Muhammad Ali confrontational interview
Muhammad Ali, widely regarded as the greatest boxer in history, was born on January 17, 1942. He was sentenced to five years in prison for his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War. As a result, he was stripped of his world heavyweight title and had his boxing license suspended for over three years. Despite these severe consequences, Ali never wavered from his principles.
Transcript (en)
I'm saying you talking about me about some draft and all of you white boys are breaking your neck to get to Switzerland and Canada and London. I'm not going to help nobody get something my Negroes don't have. If I'm going to die, I'll die now right here fighting you. If I'm going to die, you my enemy. My enemy's a white people, not via Khans or Chinese or Japanese. You my opposing when I want freedom. You my opposing when I want justice. You my opposing when I want equality. You won't even stand up for me in America for my religious beliefs And you want me to go somewhere and fight But you won't even stand up for me here at home
