Fan Man

Arguably the most bizarre moment in boxing history: Nov 6, 1993. When a guy (James Miller, aka 'Fan Man') wearing a motorized paraglider crashed into the side of the ring during a match between Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.

The Las Vegas Review Journal looks back on it 25 years later.

The event was so famous that it was memorialized on an episode of The Simpsons:

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 15, 2018
Category: Sports | 1990s

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