Holyfield lawyer against rematch, Tyson boxing

      Not only does Mike Tyson not deserve to fight Evander Holyfield again, he probably shouldn't be allowed to box, Holyfield's attorney said Sunday.
      "It is our belief he doesn't deserve to fight for the title,'' Jim Thomas said. "He doesn't deserve to box under the rules of boxing."
      Holyfield retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight championship Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden after referee Mills Lane disqualified Tyson for twice biting Holyfield during the third round.
      The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Tyson pending a possible disciplinary hearing.
      The commission also held Tyson's $30 million purse pending a possible hearing.
      Commission chairman Dr. Elias Ghanem of Las Vegas said the commission would hold an emergency meeting on the Tyson matter Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Las Vegas City Hall council chambers.
      The commission will decide whether to file a complaint against Tyson and schedule a disciplinary hearing.
      Tyson would be entitled to a 30-day written notice before a hearing could be held, unless he agreed to appear sooner.
      Under state law, the maximum fine the commission can impose is $250,000 or 10 percent of the purse, which in Tyson's case is $3 million.
      However, Ghanem and commission vice chairman James Nave said they would like to see the maximum raised to more than 10 percent.
      "We would like to recommend holding all of the purse," Ghanem said.
      Ghanem said it would require legislative process to change the maximum fine.
      "I would support that," Nave said.
      The incident and disqualification leaves Tyson's future in question. Besides a fine, he also could face a suspension .
      Tyson spit out his mouthpiece and bit Holyfield the first time on the right ear in the third round, drawing a one-point penalty from Lane.
      Tyson then pushed Holyfield from behind, prompting another one-point penalty.
      After a four-minute delay, the action resumed, but Tyson spit out his mouthpiece again and bit Holyfield on the left ear with about 20 seconds to go in the round.
      At the end of the round, Lane disqualified Tyson before a sellout crowd of 16,331 and millions more on television.
      Marc Ratner, the commission's executive director, praised Lane.
      "It was just the toughest fight imaginable to do from the very first clinch,'' Ratner said. "Under the circumstances, he handled it admirably."
      Ratner said the disqualification came under a referee's determination of a flagrant foul.
      "It is an intentional foul,'' he said. "You can't accidentally bite."
      A melee broke out in the ring and Tyson tried to get to Holyfield's corner but was restrained by police.
      The skirmish brought up the subject of controlling the amount of people in the fighters' corners.
      "I think the commission feels strongly about that," Ghanem said.
      "Actually, we have already done something about it. We have done that in the past. That was not as big a crowd in there as you normally see. We felt they (security) did a very good job last night in controlling that."
      Nave and Ratner said they also thought MGM Grand Hotel's security and police handled the situation well under the circumstances.
      "I just know the police were in there immediately and did a tremendous job," Ratner said. "There were more police than anybody else in the ring. I want to say publicly the police were outstanding."
      Dr. Julio Garcia, a plastic surgeon who treated Holyfield Saturday night at Valley Hospital Medical Center, said Holyfield received about 15 stitches on a wound 1 1/2-inches wide.
      "The wound on the left ear, which was the second bite, was superficial," Garcia said.
      Garcia said Holyfield received antibiotics in case of infection. He said Holyfield previously had a hepatitis vaccination.