Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at 74 ... when he returned to the ring after 3 1/2 years away because of the draft-evasion charges. Asked by a New York Times reporter after the ...
Muhammad Ali transcended boxing to become a global icon ... As the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s, the United States implemented a draft, compelling young men to join the army.
Similar things were said even after Clay won the rematch. Clay became despised by much of the press when he joined the Nation of Islam, changed his name to Muhammad Ali, criticized the Vietnam War, ...