How Did Muhammad Ali Fight In The Vietnam War

Muhammad Ali had refuse to be drafted to fight in the war transcended the boxing ring,which he had dominated. On March 9, 1966, at the height of the war, Ali's draft status had revised to make him eligible to fight in the Vietnam war.Ali was Muslim and had cited religious reasons for his decisions to forgo military service.On April 28,1967 the United States had went to war with Vietnam.On June 20,1967, Ali was convicted of draft evasion and was sentenced to five years in prison and was fined $10,000 and was also banned from boxing for three years. Ali had 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 June 28,1971, the supreme Court had overturned his conviction for evading the draft. Over
The text states "Prior to his defiance of the draft,he was funny,showboating boxer who belonged to an eccentric. religion" . The stance Ali took on Vietnam has, of course, been vindicated by history. The injustice of the war is no longer controversial among reasonable and sane people.During Muhammad Ali rich and complicated life, he did many things good and bad.But the finest thing he ever did was standing,in the face of fierce public condemnation,against a foolish and criminal war.Muhammad Ali stated in one of his interviews "why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human