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Fact #98921

When:

Short story:

The Beatles meet boxer Cassius Clay at his training camp in Florida, USA.

Full article:

Harold Conrad (boxing promoter) : I arranged for The Beatles to come to the gym to see Cassius Clay, and he didn't know who they were. He had some idea they were rock stars from England, but that's all. When he met them, they were all up in the ring together, talking about how much money they made. So Cassius pulls out a line he uses all the time, he looked at them and said,'You guys ain't as dumb as you look.' And John Lennon looked him right in the eye and told him, 'No, but you are.'


Harry Benson (photgrapher) : Clay mesmerised them. He completely controlled them. He shouted, 'Get down you little worms!' And they all lay down on the canvas.