Mike Tyson launches cannabis gummies with this emblematic shape

Have you heard? Mike Tyson’s cannabis company has just released a new gummy bear in a nod to the successful boxer’s fight against Evander Holyfield. you know him The infamous title fight that ended with Holyfield exiting the ring with a large chunk of his ear bitten off.

The 1997 “Bite Fight” resulted in Tyson losing his boxing license and a $3 million fine. And now, to commemorate that infamous fight, Tyson 2.0 has released Mike Bites, who Tyson supported on Twitter.

These ears taste really good!

— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) March 15, 2022

According to CBS Sports, Tyson escaped those gummies back in 2019 when he and Holyfield made amends.

On a 2019 episode of the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast, Holyfield revealed that he “forgave” Tyson, and Tyson threw him an ear-shaped candy.

“They could be in business because we’re going to make some sacred ears,” Tyson said at the time. “Edible ears that have been slightly taken out of them. Holy ears.”

Tyson has been involved with cannabis for a long time and praises the drug and its benefits over alcohol use. “My life was just miserable, I was out of control. I fought with everyone,” he said in a recent interview. “If someone asked me for an autograph, I would punch them in the face. I was just a mess and when I retired I started smoking.

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“What a mistake that was – I should have smoked my whole career. I should have smoked when I was fighting because it put me in that other state of mind. I’m very relaxed and the more relaxed you are the better you fight, at least in my case.”

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Megan Rapinoe, Al Harrington, Allen Iverson, and so many other professional athletes have made their mark in the cannabis industry and spoken out in favor of a plant that continues to be rejected at the federal level, despite the many health benefits that have been reported over the years.