Video Of Mike Tyson Repeatedly Punching A Flight Passenger Surfaces.. A video of Mike Tyson repeatedly punching a man in the face has surfaced online.
According to TMZ, Tyson was on a flight from San Francisco to Florida on Thursday night when the incident occurred.
Eyewitnesses recalled the man, who was assaulted by Tyson, and his friend were boarding Tyson’s flight and approached him. Tyson was friendly and took a selfie with them.
In the clip obtained by the publication, the man – who was seated directly behind Tyson – could be seen hovering over the athlete and talking to him as his friend filmed the interaction from across the aeroplane aisle.
Moments later, the video showed the man with cuts and blood on the right side of his forehead. “My boy just got beat up by Mike Tyson,” the person behind the camera is heard saying.
A separate video shows the former pro boxer repeatedly punching the man in the face as another tries to intervene.
Reps for Tyson released a statement claiming that the man who was assaulted was harassing Tyson and threw a water bottle at him before Tyson lost his patience and attacked him.
“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,” Tyson’s reps told TMZ Sport.
In a statement to E! News, the San Francisco Police Department said they were “dispatched to a physical altercation on board an aeroplane located at the Domestic Terminal of the San Francisco International Airport.”
Upon arrival, authorities “detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident.
“SFPD is aware of the video that captured the altercation on the plane. However, because it surfaced after they began their initial investigation, it was forwarded to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.