Mike Tyson's airplane punching bag apparently did not appreciate becoming the former heavyweight champion's airplane punching bag.
The man, identified as Melvin Townsend III, seen getting pummeled by Tyson in a video that went viral Thursday has lawyered up and could bring a lawsuit against the boxer, the lawyer, Matt Morgan, told TMZ.
Morgan presented Townsend's side of the events on the fateful JetBlue flight, which ended with Townsend sporting bloody cuts on his head and Tyson reportedly exiting the airplane, via TMZ:
"Our client is a big Mike Tyson fan.