When Muhammad Ali refused to fight in the Vietnam War, the nation turned against him. Here are quotes from some of the most memorable battles he fought outside the boxing ring.pic.twitter.com/uWoz9zHMrV
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When Muhammad Ali refused to fight in the Vietnam War, the nation turned against him. Here are quotes from some of the most memorable battles he fought outside the boxing ring.pic.twitter.com/uWoz9zHMrV
American baseball player Jackie Robinson vs. Ali: "I think he's hurting the morale of a lot of the young Negro soldiers over in Vietnam. And the tragedy to me is that [Ali] has made millions of dollars off the American public, and now he is not willing to show his appreciation."
Ali vs. sportscaster Howard Cosell: "Everyone asks me about Howard Cosell. Why is that you and Howard Cosell don't get a long? We just don't get along. You talk a lot of stuff that just don't make sense." (Photo: AP)pic.twitter.com/NST0iHn3ON
Talk show host David Susskind vs. Ali: "I find nothing amusing or interesting or tolerable about this man," Susskind said. "He is a disgrace to his country, his race and what he laughingly describes as his profession. He's a simplistic fool and a pawn."
Ali vs U.S. Army: "Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong," Ali said of his decision to refuse service in the U.S. Army. "No Viet Cong ever called me n****."pic.twitter.com/LokKmAQXKF
Ali vs. conservative author and commentator William F. Buckley: “If I thought going to war would bring freedom, justice, and equality to the 22 million American Negroes in America, they wouldn’t have to draft me, I’d join tomorrow.” – Ali to Buckley on "Firing Line."pic.twitter.com/eWHI1PjS1m
During his exile from boxing, Muhammad Ali took jabs from critics, the media and average Americans over his objection to the Vietnam War. More:https://usat.ly/2CxvzbF
He was right. The VIETNAM WAR was a POLITICAL and MILITARY mistake.
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