Mike Tyson told NBA icon, Dennis Rodman he made back the $3million fine for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear by taking pictures with fans.
The self-styled ‘baddest man on the planet’ stunned everyone by ripping the top of Holyfield’s ear off during their heavyweight title fight in 1997.
Tyson shocked the world, when he bit Holyfield’s ear and he was subsequently fined for the incident It was one of the most shocking moments in the history of the sport and the Nevada Athletic Commission subsequently slapped him with a maximum fine of $3m, as well as revoking his licence.
Now, the two boxing legends were now set to stun the world again by making their comebacks to the ring years after retiring.
And when joined by NBA legend, Dennis Rodman on his podcast, Tyson revealed he has no regrets about the incident – and claimed he made even more than his hefty fine.
“I never even think about it,” Tyson said.
Rodman was a guest on Mike Tyson’s podcast and talked about his colourful life and excellent basketball career “However, I think about how much money that I made from taking
pictures of biting people that it supersedes the $3m that I lost.
“That’s what it makes it funny for me. Yes, I bit his ear, but I made that back from taking pictures.
“So I can never beat myself up about it. I always say to my children: ‘Damn we’re born, we’ve got this amount of time before we die – what are we gonna do?”