Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Unlike Muhammad Ali, fellow boxer Bob Carmody went to war (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2004, file photo, Robert Carmody Jr. holds up a photo album showing pictures of his father, Army Sergeant Robert Carmody, in Orangevale, Calif. A big part of Muhammad Ali's life story is about the strong feelings on both sides when he refused to go to war in Vietnam. This is a story about a boxer who did go to war. Robert Carmody wasn't a heavyweight slugger. He didn't have Ali's polished good looks, and his voice squeaked when he spoke. But Robert Carmody could fight. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

A big part of Muhammad Ali's life story is about what happened when he took a stand and refused to be drafted during the war in Vietnam. Carmody got into enough scraps while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany in the late 1950s that he was eventually taken into the Army boxing program. Good enough that the heavyweight on the team, a fighter by the name of Joe Frazier , took a particular liking to him.



Unlike Muhammad Ali, fellow boxer Bob Carmody went to war (The Associated Press) Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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