“Remember the ear-biting boxer (his name escapes me) and the semi-final of his Olympic round? He was clobbering some guy from New Zealand when the ref told him to stop. He either didn’t hear of didn’t heed, but he lost his spot in the final and the medal as well.”
Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in a professional bout.
Holyfield was the boxer who did not hear the referee say, “Stop!” in the Olympics. He was awarded the bronze medal but the gold medal winner took him up to the winner’s circle during the award ceremony.
Holyfield is the boxer who got his ear bitten by animal Tyson.....just to set the record straight. ;-)
As I recall, the ref's order to stop wasn't very clear and distinct for even the audience, let alone a couple of guys who were pounding away in the ring.
Just saying that if the IOC can impose a penalty these severe for something that was probably not intentional, then the NFL shouldn't be afraid to do so for something which clearly was.
And, yeah, I think the Pats would've won and won big anyway without this latest episode of cheating. But that's not the point.