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The former world heavyweight champion, who
himself once infamously bit an opponent in the
boxing ring, has defended the Uruguay striker for
his actions at the World Cup
Mike Tyson has leapt to the defence of Luis Suarez
following the Uruguay striker's bite on Giorgio
Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup.
Suarez was handed a four-month worldwide ban
by Fifa after biting the defender during Uruguay's
Group D clash with Italy a fortnight ago.
But former world heavyweight boxing champion
Tyson, who himself once infamously chewed off
part of the ear of Evander Holyfield during a title
fight, has empathised with the Liverpool striker.
"Suarez's bite? I understand it. It was a blackout
moment which can happen at times," Tyson replied
during a Q&A on social networking service Reddit .
"It was just one moment in which the competition
can make the blood in your veins boil and it
overpowers your rationality.
"Sometimes you become something that you are
not."
Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest
heavyweight boxers in history, and still holds the
record as the sport's youngest ever champion in
his weight category at the age of 20 years and
eight months.
Suarez, who also incurred a nine-game ban from
international matches as a result of the third biting
incident of his career, is believed to be closing in
on a transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona, despite
his suspension from footballing activity.