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Mar
In 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the US Army to go to the Vietnam War, for which he was sentenced to five years in prison and had his boxing license taken away. Furthermore, he was stripped of the titles he had won and did not fight again for over three years. Until then he had a record of 29 wins without losses, 22 of them by knockout. In 1968, Frazier was recognized champion by the New York Boxing Commission, after beating Buster Mathis, in a duel organized to designate Ali's replacement. The title obtained was not recognized worldwide,…