Mike Tyson’s plane scuffle seems far from over.
Melvin Townsend III, the man Tyson appeared to punch in the head repeatedly in a video filmed aboard a JetBlue flight Thursday, has lawyered up.
“Our client is a big Mike Tyson fan,” attorney Matt Morgan from Morgan & Morgan told TMZ Friday.
“When Mike Tyson boarded the plane, he became overly excited. At first, their interaction was cordial. At a certain point, Mr. Tyson clearly became agitated by an overly excited fan and began to strike him in an excessive manner. This situation could have been avoided simply by contacting the flight attendant.”
Tyson’s reps previously claimed Townsend III threw a water bottle at the former heavyweight champion to provoke him on the plane.
In response to the claim, Morgan told TMZ, “Our client denies throwing a water bottle prior to being struck by Mr. Tyson.
“To state the obvious, as one of the greatest fighters of all time, Mr. Tyson should have exercised greater restraint before using his hands on an overly excited fan.”
TMZSports.com
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