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  1. In August 1968, Lewis was defeated by Victor Moore at the World's Hemisphere Karate Championships, the second professional karate tournament in history, which took place in San Antonio, Texas and was promoted by Robert Trias and Atlee Chittim. Moore and Lewis split the championship purse of $1,000.

  2. In November 1968, he won the World Professional Heavyweight Light-Contact Karate Championship in New York City. In August 1969, he won the first of an unprecedented three consecutive grand championships at Ed Parker’s celebrated International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California.

  3. Grand Master Joe Lewis - the legendary world heavyweight kickboxing and karate champion - passed away this past August (2012) from a malignant brain tumor.

  4. Joe Lewis was an American martial artist, professional kickboxer and actor. Originally a practitioner of Shōrin-ryū karate and champion in point sparring competitions, he became one of the fathers of full contact karate and kickboxing in the United States, and is credited with popularizing the combat sport in North America.

  5. Aug 31, 2003 · At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, on November 24, 1968, Joe Lewis won Aaron Banks’, World Professional Karate Championships by defeating Victor Moore and Lewis won the World Heavyweight Title.

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  6. A candid conversation with the late iconic grand master, Golden Boy of tournament karate and the father of full-contact competition: Grand Master Joe Lewis – the legendary world heavyweight kickboxing and karate champion – passed away August 2012 from a malignant brain tumor.

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  8. First World Professional Karate Championships title holder, first U.S. Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, and in 1974, the first Professional Karate Association Heavyweight full-contact Karate Champion. The Black Belt Hall of Fame inducted Joe Lewis as the 1974 Karate Player of the Year.