Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War made 1968, his first full year of exile from boxing, both humbling and empowering. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

Muhammad Ali Refuses the Vietnam War Draft. Clip: Episode 2 | 6m 15s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Prior to his match against Foley, Ali received news he had been drafted to fight in Vietnam.

Muhammad Ali died on June 3 at the age of 74. Throughout history, the famed boxer has made headlines, including his stance on the Vietnam War. Muhammad wanted people to know why he refused to ...

Muhammad Ali was a fighter, obviously. The best boxer to ever live brought that fight to a Houston ring multiple times, each of the four bouts taking place at the Astrodome and each ending in a ...

Muhammad Ali’s stand against the Vietnam War transcended not only the ring, which he had dominated as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, but also the realms of faith and politics.

Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing to serve in the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War ...

Muhammad Ali refused the draft at a Houston induction center in 1967, sparking backlash and a defining moment in the civil rights and anti-war movements. Muhammad Ali said no to the draft in 1967 ...

In 1967, my father, Muhammad Ali, was sentenced to five years in prison for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War. At the time, there were about 200,000 people behind bars in the United States. Now ...

Ali, who was born Cassius Clay in 1942 and became Muhammad Ali after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, refused to be drafted into service during the Vietnam War, which effectively ended his ...

In 1967, Muhammad Ali refused to be drafted into the military on the grounds of his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War. His refusal led to his title being stripped and his ...