Mike Tyson admits being high on cannabis before bust-up with fan
The 56-year-old was filmed repeatedly punching Melvin George Townsend III on a JetBlue flight in April.
Boxing icon Mike Tyson has admitted he was high on cannabis before his infamous bust-up with a fan on a plane.
The 56-year-old was filmed repeatedly punching Melvin George Townsend III on a JetBlue flight in April.
Mike Tyson said he was "high and tired" before his altercation with a fan on a plane
And Iron Mike has now confessed he had turned up for the flight from San Francisco to Miami straight after being in the midst of 60,000 people smoking cannabis.
Videos on social media at the time showed Townsend appearing to goad Tyson before the melee, and it was also claimed he threw a water bottle at Tyson.
Speaking about the incident, Tyson told Piers Morgan Uncensored he couldn't take any more after being provoked by Townsend.
He said: "First of all, I came from this place called Hippie Hill, 60,000 people were there smoking cannabis.
"So by the time I'm on the plane, I’m hungry, high and tired, OK? And this guy keeps antagonising me.
"And then I came to my senses and kicked his f***king ass.
"I’m only joking. I wish I did kick his a**. My bodyguard jumped on top of him."
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson revealed he can't "play like that anymore" because his wife, Lakiha Spicer, is worried he's going to get "cancelled".
