The former heavyweight champion was flying from San Francisco to Florida when he got into a scuffle with an 'overly excited' passenger bothering him.
, federal law prohibits airline passengers from assaulting other passengers or crew members. Passengers can be assessed with civil penalties for any misconduct that “can threaten the safety of the flight by disrupting or distracting cabin crew from their safety duties,” according to the“Officers arrived and detained two subjects that were believed to be involved in the incident,” San Francisco police said in a statement on Thursday.
Tyson, once known as the “Baddest Man on the Planet,” became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history in 1987 when he was 20. He lost the title in Japan at the Tokyo Dome on Feb. 11, 1990, to Buster Douglas, a 42-1 underdog. Douglas stunned the boxing world by knocking out the previously undefeated Tyson.
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and served three years in prison. Five years later he was disqualified from a fight after infamously biting off a portion of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a bout.
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