Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been falling victim to blitzes from overenthusiastic fans over the past few weeks. The skeletons of Tyson’s viral incident with a heckler on a plane show no sign of staying buried.
Meanwhile, in what seems to be the latest addition to a probable ‘annoy a formidable heavyweight’ challenge, the champ found himself embroiled in another heated exchange with a fan.
🎥 Mike Tyson has another viral fan encounter in Las Vegas https://t.co/Za0tkevgdF pic.twitter.com/uGtHrg4J9A
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) May 2, 2022
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Tyson, who was in Las Vegas ahead of the Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, stopped to pose for pictures with fans before leaving the venue. This was when a woman leaned over and put her finger across his face.
This action visibly disgruntled Tyson, who turned around to confront the fan. She was quick to apologize for her actions, mentioning that she did not mean to anger him.
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However, security staff who were escorting Tyson were able to de-escalate the situation as multiple fans gathered around.
The fan did face any repercussions for her actions, but the previous incident should be a lesson for fans. Unnecessarily prodding ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ comes with dire consequences.
The fans’ perspective on the Mike Tyson incident
The recent weeks saw Tyson being antagonized by fans on two separate occasions. However, a lot of fans sided with ‘Iron’ after these incidents.
What is wrong with people? Smh. Why would she do that? It is almost as if they are trying to provoke him into snapping 🤦🏼♀️
— Zaida D🦋 (@SimplyZaida29) May 2, 2022
User @SimplyZaida 29 also felt that people were unnecessarily provoking Tyson, hoping to evoke adverse reactions from the former champ.
Mike Tyson like "I'm getting too old for the bs."
— YogaFist (@fist_yoga) May 3, 2022
Similarly, user @fist_yoga felt people would not have dared to do this to Tyson in his prime.
Y’all better leave Mike alone
— texas forever (@ltb2408) May 2, 2022
Likewise, user @Itb2408 also felt that it was high time people respected Tyson’s privacy.
People love trying the wrong person all the time
— chaosfox (@Sweetchaosfox) May 3, 2022
Another fan @Sweetchaosfox felt people love to mess with the wrong people. In this case, a former world heavyweight champion, not to mention one of the scariest heavyweights in the history of boxing.
I heard he’s hosting the awards next year
— Bernadette (@Bernade05423306) May 3, 2022
User @Bernade05423306 hilariously mentioned that there was hearsay that Tyson was hosting the awards show. This seems to be a potential dig at the infamous Chris Rock vs Will Smith incident.
This woman and the guy in the plane are the same type you see in the news climbing into zoo enclosures
— BC (@noperopejones) May 4, 2022
Another hysterical comment was from user @noperopejones. The user compared both the overzealous fans to people who jump into zoo enclosures.
he needs better security. 🙄
— Christi (@Ugh_shutup) May 2, 2022
User @Ugh_shutup felt Tyson needs a better security team.
Wtf was she doing!?
— PlyrGee (@ch33zus_ftw) May 2, 2022
In the same vein, user @ch33zus_ftw was at a loss for choice words after watching the incident.
The very action, of the woman sticking a finger across Tyson’s face, evoked a few hilarious reactions from fans.
“Smell my finger “
— Poutine bear (@Bullpin9) May 2, 2022
What makes people think this shit is okay? A finger to his nose??? WTF pic.twitter.com/f9sfumBwCz
— Anthony Erekat (@AnthonyErekat) May 3, 2022
Moreover, the fans were also quick to point out how the action can be considered very intrusive.
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They want to get him back in jail.
Somebody is trying to get rid of him.
— KUMZLE DE LAW (@olakunle1900) May 3, 2022
One of the most hilarious comments, however, came from user @olakunle1900. He felt that all the incidents were part of a conspiracy to put Tyson back in prison.
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