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The 1997 Tyson-Holyfield "Bite Fight" still lives rent-free in boxing history. Rello, Kunda & Miss Angie break it down — plus a special guest. #MikeTyson #CircleTheBlock #EvanderHolyfield This week on Circle The Block, hosts Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie revisit one of the most infamous moments in sports history: Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their 1997 heavyweight rematch. The crew shares exactly where they were watching it live, breaks down the headbutt controversy that set Tyson off, and even gets into the wild afterlife of that moment — the two boxers' 2022 team-up to release "Holy Ears," an ear-shaped THC gummy line that turned their infamous rivalry into a business partnership. The episode also goes deep into boxing fight-party culture — pay-per-view prices, buying the fight twice to split it across two TVs, and the social ritual that made boxing must-watch TV before streaming existed. This episode features a special guest: Foreman, nephew of boxing legend George Foreman and co-host of the Pay The Toll Podcast, who joins the crew to talk growing up around boxing royalty, his own memory of the ear bite as an 8-year-old, and a deep breakdown of George Foreman's legendary knockout power. The conversation gets into an entertaining comparison of Tyson, Ali, and Foreman to different dog breeds, plus a look at boxing's next generation of rising stars. As always, the crew closes out segments with the odds on upcoming potential fights — before Bishop Cunda delivers a short, sharp closing sermon: "Defend yourself at all times." ️ New episodes of Circle The Block drop every week — hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation about the moments that shaped sports and culture. 00:00 – Cold open & intro with the crew  03:55 – Setting up the Iron Mike Tyson conversation  04:34 – The 1997 Tyson-Holyfield ear bite, in the moment  08:13 – How the bite turned into a business: the "Holy Ears" THC gummies  09:52 – Potential fights (Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua)  11:34 – Anthony Joshua & the Lennox Lewis comparison  12:15 – Miss Angie's boxing "kryptonite" & the first Tyson-Holyfield fight  14:23 – Revisiting Tyson vs. Holyfield I  15:44 – Inside the $180M "Bite Fight" & why boxing is made for TV  17:58 – Fight-party nostalgia: buying pay-per-views & stealing cable  23:20 – Le'Veon Bell vs. Logan Paul  24:50 – Special guest: Foreman, nephew of George Foreman & co-host of Pay The Toll Podcast  26:34 – The guest's own memory of the ear bite at age 8  29:21 – Could this have happened to George Foreman?  30:07 – Breaking down George Foreman's legendary knockout power  32:02 – Comparing Tyson, Ali & Foreman to dog breeds  34:02 – Boxing's next generation: Shakur Stevenson, Tiger Johnson & more  36:34 – Circling the block on rising star Moses Itauma  37:38 – What's next for the Pay The Toll Podcast  44:30 – Ryan Garcia's next potential fight  45:57 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: "Defend yourself at all times"  47:14 – Final thoughts & tribute to the guest  49:20 – Outro ABOUT CIRCLE THE BLOCK Circle The Block is a culture and nostalgia podcast hosted by Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie, where hip hop history, throwback pop culture, and current entertainment news collide. New episodes weekly.