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2199:"Joe Lewis"
2105:|work=
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1817:"Joe Lewis"
1740: Loss
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1473:Jesse King
1134:Ross Scott
886:Kerry Roop
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700:Movie roles
673:Force: Five
611:Aaron Banks
604:Allen Steen
561:Vietnam War
554:Gene Lebell
481:Allen Steen
406:Seiyu Oyata
190:Seiyu Oyata
18:Greg Baines
2543:Categories
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2488:2016-08-18
2413:August 31,
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2329:thegym.org
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1904:2022-01-06
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1831:2016-08-08
1797:References
1734: Win
1653:Ed Daniel
1622:KO (knee)
1432:Ed Daniel
896:TKO (cut)
827:(14 KOs),
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719:Robin Shou
516:Joe Corley
462:Jhoon Rhee
414:black belt
396:Shōrin-ryū
235:Kickboxing
133:Kickboxing
64:1944-03-07
2530:Joe Lewis
2268:"YouTube"
2107:ignored (
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1222:Ron Clay
1186:Decision
1144:Decision
1063:Decision
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972:Tom Hall
851:Location
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800:Bruce Lee
769:from the
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589:Bruce Lee
527:Ed Parker
474:Henry Cho
437:Bruce Lee
429:Wing-Chun
359:Bruce Lee
304:Joe Lewis
200:Bruce Lee
41:Joe Lewis
32:Joe Louis
2438:cite web
2359:Archived
2335:22 March
2179:Archived
2156:IMDb.com
1875:Tapology
1754:See also
845:Opponent
829:4 losses
804:Mike Moh
648:Playgirl
618:The Ring
368:knockout
174:Orthodox
2272:YouTube
1614:Ontario
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842:Result
825:16 wins
410:Okinawa
348:tai chi
180:Trainer
153:Tai chi
2387:28 May
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866:Notes
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128:Karate
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103:Weight
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1328:10–0
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1239:1:55
1195:12–1
1192:3:00
1165:Loss
1153:12–2
1150:3:00
1124:Loss
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1072:14–2
1069:3:00
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1336:1971
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253:Wins
158:Judo
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78:Died
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1527:KO
1484:KO
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