Holyfield
Bitten ear boxer
Holyfield is a surname, most associated with Evander Holyfield, the American boxer who held world heavyweight titles in the 1990s.
His 1997 rematch with Mike Tyson—in which Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear—remains one of boxing's most infamous moments: He got his ear Holyfielded.
Highest combat weight class
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- ringClosed curve shape
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
bout · sparring · jab · hook · uppercut · footwork · defense · trainer
One who holds a championship
- undisputedUniversally accepted as true
- cruiserweightBoxing weight class, 200 pounds
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- beltStrap securing trousers
trophy · victory · glory · legend · hall-of-famer · accolade · reign · comeback
heavyweight
Highest combat weight class
gloves · bout · sparring · jab · hook · uppercut · footwork · defense · trainer · referee
titleholder
One who holds a championship
- undisputedUniversally accepted as true
- cruiserweightBoxing weight class, 200 pounds
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
belt · trophy · victory · glory · legend · hall-of-famer · accolade · reign · comeback · legacy
Tyson
Meat processing company
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
- LewisCommon British surname
- trilogyThree linked creative works
showdown · face-off · confrontation · opponent · adversary · nemesis · challenger · matchup · clash · vendetta
Evander
Palatine Hill's legendary founder
ancestry · genealogy · namesake · identity · patronymic · bloodline · descendants
HolyfieldMike Tyson
Former heavyweight boxing champion
unsportsmanlike conduct · George Foreman · disgrace · knockout artist · heel
holy, field, holier, holiest, holiness, unholy, fields, fielded, fielding