Heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali refused to join the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War on this day in history, April 28, 1967. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong” is one of the young Muhammad Ali’s signature lines. It helped to define him, his opposition to the war in Vietnam, his support for civil rights ...

This Muhammad Ali Quote Will Keep You Going. by Emily Shire. June 4, 2016. ... He was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War, and he refused to serve when he was drafted in 1967.

In 1966, Muhammad Ali filed for conscientious objector status and announced his refusal to fight in Vietnam. MUHAMMAD ALI: My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people ...

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 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 after defeating Ernie Terrell on Feb. 6, 1967, in the Astrodome. A couple of months later, on April 28, 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army at an induction ceremony in ...

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 ...

The making of a champion: Ali’s early years American Heavyweight boxer, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali, 1942 – 2016), making a fist as he lies on his hotel bed, London, 27th May 1963.