Video: 'The Beatles Meeting Muhammad Ali - BBC News - 18 February 1964'

(Tuesday, February 18, 1964, 1:00 p.m. EST) — The Beatles today were taken to Fifth Street Gym in Miami, the training camp of boxer Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) who was preparing for his Feb. 25, 1964, fight against heavyweight champion Sonny Liston.

Video: 'The Beatles Meeting Muhammad Ali - ABC News - 18 February 1964'

Clay would become the world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston a week after meeting The Beatles.