Time heals all wounds, even half-masticated earlobes.
Next Impulse Sports happened upon a sight that still takes some getting used to: chummy former boxers Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson carrying on as if they were old friends.
As noted, the snippet comes from the much larger and far more in-depth six-part series titled Being: Mike Tyson, which will debut on September 22 on Fox.
You get an idea of what the series will cover in the teaser posted below.
It's remarkable that Tyson—one of the most vilified athletes when he was boxing—has transformed himself into someone who is once again captivating the nation.
What's more, the man he once bit in the ring is able to sit across from him and laugh at the awful scene from 1997 as if it were some hilarious moment they once shared from summer camp.
When you watch the video, you get the very real sense that Holyfield hasn't only forgiven Tyson for taking a chunk away from his ear, but he has embraced this new Tyson—the one he found to be far more huggable when the two initially met back in February of this year.
If you need a refresher of what it was like 16 years ago, Next Impulse Sports spotted this video of that June night back in 1997.
The look of confusion and frustration on Holyfield's face has dissolved, replaced by a glowing smile when he chats with his former rival. Sure, he states he wanted to go right back at Tyson when he was bit on the ear, but he tells that part of the story through bouts of laughter.
And Tyson, once chiseled like a boxer made from stone, is far softer now, and he is far quicker to crack a joke.
Time wins another one, because two enemies just sat down and shared some laughs over one of the most peculiar moments in boxing history.
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