Stopping Mike Tyson from assaulting Naomi Campbell at a party in New York:
Tyson: Do you know who the fuck I am? I'm the heavyweight champion of the world.
Ayer: And I am the former Wykeham Professor of Logic. We are both pre-eminent in our field. I suggest we talk about this like rational men.
A. J. Ayer: a Life (1999), Ben Rogers
