Video recording
PEOPLE – The Former American Boxing Champion heavyweight Mike Tyson lunged at a passenger who appeared to be harassing him aboard a plane, leaving him with bruises on his face, TMZ reported Thursday, April 21.
On a video broadcast on social networks we can see “Iron Mike” punch a passenger behind his seat. The incident took place before a flight Wednesday between San Francisco and Florida, the site that specializes in celebrity news said.
The 55-year-old ex-boxer, who dominated the heavyweights between the 80s and 90sthe passenger allegedly started punching a few minutes after boarding, according to a witness quoted by TMZ.
The passenger complained
This same witness indicates that the passenger behind Mike Tyson was constantly trying to talk to the boxer in a frantic manner. Mike Tyson would then have unsuccessfully asked him to calm down before losing his temper himself and turning to beat him. A photo of the incident shows the passenger with bloodstains on his temple.
The former champion got off the plane at walking pace, according to TMZ, which claims the passenger has filed a complaint.
According to NBCNews and CNNMike Tyson’s representatives said in a statement that he had an incident on a flight with another passenger who “started harassing him and threw a bottle of water at him while he was sitting in his seat”.
The San Francisco Police Department said in a statement that officers questioned two people at the airport Wednesday night for involvement in an altercation on a flight. This statement, which does not mention the name of the boxer, indicates that one of the people has been treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The person gave few details about what happened and refused to cooperate with authorities, the statement said. No one has been arrested, he said.
Rape and cocaine addiction
Mike Tyson is one of the most iconic characters in boxing history.
Youngest world heavyweight champion, queen category, in 1986 at 20 years and 4 months, “Kid Dynamite” chained the moments of glory, with in particular a series of 37 fights without defeat at the beginning of his career, but also slippages , with a unlikely loss in 1991 and a tragicomic match against Evander Holyfield in 1997.
Mike Tyson was also convicted of rape in 1992 and served nearly three years in prison. In 2007 he also had admitted cocaine addiction†
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