Muhammid Ali probably the greatest boxer of all time who also stood against the draft in the vietnam war for black pride and resistance to white domination

Muhammid ali was born on January 17, 1942 in louisville kentucky
He was the first boxer to win the heavyweight boxing championship 3 separate times
he defended his title a total of 19 times

When ali was 12 he took up boxing under policeman Joe martin
while advancing through the amatur ranks he won the gold medal in the 175 pound division in 1960 Olympic games in Rome

After Rome he began his professional career under the guidance of the Louisville Sponsoring Group, a syndicate composed of 11 wealthy white men

On November 14, 1966 when Ali fought Cleveland Williams Ali landed more than 100 punches, scored four knockdowns, and was hit a total of three times

then on April 28, 1967 citing his religious beliefs he refused the draft into the U.S Army saying “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Vietcong.”


He was stripped of his championship and couldn't fight for the next 3 years as well as spending 5 years in prison