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Has anyone read "World's Greatest Fighter Teaches You: How to Master Bruce Lee's Fighting System" by Joe Lewis?
I'd like to know what he says about Bruce Lee, since of late Lewis has been bashing his former teacher... In a recent interview to promote the book, Lewis says to "Razm Avar" Magazine:
"Bruce Lee was a five-foot, seven inch, 138 pound, non-combat type martial artist. I was strictly into combat and competition. I was almost six feet tall, 200 pounds. I didn't understand the point of why he wanted to ask me to allow him to beat me up in the film "Way of the Dragon" to prove this personal point of his. Of course, I wanted to do movies, but at that time and based on what my advisors told me, it just didn't seem like a good idea to fulfill someone else's ego trip."
Speaking of ego, this is what Joe Lewis says of himself in the same interview:
"I was voted by my peers as the greatest karate fighter of all time. Chuck Norris and Bill Wallace tied for second place. Of all the ballots that were submitted, I was the only fighter who was included on everyone's lists within the survey. So, not only did I win first place, the greatest karate fighter of all time, but I was the only fighter who was included on everyone's ballot. I started competing in 1966 when I won the United States National Karate Championship. I won the Grand Title and also won first place in the Black Belt Forum Competition. I'm perhaps the only big name fighter who can say I was never defeated in Kata competition. I was the United States National Black Belt Kata Champion two years, 1966 and 1977. Perhaps, no one who is a tournament grand champion can brag and say that not only were they the grand champion of a major tournament, but they also won first place in Kata competition. That's extremely difficult to accomplish. Since it took me 17 years of competition to achieve that title, "Greatest Fighter of All Time."
I'd like to know what he says about Bruce Lee, since of late Lewis has been bashing his former teacher... In a recent interview to promote the book, Lewis says to "Razm Avar" Magazine:
"Bruce Lee was a five-foot, seven inch, 138 pound, non-combat type martial artist. I was strictly into combat and competition. I was almost six feet tall, 200 pounds. I didn't understand the point of why he wanted to ask me to allow him to beat me up in the film "Way of the Dragon" to prove this personal point of his. Of course, I wanted to do movies, but at that time and based on what my advisors told me, it just didn't seem like a good idea to fulfill someone else's ego trip."
Speaking of ego, this is what Joe Lewis says of himself in the same interview:
"I was voted by my peers as the greatest karate fighter of all time. Chuck Norris and Bill Wallace tied for second place. Of all the ballots that were submitted, I was the only fighter who was included on everyone's lists within the survey. So, not only did I win first place, the greatest karate fighter of all time, but I was the only fighter who was included on everyone's ballot. I started competing in 1966 when I won the United States National Karate Championship. I won the Grand Title and also won first place in the Black Belt Forum Competition. I'm perhaps the only big name fighter who can say I was never defeated in Kata competition. I was the United States National Black Belt Kata Champion two years, 1966 and 1977. Perhaps, no one who is a tournament grand champion can brag and say that not only were they the grand champion of a major tournament, but they also won first place in Kata competition. That's extremely difficult to accomplish. Since it took me 17 years of competition to achieve that title, "Greatest Fighter of All Time."
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