Bad sports!

Boxer Mike Tyson really did tear strips off Evander Holyfield, when things turned ugly in the thick of their Las Vegas fight in 1997.

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After trading blows, Tyson went into full maul mode, below, and munched a massive chunk out of his bitter rival's ear. The bruiser was slapped with a one-year ban and whopping $3million (£1.8million) fine. Gnaw-ty boy.

MIGHTY HOOPLA:

One incident basketball player Dennis Rodman, below right, “swishes” he could erase from his resume took place in 1997. Midway through a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Chicago Bulls star tripped over cameraman Eugene Amos and then slam-dunked his foot into the chap’s groin. He netted a suspension and paid a reported $200k (£150k) settlement.

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