Twice bitten: the untold story of Holyfield-Tyson II
by Willis, George 1960-.
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BookPublisher: Mainstream Publishing 2013ISBN: 9781780575902; 9781780577395; 9781780577395; 1780577397; 1780575904.Classification number: 796.8309 WILSubject(s): Holyfield | Tyson 1966- | Boxing -- Tournaments -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History -- 20th centurySubject: On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the most infamous fight in boxing history. After the third round of a heavyweight championship match, Tyson was disqualified for biting off and spitting out a chunk of Holyfield's ear. But what drives a man to viciously bite another man? Was it a mental breakdown? Was it fear? Was it retaliation? In 'Twice Bitten', renowned sports columnist George Willis details what triggered Tyson's mad act of violence and reveals the answers to the following questions: what happened to the piece of ear that Tyson chewed off and spit out? Why didn't Holyfield reattach it? And was it popping champagne bottles or gunshots that caused a near riot in the MGM corridors and casinos that night?
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.8309 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002834243X |
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| 796.8309 PAR Muhammad Ali : a memoir / | 796.8309 TAY Intimate Warfare : | 796.8309 TYS Iron ambition : lessons I've learned from the man who made me a champion / | 796.8309 WIL Twice bitten: the untold story of Holyfield-Tyson II | 796.8309 WIN Axis of greatness: | 797.1092 HAY Tales from the tillerman : a life-long love affair with Britain's waterways / | 797.1092 SPA The Princess Matilda comes home: |
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On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the most infamous fight in boxing history. After the third round of a heavyweight championship match, Tyson was disqualified for biting off and spitting out a chunk of Holyfield's ear. But what drives a man to viciously bite another man? Was it a mental breakdown? Was it fear? Was it retaliation? In 'Twice Bitten', renowned sports columnist George Willis details what triggered Tyson's mad act of violence and reveals the answers to the following questions: what happened to the piece of ear that Tyson chewed off and spit out? Why didn't Holyfield reattach it? And was it popping champagne bottles or gunshots that caused a near riot in the MGM corridors and casinos that night?
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