Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been making headlines for his infamous altercation with a fan while aboard an airplane. Recently, it was announced that the former champ will not face any trouble with the law for the incident.
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Tyson was traveling on a JetBlue aircraft from the San Francisco International Airport to Florida. This was when the over-excited passenger repeatedly annoyed him and was at the receiving end of his fury.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 22: Mike Tyson attends the Citi Taste Of Tennis on August 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for AYS Sports Marketing)
However, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office recently announced that they have stopped pursuing the charges.
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Moreover, they mentioned that the circumstances surrounding the situation were not favorable to take the charges further.
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Fans react to the decision about Mike Tyson
Boxing fans were highly supportive of the decision. In fact, many fans sided with Tyson on the issue.
I’m surprised that the instigator didn’t get charge for starting this whole incident. TBH, Tyson has more patience than me in this situation.
— Mikee (@dejamike) May 10, 2022
User @dejamike expressed his displeasure on the instigator not facing any charges. Moreover, he also mentioned that Tyson showcased a lot of patience in the situation.
Good. I don’t think he should.
— Ruby Lewis (@rubyeve70) May 11, 2022
Similarly, user @rubyeve70 also felt that Tyson should not face any issue with the law because of the incident.
The guy on the plane thought he was on social media and could get away with anything.
— John Leite (@original_tweet4) May 10, 2022
Another fan @original_tweet4 also blamed the instigator for the incident. He even mentioned that the passenger thought he could get away with it.
Good. That drunk idiot passenger had Iron Mike's punches coming to him anyway.
— Red Tsunami 2022 🗳️ 🇺🇸 (@JohnLuckey20) May 11, 2022
User @JohnLuckey20 also felt that Tyson’s action was justified.
Good. That guy wanted Tyson to punch him. Mike was just obliging.
— Jolly Walrus (@Chillbilly31) May 10, 2022
Similarly, a fan @Chillbilly31 also felt that the instigator was asking to get punched by Tyson.
Passenger preferred the fame of being punched by Mike to having to explain what he'd done to irritate him!
— Joseph Taylor (@WhoKnewLottie) May 10, 2022
In the same vein, user @WhoKnewLottie felt that the charges were dropped, as the instigator would have a hard time explaining his antics.
Additionally, many users were quick to add hilarious memes to show their appreciation for the decision.
— josh (@joomoola) May 10, 2022
— Mr. Todd (@proximoBP) May 10, 2022
The passenger had a free lesson of boxing
— jmbbao (@jmbbao) May 10, 2022
User @jmbbao hilariously added that the instigator got a free boxing lesson from one of the best heavyweights in the world.
However, many boxing fans were quick to point out that the instigator should be thankful that Tyson went easy on him.
Good. That passengers lucky Mike went easy on him
— Nevada Roybal (@NevadaRoybal) May 10, 2022
Dude was straight up harassing Tyson and laying hands on him.
Like the man said… pic.twitter.com/GRDJduXOnJ
— 🇺🇦 Robert Petersen (@Sonikku_a2) May 10, 2022
This new generation doesn't remember the ole Mike, boy don't play 👊
— Amber Monaghan (@1ambi_rey) May 10, 2022
User @1ambi_rey also pointed out that the younger generation has never known how intimidating Tyson was in his prime.
This would have gone very differently had there not been a video of it. The guy totally asked for it.
— *It goes over your nose too* (@numbakrunch) May 10, 2022
However, user @numbakruch had a rather intriguing take on the incident. The user felt that the decision would have been different if there was no video recording of the incident.
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What do you think of the decision on Tyson’s airplane incident? Let us know in the comments below.
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