[dusttoyou]

Clay did go through the process, but was more or less given a slap on the wrist and was back to boxing before too long.

Had he had lifelong CO beliefs, I would say “give him a break”, that's what CO is for, but his CO was more or less a convenience.

[karnage]

If memory serves, Ali did not fight for about 3 years - in his prime. He paid a heavy price for standing by his convictions.