Muhammad Ali · every age

What was Muhammad Ali doing at 24?

Champion at 22, stripped of it at 25, champion again at 32

1. Mar 1966

   Refused induction after being reclassified 1-A

   A planned Chicago fight collapsed. He fought Chuvalo, Cooper, London and Mildenberger abroad instead.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Nov 14, 1966

   Beat Cleveland Williams at the Houston Astrodome

   Much of the purse was pledged to the United Negro College Fund.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Ira Rosenberg (1967), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source