Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II rights, and casino profits. As a result of biting Holyfield on both ears and other behavior, Tyson's boxing license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and he was fined $3 million plus legal costs. The revocation was not permanent; a little more than a year later on October 18, 1998, the commission voted 4–1 to restore Tyson's boxing license. In the 2008 documentary "Tyson", the boxer claimed he did it as retaliation for the headbutting. On October 16, 2009 on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", Tyson apologized to Holyfield. Holyfield accepted his apology and forgave Tyson. A book entitled
Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II Greg Page and Phil Jackson. This would set up a match with Lennox Lewis for the right to face the winner of the Evander Holyfield–Riddick Bowe fight for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. Ruddock would end up being knocked out by Lewis in the 2nd round, costing him a chance at the title and effectively ending his status as one of boxing's premier heavyweights. Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II, billed as "The Rematch", was a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1991. Three months earlier, Tyson and Ruddock, who were boxing's number one