Just saw the 1993 Holyfield/Bowe paraglider fight on ESPN Classic [View all]

[Auggie]

That was surreal. From wikipedia:

In what is considered by many sporting historians as one of the most bizarre moments in boxing's history, during round seven the crowd got off their feet and many people started to run for cover and yell.

Holyfield took his eyes off Bowe for one moment and then told Bowe to look up to the skies. What they saw was a man in a parachute flying dangerously close to them.

The man almost entered the ring, but his parachute had gotten entangled in the lights and he landed on the ropes and apron of the ring, and he was then pulled into the crowd, where he was beaten by members of Bowe's entourage.

Bowe's pregnant wife, Judy, fainted and had to be taken to the hospital from the arena.

Twenty minutes later, calm was restored and Holyfield went on to recover his world heavyweight titles with a close 12 round majority decision.

The man who parachuted down to the middle of the ring became known as The Fan Man and the fight itself became known as the Fan Man Fight. His victory over Bowe that year helped Holyfield being named as ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year for 1993.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Holyfield

Between rounds, television coverage showed Jesse Jackson escorting Bowe's wife to an ambulance.