Mike Tyson

Footage appears to show the former heavyweight boxing champion hitting a man who had been enthusiastically interacting with him.

Tyson’s representatives declined to comment on the footage. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A video has emerged in which Mike Tyson appears to strike a fellow passenger on a commercial flight.

As reported by TMZ the incident occurred on Wednesday night at around 10:30 pm local time as Tyson boarded a flight from San Francisco to Florida.

But failing to take the former boxer's advice, the man continued, leading to Tyson losing his cool and appearing to punch him in the face. Tyson lost his cool after the passenger continued to speak to him Mike Tyson has been filmed appearing to punch a man in the face on a plane after he apparently lost his cool with the passenger.

Tyson allegedly grew annoyed at his fellow passenger who had started talking to him before the ring legend began to punch him.

Tyson, who was the undisputed heavyweight world champion in his prime, last fought competitively in 2005 but returned in an exhibition against Jones Jr. The bout was not declared a draw after six rounds. Tyson, who made his ring comeback against Roy Jones Jr in 2020, reportedly told the man to leave him alone. Footage obtained by TMZ shows a passenger sitting behind Tyson and attempting to talk to him.

In footage obtained by TMZ Sports, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson appears to reach over his seat on the airplane and repeatedly punched a ...

A source close to Tyson went on to tell TMZ the man had been “extremely intoxicated” and “wouldn’t stop provoking” the former boxer, which led to the altercation. The passenger continued to try and converse with "Iron Mike," but Tyson allegedly grew agitated with the male and told him to relax. Tyson was on a Jet Blue flight going from San Francisco International Airport to Florida. A witness told TMZ that the passenger was seen talking with Tyson and ended up taking a selfie.

My boy just got beat up by Mike Tyson,” a man is heard saying aboard a JetBlue flight from San Francisco on Wednesday night, according to videos first ...

It’s not the first time in recent weeks that someone has badgered Tyson in a public setting. Hours later, Tyson’s mood on his redeye flight to Fort Lauderdale was ruined by a passenger who appeared to talk his ear off, TMZ reported. All the while, the Tyson 2.0 cannabis brand has become a multimillion-dollar success. “Hey, Mike! Mike, c’mon!” What I’m doing in the ring, I realize, is a gift not only for myself. But as Tyson was about to fly back to Florida on Wednesday night, a JetBlue passenger sitting behind him in first class seemingly ruined his high. Passengers are subject to civil penalties for any misconduct that “can threaten the safety of the flight by disrupting or distracting cabin crew from their safety duties,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. … Look at me, baby, look how beautiful I look up here.” Tyson appears unimpressed and bothered. It was 4/20 in San Francisco, and nothing could stop Mike Tyson from having a great time. “Listen, we’re gonna take this to another level in life,” said Tyson, whom one person described as being in “ the best mood.” “I’m the world champion, and now I’m the world champion of cannabis, and we can’t be stopped. I help somebody else, I guess, right, because I don’t get into that no more.

The former heavyweight champion is seen in the video leaning over his seat on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida and unleashing a flurry of ...

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The other man had cuts to his forehead, photographs showed, and apparently went to the police after receiving medical attention.

The other passenger had cuts to his forehead, photographs showed, and apparently went to the police after receiving medical attention. The other man had cuts to his forehead, photographs showed, and apparently went to the police after receiving medical attention. But it appears he quickly lost his cool when the man in the seat behind tried to talk to him.

MIKE TYSON repeatedly punched a fellow passenger on board a plane and left him bloodied, reports suggest.According to TMZ, Tyson, 55, got into a scuff.

However, the passenger apparently continued to "annoy" him and that is when the American allegedly threw a series of punches to his face, which bloodied his forehead. The Baddest Man on the Planet even took a selfie with one of the two and remained "patient" with the other man sat in the row behind him. Witnesses claim Tyson was initially "cool" with all the passengers, including the one sat behind him and his friend.

The passenger reportedly annoyed the former heavyweight champion to the point that Tyson told him to calm down before all hell broke loose.

The footage shows Tyson throwing a series of punches on the passenger which left him with a bloodied face before he walked off the plane a few moments later. However, things took a turn for the worse when the overly excited passenger continued to try to talk to Tyson, reportedly annoying the former boxer to the point of Tyson telling him to calm down. A video has emerged of an incident that occurred on a plane which seemingly shows Mike Tyson repeatedly punching a fellow passenger in the face.

The video shows Tyson turned around in his chair delivering a flurry of blows to a male passenger in a seat behind him.

It's unclear if authorities were contacted, or whether any charges will be filed in the case. It shows the 55-year-old Tyson turned around in his chair delivering a flurry of blows to a male passenger in a seat behind him. Newly released cell phone video shows former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson delivering a flurry of punches to another passenger aboard a plane.

F ormer heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson appeared to punch a man in the face multiple times on a plane before takeoff Wednesday night, according to a ...

So far this year, carriers have reported 1,233 unruly passenger incidents, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration. Yesterday, the FAA announced it intends to make its “zero-tolerance” policy permanent. We do not have a report at this time of an unruly passenger incident on a JetBlue flight yesterday,” the FAA said in an email. “The FAA looks into all airline reports of passenger disturbances.

The former heavyweight champion is seen in the video leaning over his seat on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida and unleashing a flurry of ...

In the video, Tyson is seen leaning over his seat as he repeatedly lands punches to the unidentified man's head. Tyson has long maintained his innocence on that charge. The video of the altercation was shared first on TMZ.

The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. PT as Tyson was scheduled to fly out of San Francisco International Airport to Florida. A witness on the plane told TMZ ...

Moments later, the video shows the man hit by Tyson with blood on the side of his head. The first video shows the man trying to talk with Tyson, who is facing the opposite the direction. According to TMZ, Tyson, 55, was fed up with the man behind him talking in his ear.

It appears the man was annoying the boxer before the incident on a flight from San Francisco to Florida.

The SFPD added that it had forwarded the video to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. However, while the San Francisco Police Department told TMZ they responded to the scene and detained two people, they added that after one of the people was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, that person "provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation". Following the altercation, the man had a bloody face.

The video appeared to show the former heavyweight boxing champion punching the person seated behind him on the flight, which was preparing to head for Florida.

That video has been forwarded to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office which has investigative jurisdiction on the incident.” In a statement to Sports Illustrated, the San Francisco police department confirmed that officers were “dispatched to a physical altercation onboard an airplane located at the Domestic Terminal of the San Francisco Airport,” where two subjects were detained and one was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The boxing star eventually told the person to leave him alone, but when he did not heed the warning, the witness told TMZ Sports that Tyson allegedly started punching his friend repeatedly.

A spokesperson for Mike Tyson alleged that a passenger on the plane Wednesday "began harassing (Tyson) and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his ...

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson seems to have joined the ranks of unruly airline passengers.

However, mask-related incidents currently make up the majority of reports of unruly passenger behavior. The FAA said that under the policy, it may issue fines to passengers for unruly behavior instead of warning letters or counseling. The FAA said Wednesday that it will make its zero tolerance policy against unruly passengers permanent. A whopping 5,981 reports of unruly passengers were logged by the FAA in 2021. A water bottle is not visible in the footage posted by the outlet. Both people were released "pending further investigation."

The former heavyweight champion is seen in the video leaning over his seat on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida and unleashing a flurry of ...

In the video, Tyson is seen leaning over his seat as he repeatedly lands punches to the unidentified man's head. Tyson has long maintained his innocence on that charge. The video of the altercation was shared first on TMZ.

US authorities are investigating an incident in which former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class ...

“The belligerent guy was sitting right behind him and I saw they were interacting,” she said. He has maintained his innocence in that case. During his career he had 50 wins, 44 of them by knockout.

Video footage emerged of boxing legend Mike Tyson repeatedly hitting a fellow plane passenger on Wednesday night but police have confirmed the alleged ...

Tyson has flirted with returning to the ring again having held talks with Evander Holyfield over a trilogy bout. Tyson is understood to have left the plane, which was bound for Florida, after the incident. "Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat," they said.

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Tyson was filmed appearing to land repeated blows on a fellow plane passenger who was left with a bloodied face.

Tyson is unlikely to commit to such a bout but has teased the possibility. Paul and Tyson have repeatedly been linked with an exhibition bout after Tyson returned to the ring against Roy Jones Jr in 2020. Tyson left the plane before a statement from his representatives claimed he had been provoked.

The mobile phone video shows Tyson leaning over the back of his seat repeatedly striking the unidentified man in the head.

He has maintained his innocence in that case. “The belligerent guy was sitting right behind him and I saw they were interacting,” she said. During his career he had 50 wins, 44 of them by knockout.