The Greatest’s Defiant Conviction: Muhammad Ali’s Motivation to Resist

As the heavyweight champion loved worldwide for his boxing brilliance, Muhammad Ali put everything on the line by resisting the Vietnam draft in 1967 based on his convictions. Stripped of his titles and sentenced to prison, Ali motivated generations by sacrificing his prime athletic years and untold riches to firmly stand for his beliefs and human rights during an era of upheaval. His refusal to go to war transcended sports.
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