The incident comes just days after the former fighter pummelled a pesky passenger on a JetBlue flight.
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Mike Tyson has worked hard since the fight game to cultivate a more zen-like image.
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But like in The Godfather II, some people can’t seem to resist trying to pull the Champ back in.
For the second time in two weeks, the 55-year-old boxing icon had a dust-up with a poorly mannered punter.
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Over the weekend, Tyson was on hand in Las Vegas for Shakur Stevenson’s unanimous decision win over Oscar Valdez at MGM Grand Garden Arena, TMZ Sports reports.
The Champ was happily taking photos with fans when a woman stuck her pink fingernail into his face from behind. Tyson was not pleased.
He immediately turned around to confront the woman when his security jumped in to deescalate the situation. Tyson’s entourage led him away from the fracas.
The incident comes just days after the Brooklyn-born former fighter pummelled a pesky passenger on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida. Tyson was on route to a speaking engagement at a cannabis conference.
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According to Tyson’s people, the JetBlue fan, Melvin Townsend III, tossed a water bottle at the Champ to provoke him. Townsend’s attorney denied the claim.
Reports suggested that Townsend and a friend were hammered and persistently bothered Tyson even after he posed for a selfie with the pair.
San Francisco Police said Townsend declined to press charges against Tyson. It is unclear where the investigation stands.
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