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Great guy in person. Loved little kids. I've got a poloroid of him shadow boxing with my two kids when they were little, late 80's I think. I also have two autographs on nation of Islam flyers at the same event. I've read where his autograph is very rare and valuable. Reminds me, I need to frame those things. 
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Happy Birthday!!!:)
However, I never was or will be a big Ali fan. I'll always remember him as a draft dodger even though the Supreme Court overturned his conviction, etc (see article below). It's probably something that to understand the full impact of you had to live through the late 1960s and early 1970s (Vietnam War). I was never in the service either; however, I didn't dodge the draft. I had a student deferment while in school and when Nixon started the lottery draft program in 1969 I had a high enough number that I didn't get drafted.
Soon after becoming heavyweight champion, Ali decided to change his religion and joined the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims), taking the Muslim name "Muhammad Ali." The Vietnam War then interrupted Ali's career. In 1967, he was inducted into the military, but he refused to serve, saying his religious beliefs forbade him to fight. While some Americans praised Ali for risking prison to stand up for his beliefs, others called him a draft dodger and traitor. The government charged him with violating the Selective Service Act; his titles were taken from him; and he was not allowed to box.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]After a long court battle, Ali was convicted of draft evasion and sentenced to five years in jail and fined $10,000 fine, but in another lawsuit in 1970, a judge ruled that Ali could still box professionally. The new heavyweight champion was Joe Frazier, and a match was scheduled et for 8 March 1971. Newspapers called it "The Fight of the Century." In the fifteenth round, Frazier knocked Ali down. Ali got back up, but all the judges named Frazier the winner.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]That same year, Ali won his legal battle when the U.S. Supreme Court said he was not guilty of draft evasion--He should not have been drafted at all. [/FONT]
Entire article on his life: http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/ali98.htm
However, I never was or will be a big Ali fan. I'll always remember him as a draft dodger even though the Supreme Court overturned his conviction, etc (see article below). It's probably something that to understand the full impact of you had to live through the late 1960s and early 1970s (Vietnam War). I was never in the service either; however, I didn't dodge the draft. I had a student deferment while in school and when Nixon started the lottery draft program in 1969 I had a high enough number that I didn't get drafted.
Soon after becoming heavyweight champion, Ali decided to change his religion and joined the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims), taking the Muslim name "Muhammad Ali." The Vietnam War then interrupted Ali's career. In 1967, he was inducted into the military, but he refused to serve, saying his religious beliefs forbade him to fight. While some Americans praised Ali for risking prison to stand up for his beliefs, others called him a draft dodger and traitor. The government charged him with violating the Selective Service Act; his titles were taken from him; and he was not allowed to box.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]After a long court battle, Ali was convicted of draft evasion and sentenced to five years in jail and fined $10,000 fine, but in another lawsuit in 1970, a judge ruled that Ali could still box professionally. The new heavyweight champion was Joe Frazier, and a match was scheduled et for 8 March 1971. Newspapers called it "The Fight of the Century." In the fifteenth round, Frazier knocked Ali down. Ali got back up, but all the judges named Frazier the winner.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]That same year, Ali won his legal battle when the U.S. Supreme Court said he was not guilty of draft evasion--He should not have been drafted at all. [/FONT]
Entire article on his life: http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/events/ali98.htm
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
tibor75;720626; said:
Unfortunately he currently has a life of continous shaking.
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Bob Saccamano
These pretzels are making me thirsty.
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Bob Saccamano
These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Thump;720644; said:Have you no soul man?
I sense sarcasm but I really wanted to post this picture:
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