Mike Tyson

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A source close to Tyson claimed the passenger was “extremely intoxicated,” according to the report. Tyson and the passenger, who were on a Florida-bound plane from San Francisco, had repeatedly engaged throughout the flight, according to TMZ. Tyson eventually rose, leaned over his seat and attacked the fellow passenger, throwing multiple punches.

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 ...

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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 ...

Footage appeared to show Tyson punching a fellow passenger before his flight from San Francisco to Florida took off on Wednesday.

They told TMZ that one of the people, who was treated for minor injuries, "provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation". After initially being happy to speak with the man and pose for a photo, Tyson seemed to grow tired of the constant badgering. A video appeared to show Iron Mike getting physical with a man who was sat behind him on a flight out of San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday night.

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.

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.

When a fan realised he was on the same plane as former professional boxer, Mike Tyson, he got a little too excited. When his excitement became excessive and ...

He got a picture with the boxing giant but seeing Tyson was still too good to be true for him. In a statement to TMZ, Tyson's representatives share that the world champion was "harrassed" and had a bottle of water thrown at him by the fan. They share that Tyson had had enough of him and even told him to "chill" at one point.

Reps for Tyson released a statement claiming that the man who was assaulted was harassing Tyson before he was attached. Police authorities are investigating the ...

However, because it surfaced after they began their initial investigation, it was forwarded to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. "My boy just got beat up by Mike Tyson," the person behind the camera is heard saying. Tyson was friendly and took a selfie with them.

Authorities on Thursday were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ 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. That subject provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation,” police said in a statement Thursday. He has maintained his innocence in that case. “Officers arrived and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident. The footage was first shared by TMZ, which said it was recorded on a Jet Blue plane bound for Florida. Since Tyson, 55, retired from boxing, he has worked as an actor, podcaster and cannabis entrepreneur.

A probe has been launched into an incident on a plane involving the former world heavyweight boxing champion.

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.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson repeatedly punched a passenger on a plane after he reportedly became irritated by the fan's attempts to talk ...

Tyson is also known for his erratic behaviour - biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear in a 1997 bout - and brushes with the law, including a conviction for rape and a cocaine addiction. Cellphone footage showed Tyson leaning over the back of his seat and then repeatedly punching the man, who appeared to be left with bruises and some bleeding after the incident. It was reported that Tyson became irritated by the fan's attempts to talk to him.

Mike Tyson's representative says the man he punched repeatedly on a plane on Wednesday had harassed the former heavyweight boxing champion.

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Video recorded on a Jet Blue flight shows former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson in a physical altercation with a person who representatives for ...

The statement, which does not name Tyson, said that one of the people was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The person offered few details about what what happened and refused to cooperate with authorities, the statement said. The airline declined to comment and the video did not show what occurred before the altercation.

Mike Tyson was at the centre of a disruption on a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Florida on Thursday.

Mike Tyson was at the centre of a disruption on a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Florida on Thursday. Mike Tyson was at the centre of a disruption on a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Florida on Thursday. Tyson’s agents further said that the former heavyweight champion of the world agreed to take a picture with the man at the start of the flight but he then proceeded to continue talking to the erstwhile boxer.

Rape sentence. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington in an Indianapolis hotel room. · Marital issues with Robin Givens · Bit ...

A source close to Tyson claimed the passenger was “extremely intoxicated,” according to the report. Tyson and the passenger, who were on a Florida-bound plane from San Francisco, had repeatedly engaged throughout the flight, according to TMZ. Tyson eventually rose, leaned over his seat and attacked the fellow passenger, throwing multiple punches.

Mobile phone footage shows the former boxer, 55, hitting a man in a seat behind him, with the passenger seen with cuts to his forehead and in need of ...

During his career, he won 50 fights, 44 of them by knockout. Reps for the former world heavyweight champion said: "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." Mobile phone footage shows the former boxer, 55, hitting a man in a seat behind him, with the passenger seen with cuts to his forehead and in need of medical attention.

Mike Tyson punched a fellow first-class passenger aboard a Florida-bound flight because the “aggressive” man threw a water bottle at him.

… Look at me, baby, look how beautiful I look up here,” he added. “The belligerent guy was sitting right behind him and I saw they were interacting,” she said. That subject provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation,” police said in a statement. “Officers arrived and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident. Look at us. “I’m the world champion, and now I’m the world champion of cannabis, and we can’t be stopped.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson repeatedly punched a passenger on a plane about to fly out of San Francisco after reportedly becoming ...

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

“It happened, we all looked and gawked, then moved on.” The general reaction to the video going viral on Twitter is that if you’re going to harass someone on a flight, it probably shouldn’t be someone who was listed as “the hardest hitter in heavyweight history” by ESPN. While Tyson himself has not responded to the altercation, representatives for the former boxer have said that Tyson was dealing with an “aggressive passenger”. They said: “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.” She said that she passed Tyson’s seat in the first class section of the plane when she boarded. She said: “When I boarded the flight, I thought, “Oh, no, that drunk guy is on our flight”.”

Tyson's representatives said the passenger was being 'aggressive' in the moments before the incident.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Tyson’s representatives said the passenger was being “aggressive” and was “harassing” the 55-year-old in the moments before the incident. Tyson’s representatives said the passenger was being ‘aggressive’ in the moments before the incident

Court record show Melvin Townsend has been convicted of a long list of felonies, including grand theft and fraud by identity theft.

The conviction of grand theft property of more than $300 but less than $5,000 stemmed from an incident in which Townsend stole a trailer by hitching it to his truck and later told police, “I am sorry for everything and I was going to return the records,’’ according to court records. Townsend, 36, also has been convicted of fraud by identity theft, trafficking in property known to be stolen, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, court records show. Melvin Townsend III of Punta Gorda, Florida was listed in 2019 as having “habitual felony offender status,’’ when he was sentenced to 25 months for grand theft, according to court records with the Clerk of Circuit Court in Charlotte County, Florida.

Townsend has been convicted of fraud, grand theft, burglary, possession of controlled substances and trafficking in stolen property.

Captured on video, Tyson punched Townsend in the head numerous times after he repeatedly harassed the former heavyweight champion. Eventually, Tyson hit his breaking point and repeatedly punched Townsend, leaving him bruised and bloody. In 2018, Townsend had a run-in with the cops when he broke into someone’s property and stole their trailer, hitching it to the back of his pickup truck.

A video of an incident on a plane on Wednesday appears to show Mike Tyson repeatedly punching a fellow passenger after he wouldn't leave the boxer alone.

That clip was taken at a comedy show and shows Tyson sitting still while the man appeared to get more and more animated, which prompted the host of the event to tell the man to back off. The video comes less than a month after Tyson was filmed keeping his cool when a man challenged him to a fight and pulled out a gun. The victim, who could be seen with a bloodied face, received medical attention and has since contacted the police, although there’s no word on whether an investigation has been launched.

It looks like Mike Tyson is getting some ammunition for his argument that he was justified in unleashing punches on a fellow passenger on a JetBlue flight ...

“I should have smoked when I was fighting because it put me in this different state of mind,” Tyson said. “I’m the world champion, and now I’m the world champion of cannabis, and we can’t be stopped,” Tyson told the crowd at Golden Gate Park Wednesday SFGate.com reported. Officials said one person was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the scene and told police “minimal details” about the altercation and refused to cooperate further. He spent three years in prison after being found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of deviate sexual conduct in 1992, stemming the assaulting an 18-year-old beauty contestant. While Townsend reportedly stayed in San Francisco, Tyson made his way to Miami later Thursday, where he was scheduled to attend a cannabis conference, TMZ also reported. Townsend, 36, was harassing the legendary boxer after they boarded the flight bound for Miami and wouldn’t quiet down when Tyson asked him to, TMZ said.

A flight out of San Francisco International Airport turned violent on Wednesday night when boxing legend Mike Tyson threw punches at a man who was allegedly ...

Things then took a turn, though, after Tyson took a selfie with the man. According to SF Gate, Tyson was in San Francisco on Wednesday to attend the city's 420 cannabis festival in Golden Gate Park. TMZ Sports reports the man injured in the incident got medical attention and went to the police regarding what happened. The person did not, and witnesses say it was then that Tyson got physical, TMZ reported. A flight out of San Francisco International Airport turned violent on Wednesday night when boxing legend Mike Tyson threw punches at a man who was allegedly bothering him on the plane. The passenger who harassed Tyson, 36-year-old Melvin Townsend III, reportedly has a lengthy criminal history.

If you fill the blank in with “pick a fight with Mike Tyson” you can remove the whole brave part, it's just very stupid. On Thursday video of Tyson punching a ...

I think that’s what happens when you’ve owned a tiger as a pet, your life is just destined to be weird from then on. And finally, what kind of dude is willing to push Mike Tyson like that? On Thursday video of Tyson punching a passenger on an airplane went viral, and naturally this was never going to be a normal story.

'Still in shock': Twist as 'big Tyson fan' hires lawyer after plane scuffle with boxing great.

Iron Mike was photographed later on Thursday evening entering the Eden Roc hotel in Miami, where he appeared to be in good spirits, smiling and smoking. “When Mike Tyson boarded the plane, he became overly excited. At a certain point, Mr. Tyson clearly became agitated by an overly excited fan and began to strike him in an excessive manner. Townsend reportedly declined to press charges at the time, and both he and Tyson were free to leave after the incident. This situation could have been avoided simply by contacting the flight attendant.” Melvin Townsend III, the man Tyson appeared to punch in the head repeatedly in a video filmed aboard a JetBlue flight Thursday, has lawyered up.

Mike Tyson can obviously throw a mighty punch, but it wasn't heavy enough to bloody up Melvin Townsend III according to a source.

Bystanders seemed to be cheering on “Iron Mike,” who, at the moment, is not facing charges for his airplane brawl. He politely asked him to let him be, and he kept taunting Mike over and over,” the source said. [Townsend] was so wasted out of his mind, he hit his head on the [airplane] tray table,” claimed a source close to Tyson who wasn’t on the flight.

It looks like Mike Tyson is getting some ammunition for his argument that he was justified in unleashing punches on a fellow passenger on a JetBlue flight ...

“I should have smoked when I was fighting because it put me in this different state of mind,” Tyson said. “I’m the world champion, and now I’m the world champion of cannabis, and we can’t be stopped,” Tyson told the crowd at Golden Gate Park Wednesday SFGate.com reported. Officials said one person was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the scene and told police “minimal details” about the altercation and refused to cooperate further. He spent three years in prison after being found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of deviate sexual conduct in 1992, stemming the assaulting an 18-year-old beauty contestant. While Townsend reportedly stayed in San Francisco, Tyson made his way to Miami later Thursday, where he was scheduled to attend a cannabis conference, TMZ also reported. Townsend, 36, was harassing the legendary boxer after they boarded the flight bound for Miami and wouldn’t quiet down when Tyson asked him to, TMZ said.

Melvin George Townsend III the victim in the Mike Tyson fight episode was left badly bruised with a bloody forehead following the incident.

The San Francisco police in their statement said, "Officers arrived and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident. Sarah Burchfield, a passenger on the flight said she saw the man who Tyson punched at an airport bar earlier, appearing loud and quarrelsome. The footage was first shared by TMZ, which said it was recorded on a Jet Blue plane bound for Florida.