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Muhammad Ali was Right to Refuse Army Induction

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Muhammad Ali was Right to Refuse Army Induction

"On April 28, 1967, boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army and is immediately stripped of his heavyweight title. Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo military service.


Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future three-time world champ changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He scored a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker on October 29, 1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, he defeated the heavily favored bruiser Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ.


On April 28, 1967, with the United States at war in Vietnam, Ali refused to be inducted into the armed forces, saying “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” On June 20, 1967, Ali was convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000 and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring on October 26, 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss of his professional boxing career. On June 28 of that same year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading the draft."   -History.com


See this article:  https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/muhammad-ali-vietnam/485717/

Watch these videos of Ali: 


A.  http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/muhammad-ali-refuses-army-induction-1967-39593864

B.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd9aIamXjQI

C.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeFMyrWlZ68

D.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JDM4MY71G4

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    Muhammad Ali was Right to Refuse Army Induction

    4 votes
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      75.00%
    2. Against the Motion
      25.00%



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  • I agree!
    He will always be a legend.
    R.I.P.
    1942-2016
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