UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan, like most people on planet Earth, agrees that annoying Mike Tyson on an airplane is a terrible idea. Florida man Melvin George Townsend III, as captured on video, did not agree, and paid the price.
Rogan described exactly how stupid the notion of annoying Tyson was on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. “That’s real simple. That dude was a douchebag. He was annoying one of the baddest motherf—kers that’s ever walked the face of the Earth. That’s so dumb. That’s not even kicking a beehive, it’s like headbutting a beehive.
Joe Rogan: Annoying Mike Tyson on a Plane “It’s like headbutting a beehive”
That guy was probably on a bunch of s—t. The guy who Mike Tyson punched apparently has a lengthy criminal history. If you find yourself where Mike Tyson’s reaching over the back of an airline seat and punching you in the face, I think you probably earned it. People get crazy.
They think just because he’s Mike Tyson, he’s famous, he can’t just punch you! If you’re annoying him, he’s just gonna f—king hit you like a normal person would.”
Mike Tyson is not currently facing any legal ramifications for the assault. After the incident, a spokesperson for Tyson described how Townsend had been irritating the former world heavyweight boxing champion.”Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.”
Townsend, who is not expected to press charges, has an extensive criminal record. According to MMAMania, the man had already served two jail sentences following convictions for fraud, grand theft, burglary, possession of controlled substances and trafficking in stolen property.
The San Francisco Police Department, who attended the scene following the altercation, confirmed that Townsend “provided minimal details of the incident and refused to cooperate further with the police investigation.”
Mike Tyson recently emerged from retirement for an exhibition boxing match against fellow retiree Roy Jones, Jr. As expected from a pair of professional fighters whose glory days are decades in the past, it was a largely uneventful affair, and Tyson returned to his (relatively) peaceful retirement, which includes various business ventures and his successful Hotboxin’ podcast.
Tyson, now 55, retired from boxing in 2005, but it ought to go without saying that antagonizing him is not a smart move. Do you agree with Joe Rogan? Let us know in the comments.
