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Mike Tyson explains why he "wanted to kill" Evander Holyfield during rematch

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Mike Tyson was so furious with Evander Holyfield's tactics that he wanted "to kill him". Holyfield beat Tyson in 1996 with an 11th-round stoppage before Tyson was disqualified in their rematch the following year.

The former "baddest man on the planet" took a chunk out of his rival's ear in their second meeting and was later banned from boxing.

And as he prepares to return to the ring against Roy Jones Jr next weekend, Tyson has revealed he was angered by Holyfield using his head in their two fights. "No, I bit him because I wanted to kill him," Tyson told Fox News. "I was really mad about my head being bumped and everything.

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