McNeeley thinks penalty too stiff

 BOSTON (AP) -- Peter McNeeley, who got a hefty paycheck for lasting 89 seconds against Mike Tyson in the former champ's first bout out of prison, says Tyson should not be banned from the sport.
 "Wow, wow. That's pretty heavy," Peter McNeeley said Wednesday after the Nevada State Athletic Commission revoked Tyson's boxing license and fined him $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ears during their heavyweight title fight. "It's bad for boxing."
 McNeeley said the commission should have imposed a two-year ban and that Tyson was ultimately good for the sport. While Tyson can apply for reinstatement in a year, there's no guarantee he'll ever get his license back.
 McNeeley said he had been optimistic about the Tyson-Holyfield rematch because Tyson looked like he was in shape. But when Tyson bit Holyfield, McNeeley said it was a clear sign Tyson had been beaten.
 "Tyson had a crisis in his head and this was the way he chose to get out of it," McNeeley said. "I think something like this was bound to happen with him."
 McNeeley disappointed millions who had paid big money to watch his August 1995 fight with Tyson, when after less than two minutes of boxing his manager Vinny Vecchione threw in the towel.
 Since that fight, for which he was paid $540,000, McNeeley has gone 5-1. His overall record is 41-3.
 Would he fight Tyson again?
 "You bet I would. I'll fight anybody," he said.
 McNeeley also said he has little sympathy for fans who complained they were shortchanged in the Tyson-Holyfield bout. Boxing, after all, is controversial.
 "They got their money's worth. It was very exciting while it lasted," he said. "eople are crying ... about their pay-per-view, but they go and pay for it every time. Only in America, baby."