Sports | Mike Tyson Tyson, Holyfield Make Up Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout By Nick McMaster Posted Oct 16, 2009 4:25 PM CDT Copied Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey poses with former world champion boxers Mike Tyson, right, and Evander Holyfield on a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc. Geortge Burns) Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really as bad as they made it out to be.” Tyson said in response: "I just want you to know it's been a pleasure passing through life, being acquainted with you." Read These Next Hundreds of South Koreans were detained at a Georgia factory site. Trump may be targeting this city next due to a misleading news report. CBS changes interview policy after Noem complains. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. Report an error