The 17 Most Hot-Headed Athletes in Sports History

Smashed rackets, thrown chairs and one famous bite. Every name here has a highlight reel and a disciplinary file of similar length.

1. 1
   Mike Tyson

   Heavyweight champion disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Roy Keane

   Manchester United captain who walked out of Ireland's 2002 World Cup camp.
   692pts
3. 3
   Paolo Di Canio

   Italian forward who shoved referee Paul Alcock to the ground in 1998.
   609pts
4. 4
   Luis Suárez

   Uruguayan striker banned three times for biting opponents.
   609pts
5. 5
   Marat Safin

   Russian two-time major champion who said he broke over 1,000 rackets.
   608pts
6. 6
   Serena Williams

   Champion fined after her confrontations with officials at the 2009 and 2018 US Opens.
   473pts
7. 7
   Dennis Rodman

   Rebounding great who kicked a courtside cameraman in 1997.
   473pts
8. 8
   Ron Artest

   Pacers forward at the center of the 2004 Malice at the Palace brawl.
   387pts
9. 9
   Nick Kyrgios

   Australian who threw a chair on court in Rome and was fined at Wimbledon.
   387pts
10. 10
    Albert Belle

    Cleveland slugger who chased trick-or-treaters with his car in 1995.
    387pts
11. 11
    John McEnroe

    Tennis great whose 'You cannot be serious!' at Wimbledon in 1981 became a catchphrase.
    387pts
12. 12
    Zinedine Zidane

    French maestro sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final.
    284pts
13. 13
    Ilie Năstase

    Romanian tennis star fined and defaulted repeatedly for abusing officials.
    284pts
14. 14
    Ty Cobb

    Baseball's early hitting king, notorious for fights with opponents and fans.
    284pts
15. 15
    Bobby Knight

    Indiana basketball coach who threw a chair across the court in 1985.
    0pts
16. 16
    Rasheed Wallace

    Detroit forward who holds the NBA single-season record with 41 technical fouls.
    0pts
17. 17
    Eric Cantona

    Manchester United forward banned for eight months after a kung-fu kick on a fan in 1995.
    0pts

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