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Clay v. United States, 403 U.S. 698 (1971), was Muhammad Ali's [Footnote 1] appeal of his conviction in 1967 for refusing to report for induction into the United States military forces during the Vietnam War. His local draft board had rejected his application for conscientious objector classification.
Meanwhile, on June 28, 1971, the Supreme Court overturned Ali's draft evasion conviction. To replace Ali's opponent, promoter Bob Arum quickly booked a former sparring partner of Ali's, Jimmy Ellis, who was a childhood friend from Louisville, Kentucky, to fight him. Ali won the bout through a technical knockout when the referee stopped the ...
Warning: This post contains some spoilers for Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.. On Oct. 26, 1970, Muhammad Ali made a historic return to the boxing ring after being sidelined for three and a ...
Muhammad Ali's boycott of the Vietnam War. On April 28, 1967, with the United States at war in Vietnam, Muhammad 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 ...
He believes that Muhammad Ali’s highly-touted comeback fight would make the perfect opportunity to do so. ... He had been named eligible for the draft in 1966 but refused to report to duty on ...
Muhammad Ali refused induction in 1967. ... who need serve only 18 months). Draft evasion carries stiff punishments, ... (1971) and Mark Satin's ...
The Peacock limited series with an all-star ensemble focuses on an infamous crime that took place on the same night as Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta.
A.k.a. Cassius Clay (styled as a.k.a. Cassius Clay) is a 1970 boxing documentary film about the former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.. Directed by Jimmy Jacobs, the film was made during Ali's exile from the sport for refusing to be inducted into the US Army on religious grounds.