Joe Lewis beats by KO in the 2nd Franc Brodar/YU. Full-contact. PKA title. 14.09.1974. Los-Angeles

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  • On September 14th 1974 held the first international championship of full-contact, organized by the PKA (Professional Karate Association). Joe Lewis struggles against the Yugoslav Franc Brodar. This fight is organised by Mike Anderson. Lewis wins at the 2nd round.
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  • @stephanwatson7902
    @stephanwatson7902 6 років тому +187

    Seems like you can see the influence Bruce had on him, he said his matches improved alot after he trained with him.

    • @joaquinflores3547
      @joaquinflores3547 4 роки тому +3

      Well yea he trained under him for sometime

    • @TAROTAI
      @TAROTAI 4 роки тому +6

      @@joaquinflores3547 Joe Lewis qoutes:
      "On K1- The JKD guys would get SLAUGHTERED if they competed even on a lower K1 level, such as the elimination K1 fights. What the K1 fighters do, especially their 'cut kicking' skills, what you may call inside/outside leg kicks would totally dominate what is done in 'classical JKD'."
      Bruce Lee, by tradition, was taught not to divullge the secrets that he'd learned, especially to Caucasians, yet he made a point in teaching a whole bunch of 'white' celebrities, like James Coburn, Steve McQueen, Sterling Silliphant, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as Joe Lewis, of course.
      So much for Jun Fan Gung Fu and the "street-fighter" legend who never had a single pro fight, but managed to get his back badly messed up in the Wong Jack Man fight in San Francisco, late autumn of 1964.
      If we want to believe that Bruce Lee is indeed a kind of philosophical godfather of mixed martial arts competitions, then his fight with Wong Jack Man was a qualifying moment, a crucible that tested the validity of martial techniques much in the way that early UFC fights would in the late 90s, tear back the curtain to bluntly expose what was effective and what was mere hype.
      The only thing that makes one a fighter is fighting other professionals, and often. Jun-fan was too busy flexing & otherwise hiding his skinny legs.

    • @joaquinflores3547
      @joaquinflores3547 4 роки тому +5

      @@TAROTAI I know what your talking about I have done Muay Thai before I just said he had influences from Bruce Lee, and obviously K1 has different rules plus the low kicks would make it difficult for this guys to adopt to the style

    • @n024pat
      @n024pat 3 роки тому +7

      Man, so true!!!! I can see Joe Lewis thinking Bruce during this fight! Amazing!

    • @ivanmiljkovic862
      @ivanmiljkovic862 3 роки тому +1

      I feel Bruce on video.You have right

  • @raymccollom3360
    @raymccollom3360 6 років тому +51

    Lewis was in great shape. No matter how strong and tough you cant beat cancer.
    Such a loss.

    • @peposo7
      @peposo7 5 років тому +7

      Tell that to Mr T.

    • @icanmanifest
      @icanmanifest 5 років тому +3

      You can with a serious Dry Fasting protocol

    • @TimeStrider
      @TimeStrider 4 роки тому +1

      Say that to Cole Robinson, aka the 'Snake Diet' dude!

    • @raymccollom3360
      @raymccollom3360 4 роки тому

      @@icanmanifest why dry fastingn over water fasting?

    • @icanmanifest
      @icanmanifest 4 роки тому +3

      @@raymccollom3360 aggressive atophagy. Water fasting also flushes electrolytes too fast.

  • @sanekabc
    @sanekabc 6 років тому +15

    Clearly, using what he learned from Bruce Lee. This should silence the BL disbelievers as Lewis said that Bruce Lee could beat him using only his low side kick as a weapon. He said this in Black Belt magazine years ago or one of those fight magazines.

    • @elgurideparana2796
      @elgurideparana2796 3 роки тому +2

      joe lewis is overrated

    • @PoofOfLogic
      @PoofOfLogic 7 місяців тому +1

      I would have said to Bruce Lee, prove it. I remember the master of Brazilian Ju Jitsu, Royce Gracie, getting his head pounded in by Matt Hughes....Until you do it, you never know, and it's just talk.

    • @sanekabc
      @sanekabc 7 місяців тому

      @@PoofOfLogic If you had said that to Bruce Lee's face, he would say, ok. Let's go. Right now, not in the ring. And he would say that to anyone who challenged him. What would you say?

    • @PoofOfLogic
      @PoofOfLogic 7 місяців тому +1

      @@sanekabc To me, an untrained fighter, he probably would say that. Then again, he might not....He's like water....Water in a Toilet Bowl. He's full of Sh*t.

    • @stevo62ful
      @stevo62ful 4 місяці тому

      @@sanekabc We can all see Joe here in a full contact fight. The evidence is undeniable. Can you tell me where I can see Bruce in a full contact fight ?

  • @vuongtuduc7503
    @vuongtuduc7503 2 роки тому +2

    Joe's kicks are wonderfuls

  • @Mrz-sb1hw
    @Mrz-sb1hw 10 місяців тому

    You can tell by looking at the late great Joe Lewis that he was a formidable foe.

  • @yuen7372
    @yuen7372 7 років тому +1

    Sweet straight side kicks..

  • @Johnhatzijohn
    @Johnhatzijohn 8 місяців тому

    Love oldschool full contact. But to be honest most of the time the level was extremely low.

  • @garagespiders
    @garagespiders 7 років тому +7

    Can't say I like the music at the end.

  • @ArkyMalarkey
    @ArkyMalarkey 4 роки тому +3

    Back in the days when men were men, and people used Scotch-Brite to clean their camera lenses...

  • @joseramonpallejaechevarrie3230
    @joseramonpallejaechevarrie3230 4 роки тому

    Fran Brodar ? Un completo desconocido , soy español y nunca oy ablar de este señor , y eso que por aquella epoca habia caratecas yugoslabos de gran balia , que quedaban campeones de Europa. Este señor Lewis nunca me combencio .

  • @FreeSelfDefenseTips
    @FreeSelfDefenseTips 2 місяці тому

    Joe told me that he an Bruce trained together 8 times and then had a falling out.

  • @fucu41
    @fucu41 2 роки тому +1

    Lots of people throw the ridge hand off the rear.since joe is landing with the forearm instead of the hand it still has power

  • @antetutic3600
    @antetutic3600 2 місяці тому

    lewis...the beste kemfer

  • @jlicoleccioneshistoriayvar9056
    @jlicoleccioneshistoriayvar9056 2 роки тому

    Joe lewis usando todo lo qye aprendio con bruce lee, esos movimientosde lewis los hacia bruce lee.

  • @ninjawarrior4130
    @ninjawarrior4130 6 років тому +2

    I'm from Serbia(former Yugoslav republic) and never heard for Brodar ,he is probably american but represented like champion from foreign country. If Joe fight with Jorga(Yugoslavian blackbelt in Shotokan karate from thata era) he would lose, acording to this performance, and Joe Lewis bad movement and skil. Brodar...give me a brake, this gay it's a joke, maybe even picked up from the street.

  • @nacholibre1962
    @nacholibre1962 4 роки тому +1

    Too bad he was so arrogant. He would probably have been more effective if he was a bit more humble.

  • @TheSilatiger
    @TheSilatiger 7 років тому +6

    the only guy who could have handled mma,from that era as he also had wrestled

    • @stevebb2915
      @stevebb2915 7 років тому +9

      So had benny urquidez extensively. And Bill Wallace wrestled plus he was a brown belt in judo. Tho everyone swallows the myth that no one cross trained before Bruce.

    • @ThePinkMan
      @ThePinkMan 7 років тому +3

      Urquidez fought in some proto-MMA type events in Hawaii.

    • @TheSilatiger
      @TheSilatiger 7 років тому +2

      his family were wrestlers and his brother was a good kickboxer as well

    • @TheSilatiger
      @TheSilatiger 7 років тому

      yes thats right,think he did judo or wrestling

    • @DedicatedSpartan
      @DedicatedSpartan 7 років тому

      TheSilatiger Or Gene Lebell and all the other guys in the tough guy competitions in the 80s

  • @youssoufarsawi9028
    @youssoufarsawi9028 3 роки тому +1

    wtf frank brodar seem super slow, like he doesnt know how to fight.

  • @jefferysteen1041
    @jefferysteen1041 6 років тому

    punching with pads..wow!

  • @selfdefensept
    @selfdefensept 6 років тому

    Not exactly an apt description of this clip. "Joe Lewis struggles against Franc Brodar"? Are you kidding me? He took the guy out in the 2 round.

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka 4 роки тому

      "Struggle" also means "Fight" and not just "having a hard time"

    • @selfdefensept
      @selfdefensept 4 роки тому

      Pvshka In point of fact, struggle means “to make strenuous or violent effort in the face of great difficulties”, “to proceed with great difficulty or effort”. It is not synonymous with the word FIGHT. It is clear from the above footage that Joe Lewis had NO difficulty with Brodar and dispatched him rather handily, never even breaking a sweat.

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka 4 роки тому

      @@selfdefensept www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle
      1st definition: "To make strenuous or VIOLENT efforts..."
      See? It's synonymous with "Fight" not 100% synonymous, but practically applicable.

    • @selfdefensept
      @selfdefensept 4 роки тому

      Pvshka I’m not going to argue semantics with you. To anyone with common sense, the title of the clip was obviously chosen to infer that Joe Lewis had difficulty with this opponent which quite obviously did not. He devastated this opponent. Unfortunately, common sense seems to have become increasingly uncommon.

    • @pvshka
      @pvshka 4 роки тому

      @@selfdefensept doubt that was the uploader's intent, since the title says "fight" and the description says "struggle". Uploader just (correctly) believes that the terms are interchangeable. Also, there's no argument here, I know I'm right.
      And you know it, too.

  • @hendrikendari9318
    @hendrikendari9318 4 роки тому

    Mirip gaya tarungnya bruce lee krna beliau pernH berguru sma bruce lee

  • @icanmanifest
    @icanmanifest 5 років тому

    So glad we have MMA today.. Leg kicks... Take downs... Submissions...

  • @rontavisthompson973
    @rontavisthompson973 6 років тому +1

    Moving like Bruce Lee

    • @sanekabc
      @sanekabc 6 років тому +3

      Cuz he learned from Bruce Lee.

    • @rontavisthompson973
      @rontavisthompson973 6 років тому +1

      Testa Yes him and Chuck Norris and kareem and so many more

    • @Ashingda
      @Ashingda 6 років тому

      Him and Bruce was buddies

  • @JuanTorres-qm1wm
    @JuanTorres-qm1wm Рік тому +1

    Asta la m.,.. lewis,, nada que ver, con razon los taylandeses los isieron cagar,, el único gran luchador de este estilo JET URQUIDEZ,Y PUNTO

  • @KontryBoy706
    @KontryBoy706 5 років тому +56

    You can tell he trained with Bruce. Footwork and positioning shows it. JKD Bruce not Wing Chung

    • @withwingslikethenumber9254
      @withwingslikethenumber9254 3 роки тому +2

      The fluidity too. I think mma fighters could benefit from some of the Kung fu training if they actually went over there and trained for a while, I think Mcgregor proved there’s more to the body then just throwing a kick or a punch Bruce’s dance back ground I find shows in his foot work too. Stylebenders evidence of that too haha and Silva

    • @db90990
      @db90990 2 роки тому

      I think Joe, Bob Wall, James Coburn, Bolo, Jim Kelly, Steve McQueen, Kareem Jabbar, James Franciscus, Ed Parker, John Saxon, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung & others Gleaned way more from Bruce than Chuck Norris gleaned from his mentor Bruce Lee.

    • @leeturner8023
      @leeturner8023 Рік тому +2

      Bruce adored the amazing footwork of boxer Willie Pep, and constantly studied him - same with Ali too. Bruce taught Lewis, Stone, Norris, Wall, etc, the importance of distance and mobility in a fight - as we see Joe utilising here.

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому

      ​@@db90990 Good Lawd...Joe Lewis, Bob Wall, Dan Inosanto and Jim Kelly trained with Gordon Doversola who knew Edmund Parker from Hawaii... Look up a Gordon Doversola and Jim Kelly on UA-cam

    • @СергейМанько-ж7л
      @СергейМанько-ж7л 8 місяців тому

      😂😂😂

  • @guitarttimman
    @guitarttimman 6 років тому +107

    Damn! You can tell he trained with Bruce Lee. Check out that foot work!

    • @trap1055
      @trap1055 5 років тому +1

      The kick is different

    • @blackenskatography9928
      @blackenskatography9928 5 років тому +5

      he use a lot of JKD hook kick!!!

    • @angelorosini4326
      @angelorosini4326 5 років тому +8

      Also trained under Sugar Ray Robinson and other greats!

    • @Dan.50
      @Dan.50 4 роки тому +6

      The foot work is all Muhammad Ali.

    • @stevebb2915
      @stevebb2915 4 роки тому +3

      Bruce lee begged to train with him

  • @alanquinn2542
    @alanquinn2542 6 років тому +40

    Glad to hear the fight was deacated to the master Bruce Lee well dune Joe Lewis respect peace be with you all

  • @rodrigorazo7068
    @rodrigorazo7068 4 роки тому +23

    Honor for Mr. Bruce Lee. Awesome! May future generations learn & appreciate this video. 2020 🙏🥋🇺🇲

  • @bmphil3400
    @bmphil3400 2 роки тому +14

    My instructor was one of Joe's black belts. I got to sit in on a black belt promotion test given by Joe. Very memorable.
    Joe was a very good boxer in general nevermind the kicks.

  • @zriter59escritor33
    @zriter59escritor33 7 років тому +46

    How well I remember watching this late one Friday night during December 1974 on ABC. I was then a 15-year-old purple belt in Tracy's kenpo, whose heroes were (in order), Lewis, Smith, Jackson and Flem Evans.
    Within a few months, this full-contact karate became kickboxing, with most fighters using boxing-style punches, rather than (for example) the ridgehands that Lewis employs so effectively here.

    • @zuludawn9932
      @zuludawn9932 6 років тому +2

      Hay a tracy brothers kenpo guy .... Oss i'm a Doversola Okinawa Te guy ahhh the good ol days

    • @Braglemaster123
      @Braglemaster123 5 років тому +1

      Me too at Tracy’s in Philadelphia

    • @Braglemaster123
      @Braglemaster123 5 років тому

      Zulu Dawn CottmanAve. Philadelphia for me

    • @aerostock1
      @aerostock1 5 років тому

      Feasterville PA. here

    • @Docinaplane
      @Docinaplane 3 роки тому +1

      I started training with Jim Stewart and Tracy's in Indianapolis in 1970 :-) I'm not sure why people are giving Bruce Lee so much credit for what Lewis is doing here. He always had that great side kick, though he did add a back fist and some weapon first attacks after working with Lee. I like the movement he is showing. Never saw Lee move like that in any sparring video out there.

  • @guitarttimman
    @guitarttimman 6 років тому +46

    Joe was no joke! He was one bad man! Powerful in every way!

    • @TheRealTomahawk
      @TheRealTomahawk Рік тому

      Imagine Bruce Lee fighting Joe and Bruce winning the the full contact fight 🤯 that would be an entertaining match

    • @СергейМанько-ж7л
      @СергейМанько-ж7л 8 місяців тому

      ​@@TheRealTomahawk😂😂😂😂

  • @aleksdofficial8885
    @aleksdofficial8885 6 років тому +25

    Joe Lewis demonstrates the side kick or Bruce Lee he truly is Magnificent 🙌

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому

      He developed that sidekick while training with Gordon Doversola and Jim Kelly developed his back hand while training with Gordon Doversola as well

  • @bertt1055
    @bertt1055 5 років тому +32

    Joe moved exactly like Bruce Lee did

    • @raygsbrelcik5578
      @raygsbrelcik5578 3 роки тому +3

      Actually, like Bruce AND Ali...because he was taught it BY BL.

    • @Oulala59
      @Oulala59 2 роки тому

      @@raygsbrelcik5578 Un combat de merde. Il croit qu'il est dans un film de Bruce Lee. Ridicule

  • @WEIRDNEWSNETWORK
    @WEIRDNEWSNETWORK 3 роки тому +4

    Listen up Whippersnappers, Heavyweight Champion Joe Lewis is arguably the Greatest (competitive) Karate Fighter of all time. Yes, he eventually trained with Bruce Lee and acknowledged he learned some things from him i.e. vertical punches etc. But, as far as this footwork and the ridge hands no. Skip round kick to the head maybe. But, Bruce got that from Chuck Norris. And, he absolutely perfected it. Let me set the record straight. Bruce Lee's famous side kick from the low side (Horse) stance he used in "Return of the Dragon" aka "Way of the Dragon" is identical to the patented Joe Lewis side kick that Joe was known for years before he ever met Bruce Lee. It is documented on film and in magazines countless times. Joe's Side kick, backfist combo was about all he ever did back in the blood and guts days of padless Karate. And, it was all he had to do. Joe was asked why he did the same side kick technique all the time to which he replied (paraphrasing) "Well, for one thing, nobody can stop it." In 1988 Joe Lewis told me at a seminar in Nashville, Tennessee he could kick Bruce Lee's ass every day of the week. And, I am pretty certain Bruce lee would have said the same thing about Joe or anyone else for that matter. My speculation would be that Joe would have had the advantage in a competitive setting. Bruce only competed once as a young man in China. And, naturally he won. I would however have to favor Bruce in a street fight. He was experienced. And, Joe only had a couple as far as I know. Bottom line is noone knows which legend would win and it matters not. Many Bruce Lee fans worship him as an idol. He never wanted that or even to be categorized as a superstar. He preferred to be respected for his talent as an actor and martial artist. His true legacy is his philosophy of openness and learning from all sources. And, that the teacher and student create and advance the art together.

    • @clojo
      @clojo Рік тому

      Street fight: Bruce 109% you can’t see what Bruce eye strike it’s over

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому +1

      Joe Lewis learned that sidekick from Gordon Doversola before he met Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly learned his backfist from Gordon Doversola as well... Look up Jim Kelly and Gordon Doversola on UA-cam... Jim is wearing a yellow shirt

  • @csl9495
    @csl9495 2 роки тому +4

    Dude... this guy looks like a beast and usually karate or point fighting is kinda a clown fighting but this match looks like legitimate stand up. AND he said what he said about Bruce Lee! That Bruce is the fastest person ever I'm front of him and that Bruce hits as hard as a heavy weight. He fought Bruce and Bruce landed on him.
    Gotta put some respect on Bruce's name, in case people people forgot

  • @raygsbrelcik5578
    @raygsbrelcik5578 3 роки тому +3

    Actually, before Joe met Lee, he was RIGID---like traditional
    Karate teaches. It wasn't until he worked with Bruce that he
    adopted a more FLUID approach---Footwork.

    • @raygsbrelcik5578
      @raygsbrelcik5578 2 роки тому

      @WarSawUprizing Talkative, aren't we..?

    • @raygsbrelcik5578
      @raygsbrelcik5578 2 роки тому

      @WarSawUprizing Pardon me but, are you trying to educate me
      on a subject I already knew?

    • @raygsbrelcik5578
      @raygsbrelcik5578 2 роки тому

      @WarSawUprizing My bad! Ya' never know on UA-cam.

  • @alexscott730
    @alexscott730 7 років тому +35

    Joe sparred with Bruce Lee regularly and said that helped him win 11 consecutive matches.This being one of those 11 victories👍😃

    • @williamsmith8790
      @williamsmith8790 4 роки тому +1

      Cmd Dowd he was a world champion kickboxer and trained at a Sugar Ray Robinson’s gym so....

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 3 роки тому +5

      He didn't spar, but they trained relentlessly for a couple of year. They did spar type technique drills. Joe said he never sparred but learned from Bruce's philosophical mind and willingness to experiment.

  • @AngloSaxon1
    @AngloSaxon1 8 місяців тому +3

    I remember watching fights like these in the 70s, I always felt that they were pretty boring, but Joe Lewis was a great fighter

  • @MartyCanter
    @MartyCanter 4 роки тому +7

    Telly Savales aka Kojak the lollipop man, never knew in all my years that he was a kick boxing announcer..

  • @wildjungle1474
    @wildjungle1474 2 роки тому +3

    Bruce Lee helped joe not tele graph his moves. Also taught timing to joe. Their both the real deal. Bob wall once stated, on set of way of dragon, lee broke several of his ribs after kicking him. Bruce lee was like water, he was open minded, incorporated different martial arts styles into his wing chin. Kareem Abdul jabbar witnessed sparring between lee and Norris, Kareem said the world karate champ had bruises on his face. Also, he was point fighter, he never did full contact like bill Wallace or joe Lewis. I read book on lee. He was street fighter growing up in China. Jon T ben, actor, said, the former middleweight karate champion admitted no one can beat Bruce. Bob wall, Jim Kelly said Bruce was the real deal. I'm not a expert on martial arts, just sharing some stuff I read. Theirs big difference between point fighting and full contact.

  • @Cab0408
    @Cab0408 7 років тому +10

    That ridge hand didn't hit the forehead. Looked like it hit the side of the neck or maybe under the ear.

    • @carnivalwrestler
      @carnivalwrestler 6 років тому +2

      Yep, that's the way I saw it too, just under the ear. A good target if you want to drop somebody.

  • @LargestClassifieds
    @LargestClassifieds 6 років тому +10

    Did I see Telly Savalas (Kojak)? WoW.

    • @elirang22
      @elirang22 3 роки тому +1

      Yes true👍. I grew up on his movies and was an amazing actor! I too was excited to see him .. God bless his soul🙏

  • @AGC828
    @AGC828 7 років тому +9

    Kojak & Richard Pryor?? Whaa?? :) Win by ridge-hand?? :) I guess this is more "fuill-contct Karate" than "kickboxing"....Probably the time just before "kickboxing" was born.

    • @zuludawn9932
      @zuludawn9932 6 років тому +3

      You are correct Master Ed Parker was against this type of competition for fear of quality of technique would suffer in the world of Martial Arts. But this led to kickboxing to today's MMA

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 6 років тому

      Who said it was kickboxing?

    • @tomg2946
      @tomg2946 4 роки тому +2

      It was a transition period, yes called full contact karate at the time, and in fact was transitioning from 'point karate' as it emerged in 73 with initially 'Pro Karate' point tournaments using the safety gear 'safe-T' brand name, shown here. The idea was to just make it continuous and use basically the same techniques. I could be wrong but it was only Joe here that had fought full contact before, had studied and trained boxing, and been in fights called 'kickboxing (that had very few rules and allowed knees etc) and was undefeated in those early kickboxing fights.
      After this, Smith, Wallace, and Duenas turned intensely to boxing training and techniques, mixed with their kicking, and once the safe_T gear was dropped, hooks not ridgehands were used. Boxing training for karate fighters in this new sport, became essential due to the continuous nature and use of boxing gloves, because otherwise mediocre boxers would win in 'full contact karate'.
      Little be little, the PKA, of which this world championship was the forerunner of, evolved in its rules, and ability of the fighters, esp an 'area' was replaced by a ring. Sweeps and throws became outlawed, a minimum kick requirement was founded, (again to stop just boxers dominating the new contact sport and also to encourage kicking).
      Eventually other organisations eg WKA became more international flavoured, allowing leg kicks though not full muay thai rules.
      Both types of bouts were televised, and WKA fights gradually became known as kickboxing, and full contact karate was a term last used in the 80s in PKA or ISKA events. More or less!
      The old PKA format gradually became known as 'above waist' kickboxing.
      Ultimately organisations fractured, international rules with leg kicks dominated , K1 emerged, the rest is history.
      (Myself, I always thought above waist fights more interesting, but the international spread and potency of leg kicks became more popular, mainly because by then few fighters with anywhere near the kicking capability of Bill Wallace were fighting or training in above waist rules. Also the money was in the international leg kicking bouts).

  • @ronwells8806
    @ronwells8806 4 роки тому +10

    GOD bless you Joe,we miss you!

  • @flonomcflooneyloo7573
    @flonomcflooneyloo7573 7 років тому +10

    If you look closely, the ridgehand is actually landing via forearm, above the glove. No wonder the guy went down. Joe is very cagey throwing that. He "intended" to land on the ridgehand, but went 'deep' and his forearm made the contact. Judges were not sophisticated so didn't see it. That was Jim Harrison, I believe, serving as referee.

    • @Darrell7777
      @Darrell7777 7 років тому +4

      Same way Roy Jones "knocked down" Joe Calzaghe.

    • @sanekabc
      @sanekabc 6 років тому +4

      Lewis used to make contact in touch karate as well.

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 6 років тому +1

      You look closely on the last one Brodar was moving in so of course it was partly a forearm strike. Another one previously Brodar was moving in. On another Brodar was moving away so Lewis was trying to compensate for that but as Lewis threw another Brodar stopped moving away.

    • @TheGlass50
      @TheGlass50 2 роки тому

      I think both times he went down it was with the forearm. Was that legal?

    • @mitchjames9350
      @mitchjames9350 8 місяців тому

      I noticed that as well, the first ridge hand was his forearm.

  • @flamursinani4356
    @flamursinani4356 4 роки тому +7

    Damn you can see that boxin is completely another level though all the heavyweights of boxing would kill these guys.. I have respect for karate though ✌️✌️

  • @curtisuwuigbe6343
    @curtisuwuigbe6343 Рік тому +1

    Now, if Joe Lewis, such a tough fighter and heavyweight champion, says Bruce Lee was in a higher league, who is out there saying Bruce was just a movie star???

  • @DedicatedSpartan
    @DedicatedSpartan 7 років тому +6

    Joe looked like he had this in the bag in round 1

  • @frankmesiti4824
    @frankmesiti4824 2 роки тому +1

    Pleeeaassee. No offence to the guy at least he got in the ring but how was he a Euro champ? Because it was a minor sport in Europe back then. The current Euro champs like Rico Verhoeven and past chanps like Peter Aerts and Ernesto Hoost would toy with Joe Lewis. Sorry, but he did look like a poseur against this guy. He wouldn't be showboating against a Jerome Le Banner or Badr Hari.....

  • @TheEver41
    @TheEver41 7 років тому +32

    Telly Savalas aka Kojak.

    • @mfuji02
      @mfuji02 6 років тому +2

      who love you baby -_-

    • @rykadabyka6047
      @rykadabyka6047 4 роки тому

      I was hoping Telly would do a tap dance at the end with that cheesy tune.

  • @MH3GL
    @MH3GL 9 місяців тому +1

    First time I've ever seen Mr. Lewis.
    Looks like Johnny from the Cobra Kai

  • @zedone8253
    @zedone8253 3 роки тому +1

    Holy crap, no muscle old fucks that would die against any fighter in ufc

  • @sggsdsgdgsd6897
    @sggsdsgdgsd6897 2 роки тому +2

    Fun fact: Joe Lewis is who Ken from street fighter is based off of

  • @Milli2X
    @Milli2X Рік тому +1

    Ken SFII standing forward all day n standing fierce for the KO

  • @ryukikaze
    @ryukikaze 6 років тому +3

    wow the stand just look like bruce lee, almost dancing

  • @SecretsOfMartialArts
    @SecretsOfMartialArts Рік тому +3

    Very good performance by Joe Lewis!

  • @jayregaldo8746
    @jayregaldo8746 Рік тому +2

    Joe was an insane fighter…. Google his workout stats insanely strong what a fucking beast!!!!

  • @Agorante
    @Agorante 4 роки тому +1

    Lewis looks real good here. But why is this called Karate? It looks closer to Savate to me.
    One reason Lewis may seem so good is that the European champ is more of the European chump. Not very good. Lewis like so many vaguely Asian style fighters have terrible boxing skills. His punches are all wide sweeping swats rather than straight sharp inside blows. Bruce Lee had the same flaw. But most of their offense was in the kicks. So they could get away with it.

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 3 роки тому

      With kicks like Joe's, punches are secondary.

  • @drumgk
    @drumgk Рік тому +1

    “Ridge hand” ridge hand ridge hand!

  • @PANTERA555
    @PANTERA555 2 роки тому +1

    Джо Льюис был учеником Брюса Ли, в его движениях чувствуется его школа, а етот Бродар вообще ничего не показал, ни техники, ни силы, ни скорости.. 😒 слабый соперник..

  • @KageboushiClan
    @KageboushiClan Рік тому +3

    There was a lot of Bruce Lee influence in this fight. That side kick was a signature Bruce Lee move. Joe delivers it perfectly!

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому

      He developed that side kick while training with Gordon Doversola before he met Bruce Lee

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy Рік тому

      @@Ta-Seti-Ra He always was good at it

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому

      @@DJK-cq2uy Perhaps but he definitely became better under the guidance of Gordon Doversola which is why Jim Kelly trained with Mr. Doversola as well... If you do some research you will hear Jim Kelly say that Bruce Lee took private lessons with Gordon Doversola @ComicCon2010

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy Рік тому

      @@Ta-Seti-Ra can't just receive ir acknowledge the skill if another without one upping. Clown

    • @Ta-Seti-Ra
      @Ta-Seti-Ra Рік тому

      @@DJK-cq2uy Learn correct English and spelling before you try to insult someone because that just shows your ignorance... I trained with Gordon Doversola so I'm sure that I have more information about the situation than you...

  • @רבידאהרןגבעון
    @רבידאהרןגבעון 3 роки тому +2

    Joe moves like bruce. You can see the big influence.on him

  • @ivanmiljkovic862
    @ivanmiljkovic862 3 роки тому +1

    This Is Gold!! Awesome video,remind me on Bruce Lee 100% .Joe Is sweet heart,I'm very sorry about disagree with Bruce way of the dragon.Chuck Norice Is shadow for Joe Lewis.

  • @burningknuckle26
    @burningknuckle26 Рік тому +2

    Ridge hand all day

  • @raygsbrelcik5578
    @raygsbrelcik5578 3 роки тому +1

    Joe became a bit Wild when he got excited. Always keep your
    Cool---even when you have a guy "On the ropes," as it were.
    Pick your shots with controlled, economic bursts. Too many
    guys forget themselves and begin flailing all OVER the place.

  • @allenalsop6032
    @allenalsop6032 5 років тому +1

    The commentators were giving Lewis a lot of leeway in the way they reported his strikes. He used a forearm to the temple to end the fight and they called it a ridge hand to the forehead. Nobody is going to use a ridge hand to the forehead, that's just stupid and you could clearly see that it didn't happen that way. Lewis used the forearm many more times before that and they kept calling it a ridge hand. Only twice did he actually use a ridge hand strike. Lewis was good they should not have been lying.

  • @Area51Bwtr
    @Area51Bwtr Рік тому +1

    It’s really u fortunate nobody knows about him. If you would just look him up you would understand he is ultimately one of the greatest fighter on the face of the planet: creator of JetKunDo, Father of Kickboxing, the one and only 10th degree black belt in the world, he is truly the king that surpasses mahamid Ali 🙏🥶

  • @davidorme1993
    @davidorme1993 2 роки тому +2

    Great lead leg side kick!

  • @raymccollom3360
    @raymccollom3360 6 років тому +4

    PKA had some great fighters.

  • @saipaomoua4552
    @saipaomoua4552 6 років тому +2

    You called this a Pro. Karate Fight. More like a street fight. No forms, lame kick, lame punch. Joe lewis overrated
    ..

    • @nkel6111
      @nkel6111 6 років тому

      maybe overrated...but be aware he is skinny here. Joe was never a complete' fighter like benny he jet.

  • @adamsewell7969
    @adamsewell7969 2 роки тому +1

    Those ridge hands to the face were actually forearms to the face.

  • @raygsbrelcik5578
    @raygsbrelcik5578 3 роки тому +12

    But from what I can see in these videos of Joe, he really
    "Telegraphed" his kicks. I'm surprised his opponents
    failed to capitalize on that. A good fighter would jump
    ALL OVER that!

    • @fucu41
      @fucu41 2 роки тому +2

      Joe always had better hands than feet.

    • @Rowlph8888
      @Rowlph8888 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly, both oof thhem were telegraphinng everything.Back then, let's face it, hardlly anyone was training in martial arts at all, and especially karate.

    • @raygsbrelcik5578
      @raygsbrelcik5578 2 роки тому +2

      @@Rowlph8888 Absolutely!
      As crazy, and arrogant as it may sound---The Me of today, could've
      beat the Joe Lewis of yesterday. I truly believe that!
      I don't know----Maybe that isn't saying much.

    • @josephcollins7393
      @josephcollins7393 2 роки тому +2

      @@raygsbrelcik5578 😆😆😆

    • @flipkiller8521
      @flipkiller8521 2 роки тому +3

      Keyboard warrior moments.

  • @AbitCoD
    @AbitCoD 4 роки тому +1

    No push kicks wtf these rules held back so many great kickboxers

  • @guitarttimman
    @guitarttimman 8 місяців тому

    Lewis vs Tyson lewis can kick. It would be Lewis. It's obvious that he was trained by Bruce Lee. Check out how Lee uses foot work on return of the dragon.

  • @irwanmunkey4374
    @irwanmunkey4374 4 роки тому +2

    Real Life Ken From Street fighter

  • @kornelijuskortkiss1243
    @kornelijuskortkiss1243 4 роки тому +1

    Franc is from Slovenia, from shotokan,

  • @L_87
    @L_87 Рік тому +1

    Hadouken ☄️

  • @larrystrickland890
    @larrystrickland890 2 місяці тому

    A blast from the past! Great seeing Joe Lewis win World Karate Championship. Influence by Bruce Lee. His training paid off! Joe Lewis a great martial artist!

  • @francoisona
    @francoisona 7 років тому +1

    What kind of 'European champion' was that? he was terrible! I moved like some excited yellow belt. embarrassing. of course Joe could showboat

  • @aaamenpreacher3
    @aaamenpreacher3 4 роки тому +5

    The referee in this fight is Jim Harrison, of which Bruce Lee said, "I fear no man, but Jim Harrison and Mike Stone are the two last men that I would wish to meet in an alley fight. Jim Harrison's fighting style is not flamboyant or spectacular, it's just simple and deadly! He's one of the most dangerous men in the world."

    • @Твой_Босс
      @Твой_Босс 2 роки тому +1

      And when and where Bruce Lee say it??

    • @aaamenpreacher3
      @aaamenpreacher3 2 роки тому

      @@Твой_Босс Why don't you do a google search for that quote, you'll find many articles. I second what Bruce said, I trained under Harrison for 6 years, the man was intimidating and trained many champions.

  • @AGC828
    @AGC828 Рік тому

    Heard a ludicris comment recently claiming fighters from the 60's wouldn't hold a candle to fighters of today...becaue he noticed fighters like Lewis dropped their hands. :)) That's to lure the other guy in DUH!! :) Lewis and the others were on another level as martial artists...elite/best of the best....talent you don't see today because most don't have the same hunger to be GOOD.

  • @hellahung
    @hellahung 7 років тому +1

    I was about to say Lewis fighting stand and bouncing technique looked identical to Bruces fighting Style against Chuck Noris. Wonder what lewis style looked like before Lee.

    • @SkemeKOS
      @SkemeKOS 6 років тому

      They both 'copied' from each other.

  • @Mav86asian
    @Mav86asian Рік тому

    “Joe Louis, the colored boxer. Not that white kickboxing asshole”. Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. LOL.

  • @Rowlph8888
    @Rowlph8888 2 роки тому

    This looks so fixed. The opposition guy is telegraphing everythhing, especially kicks.Not impressive at all. In eithher fighter's case.
    Maybe just shows how patthetically useless and limited karate is

  • @petecernan2568
    @petecernan2568 2 роки тому

    I came to watch this after reading some arguments regarding mr Lewis and Bruce Lee on another thread,I know nothing about this type of fighting but it looks very poor,no doubt tough men but they would be easy meat for any good middleweight boxer,the kicks were sloppy and slow very little hand speed or head movement,Bruce Lee’s speed and power in his kicks seem far superior I’m going to try and find more footage of joe lewis

  • @corkystorky
    @corkystorky Рік тому

    0:21 haha dude had to spell L-E-W-I-S because the other dude was talking about boxing's Joe LOUIS

  • @salimthebarefootsage8182
    @salimthebarefootsage8182 Рік тому

    I can't fathom anyone earning a black belt in only seven months of training. Was he taking classes EVERY day? What was the intensity of his training?

  • @qperr2586
    @qperr2586 6 років тому +29

    Looks like Bruce Lee fighting style at times

  • @dixonbeejay
    @dixonbeejay 2 роки тому +2

    Bro this guy is the real deal

  • @ransomedavis2208
    @ransomedavis2208 2 роки тому

    omg Joe would have been destroyed by a modern heavyweight kickboxer. throwing kicks with his gaurd down,

  • @TheTarajiste
    @TheTarajiste Місяць тому

    Chaotic fighting and random movements, unlike what we see in martial arts movies.

  • @tj-597
    @tj-597 3 місяці тому

    Billie superfoot Wallace would have made short work of either “fighter”

  • @deltacoman6950
    @deltacoman6950 3 роки тому

    For fucks sake, lewis was a boxer who trained with jack dempsey. He is not some product of Bruce lee...

  • @gurulturulusu
    @gurulturulusu 11 місяців тому

    jıo lewis is bruce lee's student. 7 times, world champion, after lesson by bruce lee

  • @henrysniper8481
    @henrysniper8481 7 місяців тому

    Nice carnival music at the end, but would be more fitting for clowns coming out and karate men.

  • @lensusmet9281
    @lensusmet9281 5 років тому +2

    Very impressive performance by Joe Luwis...

  • @roqueperezlopez4016
    @roqueperezlopez4016 2 місяці тому

    El Yugoslabo era un mono , no sabe pelear y lo tuvo muy fácil.....jaaa

  • @manuelangeles7535
    @manuelangeles7535 2 роки тому

    the hitting ways are not delivered cleanly. more on boxing. i have not seen karate skills during the fight

  • @Fitnessexcellence9848
    @Fitnessexcellence9848 5 років тому +3

    Well technically that was extremely below average.

    • @RingJando
      @RingJando 5 років тому +2

      what the fuck do you know?

  • @iluvcliffrichard
    @iluvcliffrichard 4 місяці тому

    Bruce used to toy with Joe Lewis. Bruce was special back then