Mike Tyson briefly detained for punching plane passenger
By: Tyson had agreed to take a picture with the passenger at the beginning of the flight. But the man continued to harass Tyson, despite requests from Tyson to "chill"..
Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson punched a fellow airline passenger after the person "threw a water bottle at him," Tyson's spokesperson has said.
Video taken on the plane shows Tyson leaning over his seat as he lands repeated punches an unidentified man.
A spokesperson for the boxing Hall of Famer confirmed Tyson had an "incident with an aggressive passenger" who was "harassing him".The attack occurred on board a JetBlue fight on Wednesday night, before it set off from San Francisco to Florida..
Police were dispatched and temporarily detained two individuals.
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