{"id":1739409,"date":"2022-11-15T08:04:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T13:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1739409"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T15:49:11","slug":"mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-form-unlikely-cannabis-partnership-for-mike-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-form-unlikely-cannabis-partnership-for-mike-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson &#038; Evander Holyfield Form Unlikely Cannabis Partnership for \u201cMike Bites\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-tyson-evander-holyfield-form-unlikely-cannabis-partnership-for-mike-bites%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1739409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>One of the most infamous moments in sports history has a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tyson\u2019s \u201cMike Bites\u201d cannabis gummies have been a hot seller in legal states. About six weeks ago, he relayed a vision to his business partner, Chad Bronstein, of bringing Evander Holyfield into the fold for the holidays. So it was that a deal quickly came together to launch a new line of \u201cHoly Ears\u201d under the Tyson 2.0 umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to make sure that things were going to be right, and I realized it was a good deal,\u201d Holyfield told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>The genesis of this unlikely partnership dates back to the two fights Tyson and Holyfield had in 1996 and \u201997. Holyfield won the first by TKO in the 11th round, and was controlling the second fight when Tyson surreally bit the top of his ear off.<\/p>\n<p>Holyfield\u2019s recalls that his first reaction upon getting bit was to turn around and threaten to bite Tyson\u2019s face off. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was shocked! I said, \u2018You know, you come from the ghetto,&#8217;\u201d Holyfield said. \u201c\u2018Anything you do to me, I\u2019m gonna do worse.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he knew immediately that Tyson bit his ear as opposed to having landed a punch on him, Holyfield stated matter-of-factly, \u201cAnytime someone bites your ear, you know!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>As far as what he remembers, as to whether he did it on purpose or if he blacked out, Tyson admitted, \u201cI really didn\u2019t black out. I was like f\u2013k, he was kicking my ass, and I just got crazy and I bit him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-51653527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-51653527.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield in 1997.\" class=\"wp-image-24641588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-51653527.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-51653527.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield in 1997.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Holyfield clearly did not hold an everlasting grudge \u2014 he also forgave Tyson in the immediate wake of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI walked back to the locker room and said I was going to forgive him,\u201d Holyfield said. \u201cThey [my camp] were like, \u2018You can\u2019t forgive him!\u2019 I was like, \u2018He bit me. He didn\u2019t bite y\u2019all.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They shook hands on the set of \u201cOprah\u201d in 2009, and were again in each others\u2019 good graces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\">[embedded content]<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The two former adversaries have different uses for the cannabis. Holyfield sampled some and said \u201cit put me to sleep \u2014 it was the nicest sleep I had in a long time.\u201d Presumably, that was an indica strain used for relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson, on the other hand, prefers sativa, which has more active effects. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to be sativa, because my brain is always moving,\u201d he said. Right now his favorite strain is sweet diesel, a cross between sour diesel and OG kush. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg\" alt=\"Evander Holyfield&#039;s line of &#039;Holy Ears&#039; will be available before Thanksgiving.\" class=\"wp-image-24641595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/HOLYEARS_PHOTOS-14.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Evander Holyfield\u2019s line of \u2018Holy Ears\u2019 will be available before Thanksgiving.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DRAYMILLLZ \/ Tyson 2.0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first version of \u201cHoly Bites\u201d will be cherry punch flavor and will be out in stores in legal states that carry products from Verano \u2014 the cannabis conglomerate with a $1.75 billion market cap (total value), with whom Tyson 2.0 has partnered \u2014 in New Jersey, Illinois, Nevada and Arizona in time for Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n<p>As The Post previously covered, Tyson and pro wrestling legend Ric Flair <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/01\/inside-the-cannabis-partnership-between-mike-tyson-and-ric-flair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partnered in the business<\/a>, with Flair\u2019s line <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/24\/inside-the-ric-flair-drip-cannabis-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being called Ric Flair Drip<\/a>. Both figures have brands of flower, pre-roll joints, edibles and more. The parent company of these brands is the newly-formed Carma Holdings, where Bronstein is chairman. <\/p>\n<p>Alex Spiro, an attorney for Elon Musk, has joined the company\u2019s board (Tyson told Joe Rogan earlier this year that he\u2019d love to meet Musk, but a meeting has not yet happened). <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image001-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image001-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Mike Tyson and Ric Flair, longtime friends, are now partners in the cannabis business.\" class=\"wp-image-21743666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image001-2.jpeg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image001-2.jpeg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mike Tyson and Ric Flair, longtime friends, are now partners in the cannabis business.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tyson 2.0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe plan to do things even outside of cannabis,\u201d Bronstein said. \u201cYou\u2019ll see us do more and more things \u2014 even in the functional mushroom space.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/tyson-2-0-and-ric-flair-drip-now-under-carma-holdings-to-bring-to-market-celebrity-inspired-products-301674351.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to a release from the company<\/a>, Tyson 2.0 and Ric Flair Drip have generated $50 million in revenue in the last year, and Carma\u2019s projection for 2023 is $160 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most infamous moments in sports history has a happy ending. 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