed, only to be stopped soon after when Tyson bit into Holyfield’s left ear.
Aftermath: The initial aftermath was a melee between Tyson and Holyfield’s supporters. Following the fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission revoked Tyson’s boxing license and fined him $3 million plus court costs. His license was reinstated a year later, in 1998.
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Perhaps you should review what the term “clock-wise” means.
Rolling a cricket ball is worse than biting someone’s ear off?? Granted I know next to nothing of the English sport – but c’mon.
The sports were not in any particular order, of course I would rather have a ball rolled to me than my ear bitten off, but the rolled ball created a hell of a stink as it was seen as a cowardly play. It cast the Australian team in a bad light for many years after, even the Australian players on the field thought it was a gutless move.
How can they leave off Woody Hayes coming from the sideline to level an opposing player running for a touchdown??
I’m only a mere mortal, but that incident just might make the next list.
Two comments: ON Kermit Washington, I saw that game and did not then and still do not believe it was bad sportsmanship. You have skirmish going on adrenaline is high and a player from the opposite team is running at you. I dont know about anyone else but I think if you put yourself in the same shoes you are going to protect yourself and while some do it by running some tend to throw out a fist or kick.
Mike Tyson: During and after the first fight Tyson was complaining of headbutts from Holyfield, a number or other fighters also stepped forward and stated the same, Holyfield tends to lead and hit with his head. During the second fight Tyson again was complaining of headbutts. Holyfield is at least 6 inches taller than tyson why is his head hitting tyson on the forehead. bad sportsmanship on tyson but should also have been on Holyfield
Hmmm…like the list but if you’re going to call out dopers how about Roger Clemens ongoing boorish and deceitful behavior and taking the sportsworld and Congress for idiots with his own brand of sophistry. Also, throw in his bat throwing incident in the World Series and a professional philistine is complete.