Mike Tyson Airplane FIGHT: PUNCHES Man In Face: WILL SMITH EFFECT
Cell phone footage, obtained by TMZ, shows the former heavyweight champion smacking an allegedly over-eager fan seated directly behind him.
That man initially had a cordial exchange with Tyson, according to TMZ. A witness says the man and a friend greeted the 55-year-old boxing legend as they boarded the plane and even got their picture taken with Tyson.
Tyson soon grew tired of engaging with the fan and reportedly asked him to be quiet.
When the man continued talking, Tyson then stood, turned, and threw several punches to the man's face and forehead.
'Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Mike, come on, stop that,' a man is heard saying on the cell phone footage.
Another video from the flight shows the aftermath of the incident, with the man sporting traces of blood on his forehead.
'My boy just got beat up by Mike Tyson,' said the man shooting the video. 'Yeah, he got f***ed up. Just trying to ask for an autograph. I don't know what happened.'
The victim reportedly received medical attention and went to the police over the incident, but there has been no word yet of Tyson is being investigated.
DailyMail.com has reached out to spokespeople for Tyson and JetBlue but has yet to receive a response from either.
The incident took place after Tyson recently shared a bizarre theory while high on marijuana during a recent podcast.
On Friday's installment of The Joe Rogan Experience, a stoned Tyson said he 'really believes' that the rich abduct vagrants to chase them on large private estates, unbeknownst to the uninitiated 99 percent.
After the pair smoked weed - appearing to light up two separate joints while sitting across from each other at Rogan's podcasting table.
Tyson is rumored to be working on an exhibition fight with YouTuber Jake Paul, but the two sides have yet to finalize anything. In January The Sun reported the two were nearing a deal for a bout that could be worth upwards of $50 million.
'Mike and Jake are on board for an exhibition bout in Las Vegas,' a business associate of Tyson's told The Sun.
'A verbal deal has been struck to get it on, but like all forms of sports business, now it's all about the contracts and money split.
'Mike is looking for a certain figure to get into the ring with a profit share guarantee.
'Jake obviously has that on his mind but is keen to show the world that stepping into the ring with a man once called, ''the baddest man on the planet,'' takes his boxing career to the next level.'
Obviously it's the 30-year age difference that would make this potential bout unique.
'This fight bridges the gap between old school boxing fans and the new generation of followers,' the source told The Sun.
The 30-year age gap aside, Tyson (50-6-2) holds a considerable advantage in experience having fought in 58 professional bouts against actual boxers.
Paul, on the other hand, is 5-0 against another YouTuber, former NBA star Nate Robinson, and MMA fighters Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, the latter of whom was knocked out in their rematch last month.
Unlike those, though, this would be an exhibition fight, in which knockdowns — let alone any knockouts — are quite rare.
The Sun's source believes the bout can generate as much as much as £36million ($49 million) between live and pay per view broadcasts.
Tyson previously speculated about another exhibition following his split decision draw against retired boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. At the time, he thought he'd be back in the ring in February, but it now looks to be taking place later in 2022.
'I am going to have a return fight in February and we are pretty skeptical about the opponent but it will be a really stimulating opponent,' Tyson told the Sun.
According to Tyson, the money for fighting one of the well-known Paul or his brother Logan would be too much to refuse.
'That is the fight for the money,' Tyson said in 2021. 'Those are the money-making fights, those guys got 35 million people to watch.
'Hell, I would fight them,' he continued. 'They would fight me. That would make a lot of money.
'Hundred million dollars, they do anything, they don't mind getting beat up for a hundred million dollars.'
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