Logan Paul has declared he wants to buy Evander Holyfield's ear ahead of his brother Jake Paul's mega fight with Mike Tyson on July 20.

Paul's younger brother will take on "Iron Mike", who, at his peak, was considered the most destructive heavyweight boxer on the planet.

But one man Tyson failed to get the better of during his career was his former rival, Holyfield, who twice beat Tyson in world heavyweight title fights.

The second fight between the pair in June1997 was shrouded in controversy after Tyson bit off a bit of Holyfield's ear during a clinch.

Tyson was immediately disqualified by referee Mills Lane as Holyfield retained his WBA heavyweight world title, but at some cost.

The one inch piece of cartilage was found by an employee off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where the fight took place, but was never reattached to Holyfield's ear.

Conflicting reports of why the ear was never reattached have since emerged but the most common explanation is that it was simply misplaced while Holyfield was being transported to hospital.