At that time, the crew broadcast a message asking for any eligible passengers to receive medical assistance. It’s unclear whether anyone volunteered to help Tyson, who appeared to admit to domestic violence in a 1988 interview and cleared up those claims in his 2021 one-man show.
“He was in first class, but we were in the row near the exit and the flight attendant was very chatty. They asked us to stay on the plane and land so medical staff could come in,” the witness recounted. Contact. “She said things like, ‘He’s a really important passenger so we want to make sure he’s okay.’ I knew it was him, but I just said the words ‘Mike Tyson’ and she nodded in agreement.”
Witnesses said the plane was delayed another 25 minutes after landing in LA. Through the statement, a representative of American Airlines said Vanity fair only that “American Airlines Flight 1815 from Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX) was met by first responders upon arrival due to the customer’s medical needs.” According to Tyson’s representative, “He is very appreciative of the medical staff who showed up to help him.”
The health scare comes less than two months before the scheduled July 20 boxing match between Tyson and Paul that is being heavily promoted by Netflix. So far, the fight has featured two press conferences with the fighters in which they have challenged each other’s fitness as expected. On May 16, the two met in a battle of wits at Texas Live! in Arlington, for an exchange in which the two disagreed over who would win.
Paul, 27, who boasts a 9-1 record and six knockouts, has vowed to “take this old man down” and said that “on July 20, Mike will be put to sleep, and he You will feel your power and I will be the one who puts Tyson to sleep for the last time.”
Tyson, whose professional record is 50-6 and has 44 KOs, seemed unfazed by the 30 years younger man and implied that his body composition was unhealthy. “I don’t know if he’s in his prime,” Tyson said of Paul. “He’s fat. He should be skinny and mean and he’s fat and bubbly. However, I saw him take his shirt off and he’s fat.”
Tyson, who once told Vanity fair that he wants to be reincarnated as Achilles after death, is currently “doing very well,” his agent told parcel. Paul has yet to comment on the challenger’s status, and as of Monday afternoon, Netflix had not announced any scheduling changes for the July fight.
