Size - 22.5cm x 20.5cm Good condition After losing his heavyweight title in 1967 for refusing to be drafted into the military due to political and religious beliefs, Muhammad Ali did not fight for four years. In 1970 he was ready to get back in the ring. On August 11, 1970, with his case still in appeal, Ali was granted a license to box by the City of Atlanta Athletic Commission. Leroy Johnson, Jesse Hill Jr. and Harry Pett had used their local political influence and set up the company House of Sports to organize the fight, underlining the influential power of Georgia's black politics in Ali's comeback. Under the guidance of trainer Angelo Dundee, Ali's first return bout was against Jerry Quarry on October 26, resulting in a win after three rounds after Quarry was cut. A month earlier, a victory in federal court forced the New York State Boxing Commission to reinstate Ali's license. He fought Oscar Bonavena at Madison Square Garden in December, an uninspired performance that ended in a dramatic technical knockout of Bonavena in the 15th round. The win left Ali as a top contender against heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, the famous “Fight of the Century in 1971. Sent by colissimo, well protected