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The Nevada State Athletic Commission seems to be unswayed by Tyson's apology and plea not to be banned from boxing. The five commission members will meet next week to Mike Tyson decide how to punish the former heavyweight champion for biting a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear during a June 28 fight. Dr. Elias Ghanam, commission chairman, said something bad happened in the ring. "The apology doesn't change what happened," he said. The commission voted yesterday to suspend Tyson, pending the hearing, and to go ahead with a formal complaint, which Tyson said he would not contest. His nearly $30 million paycheck remains in the hands of the commission. Tyson could face a lifetime ban from boxing, along with a $3 million fine when the commission meets, probably on July 9. The commission can fine him a maximum 10 percent of his purse, $3 million, or suspend him from boxing for an undetermined amount of time. "We can do anything all the way from doing nothing to banning him for life," said Dr. James Nave, a commission member. Before voting to go ahead with the formal complaint, commissioners watched a tape of the fight, including slow-motion replays that clearly showed Tyson biting Hollyfield's right ear, then snarling an obscenity at him. After the fight was stopped for about two minutes, action resumed and Tyson bit the left ear. "He bit me again." Holyfield could be heard exclaiming on the tape. TYSON-HOLYFIELD Evander Holyfield Heavyweight boxer "The commission should do the proper thing that would keep other boxers from doing the same thing." Holyfield required 15 stitches to repair the gash in his right ear, which caused blood to flow down the side of his face. "It's not ever going to look like a normal ear," said Jim Thomas, Holyfield's attorney. Holyfield said Tyson's punishment should be severe enough to deter other fighters. "If the sentence is too light, there's a chance it can happen again," Holyfield told MSNBC. "The commission should do the proper thing that would keep other boxers from doing the same thing." Holyfield said he would not attend next week's hearing, which is expected to feature testimony from Tyson and others involved in the fight. After the commission voted to proceed with disciplinary action, the meeting was opened for public comment and about a dozen people gave their opinions. Some urged for leniency, while others asked that any fines be donated to youth sports programs in Las Vegas. A new federal law that took effect yesterday requires all states to honor any suspension the commission hands down. New Jersey Boxing Commissioner, Larry Hazzard, said he didn't think a one-year suspension would be enough for Tyson. Championship fighters frequently take that much time off to prepare for their next fight, he said. Evander Holyfield He added that a five-year suspension would end the 31-year-old boxer's career. A bill moved forward in the Nevada state Senate yesterday that would allow the commission to seize a boxer's entire purse for ring infractions, such as biting, with the money going to a fund for abused and neglected children. The measure, which is not retroactive, was prompted by Saturday's incident. In addition to voting to proceed with the hearing, the commission directed that promoter Don King's $29,824,600 check to Tyson be canceled and that a second check be written for the same amount to the commission. The check would be put in an interest-bearing account until the hearing. Meanwhile, the ring doctor who examined Hollyfield's bitten ear and determined the fight could continue, said the injury was more cosmetic than life-threatening. Flip Homansky, a physician, said he allowed the fight to go on because he believed that the ear could not be damaged further in the fight and that it would not interfere with Holyfield's performance. Referee Mills Lane acknowledged that a good case could have been made for stopping the fight after the first bite. But Lane said Hollyfield indicated that he wanted to go on. "Put the mouthpiece in. I'm going to knock him out," Holyfield told his corner, as he prepared to resume fighting despite his bloodied ear. Ear-bite fight sets record for viewers The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield bout, in which Tyson bit off a piece of the champion's ear, set pay-perview records, the Showtime network said. A representative for the cable network said yesterday that preliminary numbers indicated the fight was purchased by between 1.8 and 1.9 million people, breaking the 1.6-million record set by the first Tyson-Holyfield match last November. Final figures will not be available for several days. The heavyweight-title fight on Saturday night carried an average price of $49.95, although some cable systems charged as much as $49.95. Subscribers of Long Island-based Cablevision paid $9.95 per round, getting a $29.85 bargain when Tyson was disqualified after three rounds. The company reported an 11-percent audience increase from the first fight. At least two class-action lawsuits alleging breach of contract by Tyson for not giving fans their money's worth have surfaced, one filed in Dallas, another to be filed in San Francisco Wimbledon proves to be trouble for Americans The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — American tennis hit bottom with its worst Wimbledon since World War I while the British celebrated their resurgence as Tim Henman stood poised to knock out defending champion Richard Kraalicek. The only American left in the tournament, three-time champion Pete Sampras, led Petr Korda when play was halted because of darkness yesterday after another rain-interrupted afternoon. Henman led the No. 4 Krajicek when the match was stopped, and the whooping Centre Court crowd filed out into the night chanting "Hen-man, Hen-man." Boris Becker, also three-time champ, headed an unprecedented German march into the men's quarters with 19-year-old Nicolas Kiefer and former champion Michael Stich, who is playing his last Wimbledon. With the loss of Mary Joe Fernandez to Jana Novotna the American contingent failed to place a woman in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1913. Top-seeded Martina Hingis stayed on course to become the youngest singles champion this century by defeating Belgium's Sabine Appelmans. So did fellow 16-year-old Anna Kournikova, who beat Helena Sukova. Sukova, twice Kournikova's age at 32, double-faulted on match point. The youngest singles champ was Charlotte "Lottie" Dod, who won at 15 years, 285 days in 1887. WIMBLEDON While Sampras had to wait to see if he would reach the quarters against Becker, the usually beleaguered British already saw Greg Rusedski advance that far with a 32-ace victory over American Richey Renebeck. If Henman beats Krajicek, Britain would have two men in the quarters for the first time since 1961. Germany hasn't had three men in the quarters of any Grand Slam in the Open era. They did it this time with the No. 8 Becker's victory over No. 9 Marcelo Rios, the unseeded Kiefer's upset of No. 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and the unseeded Stich's win over Mark Woodforde. WNBA attracts record crowds in New York High point largest for a women's game The Associated Press NEW YORK — The WNBA averaged crowds of 10,369 for its first 16 games, the league said yesterday. The high point was the largest attendance ever for a women's professional game — a crowd of 17,780 on Sunday for the New York Liberty's home opener against the Phoenix Mercury at Madison Square Garden. WNBA representative Alice McGillion said the Liberty's ticket sale was not bolstered by giveaways or block purchases by corporate sponsors. WNBA The Mercury also was involved in the second- and third-largest draws. More than 16,000 attended both the Mercury's game at Houston and its home opener against Charlotte. "We are off to an outstanding start with early crowd levels well beyond our original expectations," WNBA president Val Ackerman said. "Although we do not anticipate sustaining these levels throughout the season, it is clear that an audience exists for women's professional basketball." She told The New York Times that fewer than 1,000 such tickets were distributed. 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