Lennox Lewis lifts lid on Mike Tyson press conference fight and reveals ‘first punches were mine and first bite was his’

earlier this month: "Let me tell you, I didn’t come to that press conference to fight.

"I didn’t want that fight to happen. I, in fact, I couldn’t believe it happened. Why would the man attack me? So I thought that he never wanted to fight?

"I thought it was a sucker move in one sense. We’re gonna make millions. What’s he doing?

“But I didn’t think the millions mattered at that time. So anyway, when he bit me on my leg, I was shocked that he was biting me on my leg. I’ve never been bitten by a human before."

Las Vegas was due to host the grudge match but the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided not to re-license Tyson.

As a result, promoters were left scrambling to find an alternative to the fight capital of the world.

Memphis would eventually be selected as the pay-per-view was forced back by two months.

Tyson at the time had not lost since 1997, when he was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.

Lewis on the other hand was the unified heavyweight king and golden boy of the division.

Lewis prevailed with an eight round knockout when the duo - who once sparred as amateurs - eventually did meet in the ring.

The Brit then fought Vitali Klitschko a year later before retiring as champion.

Tyson would carry on and returned with a win against Clifford Etienne in 2003.

But after dismal defeats to Brit Danny Williams and Kevin McBride, the youngest heavyweight champion of all time finally retired in 2005.