Holyfield bit fighter during amateur match

 BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Former heavyweight Jakey Winters knows how it feels to be bitten during a boxing match.
 One night, 17 years ago, a young, up-and-coming Evander Holyfield bit Winters on the right shoulder during their semifinal bout in the Georgia Golden Gloves tournament in Atlanta.
 "I dropped him with a left hook to the body and doubled up to the head in the second round of a scheduled three-rounder," Winters told the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Wednesday. "At that point he was hurt and angry."
 After Holyfield got up, composed himself and withstood another round of punches, he spit out his mouthpiece and bit Winters on the shoulder. The bite broke the skin and caused bleeding. Holyfield had a point taken away and the fight continued.
 "It's hard to spit a mouthpiece out. But he was desperate. He was trying to buy time. Evander is no angel," Winters said.
 Last Saturday night, Mike Tyson bit Holyfield on each ear during their heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas.
 "It can happen to anybody. ... A fighter is oblivious," Winters said. "Like Evander, Tyson just reacted badly. I was disgusted, just like I was 17 years ago. Tyson showed poor taste and poor judgment in the heat of the moment."
 Winters, an 18-year-old with a 106-11 record, became the first boxer to knock down Holyfield during that 1980 bout.
 He beat Holyfield with a three-round unanimous decision and lost a split decision in the weight class championship. Holyfield left the ring that night embarrassed with a concussion and bruised ego.
 Winters, now a 35-year-old Boca Rato investment adviser, was 110-11 as an amateur and 6-1-1 as a pro. His last fight was in 1992.