One of the most dominant heavyweights to burst into the squared circle, Iron Mike Tyson struck fear in his opponents throughout his colorful career. Best known for his ferocious knockouts in the ring, he also became famous for another incident inside the ring.

After suffering an eleventh round TKO loss to Evander Holyfield in November 1996, a rematch was booked for Jun 28th 1997 giving Tyson the chance for redemption. What audiences would witness on that night would become one of the most controversial events in modern sports, as the bout was stopped at the end of round three due to Tyson biting Holyfield’s ears which Tyson claimed was retaliation for Holyfield’s head butts.

So in the aftermath of this historic sports event, have you ever wondered how strong is Mike Tyson’s biting power?

In this edition of Sports Science, host John Brenkus looks to get to the bottom of how powerful Tyson’s bite really is and if he deserves the title of undisputed ear biting champion.

Throughout the episode the team sets up tests to compare the biting power of an attack dog, a Komodo dragon, and of course a human being (playing the role of Tyson).

Who will be the undisputed champion? Check out the test below.

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Sport Science is an ongoing television series that explores the science and engineering underlying athletic endeavours that was broadcast on FSN and ESPN.

Each episode on series one focused on testing certain aspects of athletics (such as human flight and reaction time), while series two either poses more questions from previous episodes, or tries to re-analyze sporting moments, pitting humans against animals or machines, and even checking against other sports or challenging the odds with data. Professional athletes are featured prominently and are used to test the limits of the human body. [source : wiki]