When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Commonwealth is one of three belts I want to win before going for a world title.
The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me.
There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.
My main goal was to win all the belts, and I have done that.
So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.
Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants!
Becoming the first Canadian male to win a Major Championship, especially being the Masters, was a dream come true.
I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.
In 1968, I fought and won the world middleweight karate championship by defeating the world's top fighters. I then held that title until 1974, when I retired undefeated.
From 1964 to 1968, I won many state, national and international amateur karate titles.
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