• Joe Lewis (March 7, 1944 – August 31, 2012) was an American martial artist, professional kickboxer and actor.
  • Joe Lewis Day has been created to help a legend who has inspired multiple generations of thousands of martial artists.”
  • Blond, muscular, tall, handsome, and the greatest heavyweight point-fighter and kick-boxer of the 1960s and 70s, Joe Lewis coined the phrase,"American Kickboxing".
  • As a heavyweight World Champion fighter and martial artist, Joe Lewis has done it first and done it best.
  • Joe Lewis has been called a “living legend” perhaps more than any other martial artist of our time, but readers in the younger generation might have never learned...
  • In his era as a heavyweight World Champion fighter and martial artist, Joe Lewis has done it first and done it best.
  • Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 56 The Ultimate Fighting Championship traveled to St. Louis and gave fans a heavyweight showdown between Derrick Lewis...
  • Between the years 1976 and 1982 Joe Lewis was enjoying a career change as actor and movie star and was less active in martial arts circles.
  • At the time, tournament light-contact karate was the only form of sport martial arts in America, and Lewis was not yet even familiar with the rules.
  • World Karate and Kickboxing Champion Joe Lewis is continuing his valiant 13 month battle with brain cancer.