Boxing legend Mike Tyson suffers health scare during flight ahead of major Netflix fight

However, his team says the 57-year-old is "doing great" after the incident that occurred just before landing. 

"He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing," his representatives said in an email to The Post. "He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him."

US publication In Touch Weekly was the first to report Tyson’s scare, which they categorized as a "medical emergency."

"Mike had some kind of medical emergency on the plane and paramedics boarded," a source told In Touch Weekly. "Before the paramedics arrived, the flight issued an announcement asking for a doctor – the message even came on everyone’s screens". 

The medical scare reportedly delayed passengers from leaving the plane for 25 minutes.

He was in first class, but we were in an exit row and the stewardess was very chatty," a source told In Touch Weekly.

"They asked us to stay on the plane and landed, so paramedics could enter. She said something like, ‘He’s a really important passenger so we wanna make sure he’s OK.’ I knew it was him, but I just mouthed the words ‘Mike Tyson,’ and she nodded her head yes."

Later, however, US media reported that the scare was gone and that Tyson's situation had been successfully handled. 

This scare for Tyson comes before his fight with Jake Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, on July 20 at AT&T Stadium.

There are some who have questioned whether Tyson can physically get back in the ring again.

He will turn 58 years old next month (June 30), and he openly said his body feels like "s**t right now" with soreness, during a press conference for the fight earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Paul, 27, has oozed confidence throughout the press tour thus far.

"I'm going to show the world that I can outbox Mike Tyson, prove everyone wrong, and show that I will be the one doing the killing," Paul said in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center.

Despite his age issues, Tyson has also expressed confidence in the upcoming bout.

Last month, he said that he was forgoing sex and marijuana in preparation for the bout.

“Two-and-a-half weeks I haven’t smoked, I haven’t had sex for two-and-a-half weeks,” Tyson, who will turn 58 this month, said on The Damon Elliott Show. 

At his peak, Tyson was the most destructive heavyweight champion of all time, known for his brutal knockout power. The last time he was in a boxing ring for a fight was an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, which resulted in a draw.