Joe Corley was the first challenger to participate in a full-contact karate world-title fight. On May 3rd, 1975, Joe Corley met world middleweight champion Bill “Superfoot” Wallace in nine rounds of furious exchanges and lost by a ninth round TKO. Among other titles, he won the National Karate Grand Championships (1969, 1971, and 1972), the … Continue reading Joe Corley Fought First Full-Contact Karate World-Title Fight