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  1.                                  Finally, in 1970, 
  2.                                  Muhammad was found
  3.                                  innocent of violating the
  4.                                  draft. He was allowed to 
  5.                                  box again.
  6.  
  7. Muhammad had been away from the sport 
  8. for more than three-and-a-half years, during
  9. the prime of his career. In his first attempt to
  10. regain the heavyweight title, he lost to the 
  11. new champion, Joe Frazier, in 1971. It was
  12. MuhammadΓÇÖs first defeat in 34 professional
  13. bouts. 
  14.  
  15. He got another chance at the title in 1974, 
  16. against the new champion, George 
  17. Foreman. Muhammad knocked George 
  18. out in the eighth round and was again 
  19.