Matador Christian Hernandez found himself quite literally on the horns of a dilemma.

He had been badly gored in the leg several months before, and here he was again face to face with a bull that had lowered its head and begun its determined charge.

The split-second decision for Hernandez to ponder: Should he fight or should he flee?

To cries of derision from a packed Plaza Mexico in Mexico City, Hernandez did what macho matadors seldom do: He dropped his cape, ran for the perimeter wall and vaulted over.  (Read More).