JIM HILL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I couldn't really believe what I saw. And I was probably as confused as most fight fans. I wasn't sure what happened and I could see the pandemonium in the ring, and little by little, in the next minute or so, it became clear that Mike Tyson had bitten Evander Holyfield on the ear. And I was as incredulous as anyone. I had never seen anything like that in a boxing ring.</s>MIKE TYSON: Saturday night was the worst night of my professional career as a boxer. I am here to apologize today.</s>HILL: The Nevada State Athletic Commission met and heard testimony and decided to revoke Tyson's license to fight in Nevada. Not only that, a number of other states decided that if Nevada would not sanction him to fight, they wouldn't either. So Tyson was basically out of the profession boxing business after that decision. This lasted about a year, after which the commission reinstated his ability to fight in Nevada. Most fight commentators believe that his career. in terms of top performance, is over.
CNN 20: Tyson Bites Holyfield's Ear, June 28, 1997