The event reportedly generated between 1.5 to 1.6 million purchases. In 1996, Holyfield pulled off a huge upset when he stopped Tyson in ten rounds to capture the heavyweight crown.

Mike Tyson, left, lands a blow against Evander Holyfield on June 28, 1997, in Las Vegas. Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield in the ear twice in the third round. (Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images) ...

The match generated 1.9 million pay-per-view buys, and Tyson was getting paid $30 million for the competition. As the defending heavyweight champ, Holyfield received $33 million.

“Let’s do it, baby. Simple as that. Let’s do it.” Holyfield, coming in as a huge underdog at the time, shocked the world when he stopped Tyson in 1996 to capture the heavyweight crowd.

The day before Mike Tyson’s infamous rematch against Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas in June 1997, the heavyweight boxer went to collect his paycheck at the office of his promoter, Don King, at ...

The "bite fight" remains one of the most infamous moments in boxing. We look back at the fight between Tyson and Holyfield, 25 years later.

Evander Holyfield fought boxing greats such as Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson during his legendary career but insists George Foreman's punch power was in a league of its own ...

Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have fought twice before. Evander Holyfield answered as to whether or not he would fight him a third time.

Evander Holyfield was left baffled by a question from Lennox Lewis ahead of Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul on Saturday morning. Tyson infamously bit Holyfield's ear during their showdown back ...

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #1: Mike Tyson has bit Evander Holyfield for the second time. UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #2: He bit him twice. UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER #1: And it is all-out war.

Evander Holyfield wants a trilogy match with Mike Tyson and isn’t holding back his desire to get his former nemesis back in the ring. According to multiple reports, the 58-year-old former WBA ...