It's a lot of money to turn down. I wonder if Mike has had enough of Holyfield for one lifetime. Your thoughts?
Maybe he views it as wise not to get in the ring with someone whose likely to trigger him (with headbutting) now that hes supposedly trying to be a positive person.
Nowadays no, back in the day Mike was afraid of anyone who did not cower to his aura which was Holyfield and Frank Bruno. Bruno got no props for exposing post Cus D'Amato Tyson first. This content is protected
It's Holyfield begging for a pay day. I'd like to think Tyson has enough dignity to tell Holyfield to keep his as well....
I think Tyson these days would most likely walk away from Holyfield after the first head butt and publicly ask for a replay in slow motion. Unlike Tyson Holyfield seems to have not particularly grown as a person and would probably have a melt down if that happened.
I am not sure he fears him. He probably is still a bit bitter though. Tyson is the star out of the two of them though, and is probably frustrated that it is Holyfield's team offering him a fee. He'd probably rather pay EH a little bit and take the lions share himself.
Tyson is the attraction, no way Holyfield can make that kind of money else where. Maybe he wants a few tune up's before getting into a fight like this
Right or wrong, Tyson felt he was provoked into the ear-biting because the referee allowed Holyfield to continuedly foul - situation out of his control because he felt the ref was favouring the opponent. He retaliated and that retaliation was a reflection of another loss of control, this time an emotional one. Turning down Holyfield shows who's in control now. He probably sees it as some form of karma...
Grandpa Tyson is worried grandpa Holyfield might settle the score and chomp his ear off Jurassic park style!
Wasn't Tyson also known to not exactly be a shrinking violet when it came to the rough stuff on the inside? It seems silly for Tyson to hold a grudge over something he also employed as part of his tool box.
Holyfield is likely to turn it into a real fight rather than an exhibition. The fight with Roy Jones was an exhibition. The fight with Holyfield would turn into a war.
