"铁嘴"泰森当选本世纪体坛最丑

　　1997年6月28日，在美国拉斯维加斯米高梅大饭店的拳台上，泰森在众目睽睽之下演出了本世纪体坛上最丑陋的一出闹剧 -- 情急之下，泰森两次口咬霍利菲尔德。泰森此举震惊了整个世界，所有目睹此事的人都难以置信，事后泰森遭到了世人的唾弃与嘲笑，他的非常之举也当选了ESPN体育网评出的本世纪最不名誉的体育事件。

Tyson's infamous bit

It was one of those rare times when you couldn't believe your eyes.

On the night of June 28, 1997, more than 16,000 fight fans jammed into[1] the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas to watch a brawl between two of the world's top heavyweights. Before the third round ended, they stood agape[2] in stunned silence.

At first they were just confused. Why is Evander Holyfield jumping around like a witch doctor[3] instead of fighting? Why has Mills Lane called a timeout[4]? Holyfield's bleeding. It couldn't have been anything more than a head butt, right?

Then the bout resumed, and Holyfield made the mistake of clinching again. And it happened a second time. Mike Tyson raised his head from Holyfield's shoulder and brought his mouth up to the champion's ear. This, however, was no whisper. Tyson sank his teeth into Holyfield. What the hell was that?！[5]

After the third round ended and officials attempted to sort out the bedlam[6], replays from the telecast were shown on the large screens inside the arena. The action was slowed down and the images confirmed our eyes hadn't lied: Tyson bit Holyfield on his right ear, turned his head and spit out a hunk of[7] human flesh; a two-point deduction and a warning from Lane didn't stop him from biting Holyfield's other ear.

Lane, after conferring with[8] Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Marc Ratner, disqualified Tyson, thereby certifying the most infamous night in boxing history.

Tyson was indefinitely suspended[9] and fined a sports-record $3 million.

Of all the appalling moments in Tyson's life, this one had the most impact.

"I had a lot of respect for Mike Tyson as a great athlete before. No more," said Tommy Brooks, one of Holyfield's trainers at the time. "I can't believe what I saw. Things like this happen in the street, maybe, but they have no place here. It's just disgusting, it's completely disgusting."

注释：

[1]jam into：
挤进，挤入。观众太多，不挤可进不了场。

[2]agape：
形容词，张着嘴吃惊的样子，目瞪口呆。

[3]witch doctor：
巫医。提起巫婆、神汉的时候，你会联想到什么呢？是不是在蹦蹦跳跳、手舞足蹈呢？当时的霍利菲尔德在拳台上就是这么一副样子，如果不知道原因，你是不是也会奇怪呢？

[4]timeout：暂停

[5]What the hell was that ?!
到底是怎么回事?! "the hell"在这里是加强语气用的，就象汉语里的口头语，有点不文明，可不能随便乱用。

[6]bedlam：
混乱、骚乱。泰森如此所为，观众不乱才怪。

[7]a hunk of：一大块

[8]confer with：
与……商议。如：He conferred with his classmates about where to go on Sunday.

[9]be indefinitely suspended：
被无限期停赛