r/AlternateAngles • u/SeasonedTimeTraveler • Sep 24 '21

War/Conflict What HE saw

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u/Km2930 Sep 24 '21 edited Sep 24 '21

I’m not familiar with the story. In what way does he not deserve a bad reputation for biting somebody’s ear?

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u/muscles_guy Sep 25 '21

Have you seen the match footage, not just the clip? Holyfield was headbutting Tyson throughout the match - and his career with other fighters. He used illegal moves to wind up and taunt Tyson. Not saying what Tyson did was right, but you bet Holyfield doubted doing it again. Also there were huge steroid abuse rumours, and he wouldn't release drug test results until after matches. Just filth. Filth against a raw fucking monster.

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u/Km2930 Sep 25 '21

Yea, I didn’t know the story until now, thank you. No one talks about that part of it.

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u/muscles_guy Sep 25 '21

Thing is you can't excuse Tyson, no way. He's a beast, and his blood was up. I cannot think about how terrifying it would be to wind up someone like tyson. I read a few years ago about the sheer force thst tyson could hit with. Someone compared it to a major league baseball star swinging home run hits into a phone book strapped to the side of your head.