Mike Tyson explains how biting Evander Holyfield’s ear earned him so much money

Mike Tyson has told how biting off a portion of Evander Holyfield's ear earned him millions.

The famous incident took place in the third round of their their much-anticipated rematch in 1997.

Clip below contains strong language:

He said: "I make so much off some f**king ears. Listen, I made so much money because I got fined $3 million for that.

"I might’ve made $30 million (£26 million) since that happened from that bite (alone). From taking pictures (pretending) biting heads and all that s**t.

"Do you know how important that was for people? White people wanting me to bite their ear. I was fined $3 million and I tripled that by just playing like I’m gonna bite ears and all this biting s**t."

However, back in 2003, the boxing icon filed for bankruptcy because of mismanagement of his money.

Last month, Tyson addressed a series of photos of him getting around in a wheelchair at an airport, causing increased concern amongst his fans.

"Thank God it’s the only health problem I have. I’m splendid now."

"We’re all gonna die one day of course. Then, when I look in the mirror, I see those little spots on my face," he said. 

"I say, 'Wow. That means my expiration date is coming close, really soon'."

"When you put money in your bank and you get a check every week and you can live for the rest of your life, is that security?" he questioned.

"That means you won’t catch a disease, you can’t get hit by a car? You can’t jump off a bridge. I don’t know. Is that security? Can money secure you from that?"