Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing to serve in the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War on ...

The unsigned draft card of Louisville native and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali will go to auction for the first time in October, according to listing for Christie’s. Issued March 14, 1967 to “Cassius ...

In 1967 Muhammad Ali famously refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War, citing religious and moral objections. Ali's refusal led to his arrest, the stripping of his boxing titles, and a ban from ...

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In 1967, my father, Muhammad Ali, was sentenced to five years in prison for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War. At the time, there were about 200,000 people behind bars in the United States. Now our ...

It’s almost 60 years since boxing icon Muhammad Ali defied his draft order to join the US military in opposition to his government’s involvement in the Vietnam War. “Why should me, and so-called other ...

The card is estimated to be worth between $3 million and $5 million. Ali's refusal to be inducted into the armed services for the Vietnam War is seen as a pivotal moment in his life. His daughter, ...

Stripped of his titles and sentenced to five years in prison in 1967, Ali was also banned from boxing for three years. But he was also seen as a voice for the anti-war movement – a leading figure in ...