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Muhammad Ali & The Beatles

The Beatles had only been in America for 11 days when they found themselves herded into Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym for a photo op with a 22-year-old boxer named Cassius Clay. It was February 18th, 1964, and the band was in town to film their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Clay was prepping for his big fight with Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, but he was a 7-1 underdog and anxious to drum up ticket sales and press attention. The Beatles were happy to meet a champion boxer and get their pictures in the papers, but the group let it be known they wanted to meet Liston and not, as John Lennon said, "that loudmouth who's going to lose." But Liston had no interest in wasting time with a rock group just one week before the big fight, so they agreed to settle for Clay. "Hello there, Beatles!" Clay said when he entered the gym. "We oughta do some roadshows together. We'll get rich!" As photographer Harry Benson furiously snapped photos, the five of them spent the next few minutes goofing around in the gym. Clay pretended to punch George Harrison, with the others looking like they were about to fall down like dominoes. The boxer lifted Ringo Starr into his arms, and then the entire band got on the ground like he'd just KO'd them all.

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• Dimensions: 20x24
• Material: Wood Framed

About Muhammad Ali (American professional boxer):

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest," he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

About The Beatles (Rock band):

The Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960, and went on to transform popular music as a creative, highly commercial art form over the next decade. ... Learn more about the "Fab Four"-John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr-by exploring our Beatles collection.

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