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 The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. Secret Service finds something strange pointed at Trump's plane. A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error