Ali made nine successful defences of his crown before he was stripped of it in 1967 after he refused to participate in the ...

In his classic work, Loser and Still Champion, Budd Schulberg opens the chapter concerning the first Ali–Frazier bout at ...

Muhammad Ali, right, fights titleholder George Foreman ... his crown seven years prior for refusing to be drafted into the Vietnam War and came into the match a heavy underdog against the bigger ...

The careers of George Foreman, who passed away on Sunday, and the late Muhammad Ali were forever intertwined because of ... after he refused to be drafted into the US military for the Vietnam War and ...

George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout ...

That was Cassius Clay, who had been stripped of his crown for refusing induction into the US Army to fight in the Vietnam War. Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to the ...

He wrote: "Can you believe 50 years ago, the 'Rumble in the Jungle,' fighting Muhammad Ali. Looking back at the ... because of his refusal to fight in Vietnam. Foreman, at the time, was the ...

Foreman lost his first title to Muhammad Ali in their famous 'Rumble in the ... seven years prior for refusing to be drafted into the Vietnam War and came into the match a heavy underdog against ...

Ali had been stripped of his crown seven years prior for refusing to be drafted into the Vietnam War and came ... Foreman throws a punch at Muhammad Ali in Zaire in 1974.Credit: BETTMANN ARCHIVE ...

However, it was his legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali that would forever define his ... from the ring due to his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. But what followed was a fight that defied ...

The Olympic gold medalist was known for a great many things, including his “Rumble in the Jungle” loss to Muhammad Ali, in 1976 ... to be drafted for the Vietnam War. Foreman returned to ...