Maybe in a kickboxing match. But unless he learned BJJ or some more advanced grappling, most MMA fighters would exploit that weakness almost immediately. That's not to say Joe Lewis wouldn't do well with his Judo skills and I'm not saying he isn't a great stand up fighter. Shit he's one of the greatest strikers of all time. But with limited knowledge on ground fighting, he'd have a very hard time in MMA.
Imagine a heavy weight that was light on his feet and was fast asf and had power, even Ali didn’t have power, now imagine if someone in the ufc that was a heavy weight that had both power and speed, like nganou, man joe lewis was no joke definitely a pioneer of American kickboxing and legend of karate.
Ur extremely fortunate & so am I.i spoke to him over the phone in 91.we talked about 10 -15 minutes of his then exebition fight with Bill Wallace, the upcoming Tyson-Holyfield bout,& a little bit about bodybuilding.howeber, nothing was bought up about Bruce Lee.guess I was too excited about talking to a living legend! So sad he's passed. But he is the eternal warrior- how fitting!
I met Joe at the 1974 Pro-Am tournament in Ocean City, Maryland. He was at the snack-bar and tried to flirt with my girlfriend, LOL. Nice guy. Great Champion.
Thanks for posting this. John Korab, one of Joe Lewis's first instructors, was my first martial arts instructor back in the early 70s. He had a little studio in Lindenwold, New Jersey. He was absolutely awesome. I'll always be grateful to him for getting me started on the right track.
@Snagglefratz -- I met John Korab when he came to Long Beach in preparation for a team tournament at the Long Beach Elks Lodge auditorium. There was Lewis, Korab, Jay T Will, Jerry Pennington and I think someone else all one team. I got to play punching bag for them uh, I mean sparred with them. There were teams from the Norris school, Ed Parker and Mike Stone. Some big names were in attendance like Joey Orbillo and some Chinese guy named Lee. I think his name was Bruce Lee or something like that. In one of Joe's matches his opponent came at him with a wheel (round) kick. Joe dropped to the ground and thrust a side kick into his opponents groin. it was like frozen in time. There was Joe on the ground and his opponents leg still in the air and then the judge called no point. I didn't know of Korab but Joe talked about training with him in Okinawa. It was a Marine to Marine kind of thing. :-) You were most fortunate to have a sensi like John Korab.
11:08 reminds me tightly oof the streetfighter game, when the main characters were based on Joe. This opponent gets dazed, Just like in thhe game. There was no mercy from Joe
in the other video on youtube Joe said one time he seen Bruce Lee lift a 75 pound bar bell up to his chest then stretched out his arms forward in slow motion holding for some time. He said Bruce was about 130pounds at that time.
@@RingJando same thing he taught Joe Lewis a different approach not that Joe was no good he just brought out the best in him Joe Lewis in a great way Bruce helped excelerat my career and went on to win 11 consecutive matches.
RING JANDO Actually, Joe Lewis didn’t have “boxing hands” before meeting Bruce, according to Bob Wall. Lee fixed that. And also improved his famous sidekick.
Are u that without any knowledge. Really, non contact tournament Karate was ridiculous slap sparring, and Joe drifted away from the silly slap sparring, and to his credit Joe began fighting real competitive contact matches ( good for him) unlike Mickey mouse bullshit none contact tournament Karate with Chuck Norris etc,these fight s started to become more real
RIP this world lost a great fighter. May all your hard work always be remembered.
He was one of my idols growing up Joe Lewis,Bruce Lee , and Ali ,love you guys forever!!
Joe thanks for all your, best efforts. God bless you 🙏, in your presence world 🌎.
I have brought many of joe lewis dvds. he was great. my thoughts and prayers are with his family.
That arm,that muscle,that trainer.looks he can nonkdown any MMA fighters in today!
hard when you see childhood idols die,notice a bit of ali in these fights,an inspiration to a generation
HE WAS "THE MAN." R.I.P. CHAMP.
I remember reading about Joe in the karate magazines in the early 70's.
Joe Lewis at his peak would finish any mma fighter in seconds.
Maybe in a kickboxing match. But unless he learned BJJ or some more advanced grappling, most MMA fighters would exploit that weakness almost immediately. That's not to say Joe Lewis wouldn't do well with his Judo skills and I'm not saying he isn't a great stand up fighter. Shit he's one of the greatest strikers of all time. But with limited knowledge on ground fighting, he'd have a very hard time in MMA.
Saw him in 1974 at Ocean City, MD tournament, along with Bill Wallace and others.
Bruce Lee Champion ✋
Agree. Joe was the greatest.
Imagine a heavy weight that was light on his feet and was fast asf and had power, even Ali didn’t have power, now imagine if someone in the ufc that was a heavy weight that had both power and speed, like nganou, man joe lewis was no joke definitely a pioneer of American kickboxing and legend of karate.
Joe Lewis was my teacher from 1973 on. His side thrust kick felt like a car hit you. RIP Joe.
Ur extremely fortunate & so am I.i spoke to him over the phone in 91.we talked about 10 -15 minutes of his then exebition fight with Bill Wallace, the upcoming Tyson-Holyfield bout,& a little bit about bodybuilding.howeber, nothing was bought up about Bruce Lee.guess I was too excited about talking to a living legend! So sad he's passed. But he is the eternal warrior- how fitting!
R.I.P. Joe Lewis...
Really excellent! It seems, however, that Joe switched to power side back later in the bout. Look at the new discovered footage of the knockout!
I met Joe at the 1974 Pro-Am tournament in Ocean City, Maryland. He was at the snack-bar and tried to flirt with my girlfriend, LOL. Nice guy. Great Champion.
Thanks for posting this. John Korab, one of Joe Lewis's first instructors, was my first martial arts instructor back in the early 70s. He had a little studio in Lindenwold, New Jersey. He was absolutely awesome. I'll always be grateful to him for getting me started on the right track.
@Snagglefratz -- I met John Korab when he came to Long Beach in preparation for a team tournament at the Long Beach Elks Lodge auditorium. There was Lewis, Korab, Jay T Will, Jerry Pennington and I think someone else all one team. I got to play punching bag for them uh, I mean sparred with them. There were teams from the Norris school, Ed Parker and Mike Stone. Some big names were in attendance like Joey Orbillo and some Chinese guy named Lee. I think his name was Bruce Lee or something like that. In one of Joe's matches his opponent came at him with a wheel (round) kick. Joe dropped to the ground and thrust a side kick into his opponents groin. it was like frozen in time. There was Joe on the ground and his opponents leg still in the air and then the judge called no point.
I didn't know of Korab but Joe talked about training with him in Okinawa. It was a Marine to Marine kind of thing. :-) You were most fortunate to have a sensi like John Korab.
Joe trained with.....Sugar Ray Robinson(G.O.A.T),,Bruce Lee,......one word. WOW!
RIP Joe.
Wow, Thanks Mr. Mark Graden for posting this slice of history! Hope to see you soon! K. Roy
Legende tu est , legende tu restras a jamais . RIP Champion !!!
Was the beginning, we have to respect that!..
Joe Lewis the Greatest!
What a legend he was - RIP Joe!
Awesome. There's quite a bit of footage (no pun intended) here that I haven't seen before. Many thanks for the privilege. R.I.P., Joe Lewis.
We miss u joe Lewis
Very strong and he was really fast also.
We Miss You Sensei,Lewis!
R.I.P.
5:13 - "Finish him!"
"Ken win's" "perfect!"
Vary nice of epoca chuknoris
RIP, I will miss you.
R.I.P Mr. Lewis!!!
Well done Mark! Great video
Very nice documentary.
That was wonderful!!!
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Well narrated & great coverage!
11:08 reminds me tightly oof the streetfighter game, when the main characters were based on Joe. This opponent gets dazed, Just like in thhe game.
There was no mercy from Joe
*Joe Lewis!*
Correction, if I may, that knock out launched the era of american kickboxing, end of argument.
end of what argument - you are arguing with yourself
RIP Joe!
Trained by the one and only Bruce Lee. Unlike Chuck, Joe was humble enough to admit it
trained *with* Bruce Lee not trained *by* Bruce Lee
in the other video on youtube Joe said one time he seen Bruce Lee lift a 75 pound bar bell up to his chest then stretched out his arms forward in slow motion holding for some time. He said Bruce was about 130pounds at that time.
@@RingJando same thing he taught Joe Lewis a different approach not that Joe was no good he just brought out the best in him Joe Lewis in a great way Bruce helped excelerat my career and went on to win 11 consecutive matches.
RING JANDO Actually, Joe Lewis didn’t have “boxing hands” before meeting Bruce, according to Bob Wall. Lee fixed that. And also improved his famous sidekick.
@@RingJando Joe himself said he took privates with Bruce. He used a lot of what Bruce taught him in his Kick Boxing match with Greg Baines.
RIP JOE LEWIS
I see a lot of Bruce Lee there
he admitted Bruce taught him alot
It must have been very interesting this fight :)
PAWAK 1974
If not .,should be.
Is a movie made of the man? Joe L.
who was joe fighting at 6:25?
+seppe toni Franc Brodar
I need to know,who Is bether:Chuck Norice or Joe Lewis?Just coment with respect.
2:24 Bill "Superfoot" Wallace
Cross between bruce lee & sugar ray robinson
2:13 Chuck Norris?
No. Chuck never fought full contact
ništa ne bi bilo da ga bruce nije učio
Are u that without any knowledge. Really, non contact tournament Karate was ridiculous slap sparring, and Joe drifted away from the silly slap sparring, and to his credit Joe began fighting real competitive contact matches ( good for him) unlike Mickey mouse bullshit none contact tournament Karate with Chuck Norris etc,these fight s started to become more real
The first????
No.
Joe was in the first full contact American kick boxing match.
Yes he was, this was the first American kickboxing match in the U.S, idk what crack you were smoking.
R.I.P. Joe Lewis