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...Merchant expounded, he ticked off a list of Tyson's misadventures - the notorious ear-biting incident in Tyson's second loss to Evander Holyfield, his evident attempts to break the arm of another opponent, South African heavyweight Frans Botha, and finally the disturbance Tyson backers caused in the Vegas venue after the ear-biting fight...
...there human flesh between your teeth? Evander Holyfield is surrounded a few feet away from you, being tended to by a medical staff. Why is his ear bleeding? Who did this? The flashbulbs and the sea of wide eyes offer a compelling clue?...
...Tyson, who despite his pugilistic power insists on doing battle with his teeth, reportedly bit Lewis on the leg. Chances are the incident will not go over well with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which suspended Tyson's license in 1997 after he bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear. The commission is still considering whether or not to reinstate Tyson's license for the Lewis fight, scheduled to take place April 6 in Las Vegas. At stake: $17.5 million per boxer and the heavyweight title. Judges have not decided who won the press conference...
With half his department recently laid off and his employer's budget for next year shrinking, Randy Holyfield, an executive for a nonprofit group in Highlands Ranch, Colo., was desperately seeking a safety net. He found one in his home. Holyfield refinanced his mortgage at the lowest rates in 30 years, cashing out a $40,000 cushion while holding his monthly payment steady. "The newspapers say unemployment is still low," offers Holyfield, 43. "Well, I have friends out of work, and others who had to leave the state for a job. It's worse than the numbers indicate...
Millions of homeowners are doing what Holyfield did, using their home as a bank to bridge tough times. Never before in a recession have so many had so much equity in their homes and the means to get at it. This unprecedented safety net of some $4 trillion to $5 trillion has softened the blow of the recession--which has been highly unusual in many other ways as well...