Kris P Lettus
06-17-2005, 01:34 AM
Heavyweight Kevin McBride, the underdog who sent Mike Tyson into retirement after a sixth-round TKO of the former undisputed champion, claims Tyson bit him during their fight Saturday night in Washington.
"Tyson is crazy. He bit my nipple," McBride told the British newspaper The Sun. "I didn't realize it at first but he had his teeth around it. I just felt a strange sensation and then realized what he'd done. He could not get up high enough to bite my ears – good job he wasn't a midget, otherwise he would have bitten something else."
Tyson has resorted to dirty tactics several times in his career, including intentionally head butting McBride and trying to break his arm twice while they were in clinches.
Tyson has also bitten before, twice chomping on Evander Holyfield's ears in their 1996 rematch that led to his disqualification and suspension. Tyson bit Lennox Lewis' leg during a brawl at a New York press conference announcing their 2002 match.
Tyson quit on his stool after the sixth round against McBride and announced his retirement after the fight. Showtime will replay the bout Saturday night (9 ET/PT).
"Tyson butted me, tried to break my arm," McBride told The Sun. "I screamed out in pain. He smashed my face with his forearm but I said to him, 'Is that all you have, Mike?' He was just so desperate to win but he is a (expletive) lunatic."
Tyson could not be reached for comment.
McBride, who idolized Tyson growing up, needed 15 stitches to close the cut over his eye that was the result of the intentional head butt.
Thanks to the upset of Tyson, McBride might land a title shot against John Ruiz. McBride's handlers have been in talks with Ruiz's camp and Ruiz promoter Don King about a fall fight in Boston. Ruiz is from the Boston area and McBride, already popular with the large Irish population there, also lives in the area.
-ESPN.com
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"Tyson is crazy. He bit my nipple," McBride told the British newspaper The Sun. "I didn't realize it at first but he had his teeth around it. I just felt a strange sensation and then realized what he'd done. He could not get up high enough to bite my ears – good job he wasn't a midget, otherwise he would have bitten something else."
Tyson has resorted to dirty tactics several times in his career, including intentionally head butting McBride and trying to break his arm twice while they were in clinches.
Tyson has also bitten before, twice chomping on Evander Holyfield's ears in their 1996 rematch that led to his disqualification and suspension. Tyson bit Lennox Lewis' leg during a brawl at a New York press conference announcing their 2002 match.
Tyson quit on his stool after the sixth round against McBride and announced his retirement after the fight. Showtime will replay the bout Saturday night (9 ET/PT).
"Tyson butted me, tried to break my arm," McBride told The Sun. "I screamed out in pain. He smashed my face with his forearm but I said to him, 'Is that all you have, Mike?' He was just so desperate to win but he is a (expletive) lunatic."
Tyson could not be reached for comment.
McBride, who idolized Tyson growing up, needed 15 stitches to close the cut over his eye that was the result of the intentional head butt.
Thanks to the upset of Tyson, McBride might land a title shot against John Ruiz. McBride's handlers have been in talks with Ruiz's camp and Ruiz promoter Don King about a fall fight in Boston. Ruiz is from the Boston area and McBride, already popular with the large Irish population there, also lives in the area.
-ESPN.com
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