Mike Tyson: 'Luis Suarez can make amends after Branislav Ivanovic bite'

Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson believes that Liverpool striker Luis Suarez can "make amends" after biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.

The 46-year-old started following the Uruguay international on Twitter after the striker bit the arm of Ivanovic during a 2-2 draw with the Blues at Anfield on Sunday.

Despite the furore surrounding Suarez, Tyson believes that he can overcome this latest incident in a similar way that the boxer recovered from biting the ear of Evander Holyfield while in the ring in 1997.

"[Suarez] bit someone, it happens," Tyson told the David Glenn radio show, according to The Mirror. "I am sure he will make amends with this guy. I made amends with Evander and we got on with our lives."

"I saw this [Suarez] on the Twitter thing and thought I would check it out and see what his journey was all about."

Suarez is expected to be given a lengthy match-ban by the Football Association this week.