Boxing Mom

In 1989, Steve McCarthy was hammering Tony Wilson in a boxing match when Wilson's mother climbed into the ring, came up behind McCarthy and started clubbing him on the head with one of her shoes.

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Ricky Hatton v Stephen Smith, 2002
Smith is disqualified after his father and trainer, Darkie, jumped into the ring and pushed Micky Vann, the referee, while protesting about an elbow by Hatton.

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It ain't over....

Till the two men are out of the ring, apparently.

James Butler, a light heavyweight contender, had just lost a unanimous decision to Richard Grant in New York.

'The Harlem hammer' was approached by Grant in the usual postfight hugging ritual which is a staple part of boxing.

Butler offered his hands, well right hand actually and landed his best punch of the night to render his opponent unconscious.

It might be the last punch he ever gets paid for.


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Honourable mentions go to the spectator, dressed in a vest and unflattering Y fronts, who jumped into the ring after 30 seconds of the Carlos Zarate-Alfonso Zamora clash in 1977.

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Outside the ring
Larry Holmes flying kick from car


In 1991, a 41-year-old Larry Holmes got into a street fight with former opponent Trevor Berbick in Florida. Berbick accused a friend of Holmes of breaking up Berbick's marriage. Holmes heard about the comments and chased Berbick down the driveway of a hotel and they exchanged punches.

The two boxers returned to the front door of the hotel and were standing in the driveway, separated by two cars, when Berbick screamed: "Everybody saw Larry Holmes punch me and kick me." Holmes ran onto a car, jumped off and flew at Berbick.

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