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| Ali remained firm in his belief of not going to war. (c)New York Daily News |
54 years ago today, Muhammad Ali defeated Zora Folley at Madison Square Garden in New York City. However, it was the immediate aftermath of fight that proved to be quite pivotal and notorious.
Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight title after refusing to be drafted to the United States military for the Vietnam War. Prior to the fight, he made it clear that he would not go Asia for battle saying "I ain't got nothing against no Viet Cong".
His boxing license was suspended by the state of New York, got convicted of dodging the draft and sentenced to prison for 5 years. Ali would pay a bond to remain free while appealing the ruling and also paid a $10,000 fine.
His next fight would be October 26th 1970.
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