"I was thinking about biting Mike Tyson"

As part of the build-up to the premiere of the movie "Champs", featuring the careers of Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins, Huffpost Live invited Holyfield to the studio to reminisce on his career as a boxer.

Regarding the bite, he said:

"When it happened, I was mad, I was upset, thinking about biting him back. My corner guy was saying please, and I didn't bite... It was about forgiveness. And I think because Mike and I forgave and we was able to do the right thing, I think thats the only reason why boxing exists today. Think about what would have happened if I had bit him back."

He also weighed in on the state of boxing today, saying "people dont take boxing seriously".

The Champs movie is to be premiered March 13.