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Wallace (166 lbs) on pay per view. Both Lewis and Wallace were refused a boxing license because of their age. Though it was only an exhibition, many people believed it was the main event of the night due to the publicity it attracted. The fight was billed "Speed vs Power". The exhibition ended with two judges scoring a tie and one judge giving the fight to Wallace in the exhibition event. Lewis later recounted that he was warned not to cross the line with Wallace, as he had a 30-pound advantage against him.
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2188:"Joe Lewis"
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1806:"Joe Lewis"
1729: Loss
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1462:Jesse King
1123:Ross Scott
875:Kerry Roop
791:(played by
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689:Movie roles
662:Force: Five
600:Aaron Banks
593:Allen Steen
550:Vietnam War
543:Gene Lebell
470:Allen Steen
395:Seiyu Oyata
179:Seiyu Oyata
2532:Categories
2502:2011-07-24
2477:2016-08-18
2402:August 31,
2354:2016-08-08
2318:thegym.org
2266:2016-08-08
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2126:2016-08-08
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2011:2016-08-08
1982:2024-01-12
1957:2016-08-08
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1893:2022-01-06
1869:2023-05-04
1845:2023-05-04
1820:2016-08-08
1786:References
1723: Win
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1611:KO (knee)
1421:Ed Daniel
885:TKO (cut)
816:(14 KOs),
745:Black Belt
708:Robin Shou
505:Joe Corley
451:Jhoon Rhee
403:black belt
385:Shōrin-ryū
224:Kickboxing
122:Kickboxing
53:1944-03-07
2519:Joe Lewis
2257:"YouTube"
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1211:Ron Clay
1175:Decision
1133:Decision
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1011:Decision
961:Tom Hall
840:Location
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789:Bruce Lee
758:from the
665:in 1981.
578:Bruce Lee
516:Ed Parker
463:Henry Cho
426:Bruce Lee
418:Wing-Chun
348:Bruce Lee
293:Joe Lewis
189:Bruce Lee
30:Joe Lewis
21:Joe Louis
2427:cite web
2348:Archived
2324:22 March
2168:Archived
2145:IMDb.com
1864:Tapology
1743:See also
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818:4 losses
793:Mike Moh
637:Playgirl
607:The Ring
357:knockout
163:Orthodox
2261:YouTube
1603:Ontario
1599:Toronto
831:Result
814:16 wins
399:Okinawa
337:tai chi
169:Trainer
142:Tai chi
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1228:1:55
1184:12–1
1181:3:00
1154:Loss
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1139:3:00
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