Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, two of Mike Tyson’s most famous opponents, were on a panel for Friday night’s broadcast of the boxing match between Tyson and Jake Paul. Before the fight started, Lewis and Holyfield, as well as Kate Scott, came together for an exchange that was both funny and awkward.

Scott brought up one of the most infamous moments in the history of the sport when Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear during their second fight. The incident not only led to Tyson being disqualified, but also temporarily cost him his boxing license. Scott brought that up in a question she tried to ask Holyfield.

“Obviously there was that famous boxing incident where Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear. Do you think he still has the same uncontrollable fighting spirit? Is that still present in him?”

Holyfield, who was sitting on the other side of the desk from Scott, clearly didn’t hear the question. Lewis realized this and jumped in to translate. Well, he sort of translated it.

Kate Scott, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield played an entertaining game of telephone.

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“Do you think Mike Tyson is going to bite anyone again?” Lewis asked Holyfield.

“I don’t think so,” Holyfield replied.

“No, that wasn’t my question, Lennox,” Scott said. At that moment, all three of them laughed.

While it would have been interesting to hear Holyfield’s answer to Scott’s actual question, we have to say it probably would have turned out better this way.

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