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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt This Saturday February 8th at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield England, former IBF Welterweight Champion Kell Brook, 38-2, 26 KO’s and on a two-fight winning streak faces off against Mark DeLuca, 24-1, 13 KO’s who is on a three fight winning streak face off in a super welterweight fight. This truly […]
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A Closer Look at Kell Brook Vs Mark DeLuca – Boxing News
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Comments Off on A Closer Look at Kell Brook Vs Mark DeLuca – Boxing NewsHitz Boxing’s Dannie Williams Defeats Andre Keys at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington State – Boxing News
January 18th, 2020 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Hitz Boxing’s Dannie Williams, 24-3, 18 KO’s continued his win streak last night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington State when he won a decision over the hometown favorite Andre Keys, 12-2, 5 KO’s in a bout at welterweight. Promoter Bobby Hitz told Ringside Report “I am very proud of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Hitz Boxing's Dannie Williams Defeats Andre Keys at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington State - Boxing News Comments Off on Hitz Boxing’s Dannie Williams Defeats Andre Keys at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington State – Boxing NewsIndiana/Chicago Boxers & Friends First Annual Dinner at Giglio’s in Chicago is a Smash Hit!
December 10th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Photos by Scott Romer On December 7, 2019 we held an Indiana/Chicago boxers and friends dinner I hosted and organized at Bobby Hitz’s Giglio’s Restaurant at 825 South State Street in the south loop of Chicago. We had boxers and others involved in boxing and friends come from near and far […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Indiana/Chicago Boxers & Friends First Annual Dinner at Giglio’s in Chicago is a Smash Hit! Comments Off on Indiana/Chicago Boxers & Friends First Annual Dinner at Giglio’s in Chicago is a Smash Hit!Ringside Report Book Review: Bobby Darin: A Life
November 8th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Bobby Darin was a larger than life singer and actor who sadly has his star burn out much too soon. In 1973, at the young age of 37, he would pass away, but he packed a lot of living in those 37 years. In Michael Seth Starr’s outstanding biography “Bobby Darin: […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Ringside Report Book Review: Bobby Darin: A Life Comments Off on Ringside Report Book Review: Bobby Darin: A LifeHitz Boxing Signs Amateur Boxing Stand Out Ernest Scott & Veteran Boxer Dannie Williams
October 31st, 2019 Bad Brad (L Hitz, Scott & George Hernandez) By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Hitz Boxing has just signed Chicago amateur stand out Ernest Scott who will be turning pro on a Hitz Boxing card very soon in the cruiserweight division. In addition, CEO Bobby Hitz has signed veteran welterweight Dannie Williams, who holds a 23-3, with 18 KO’s […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Hitz Boxing Signs Amateur Boxing Stand Out Ernest Scott & Veteran Boxer Dannie Williams Comments Off on Hitz Boxing Signs Amateur Boxing Stand Out Ernest Scott & Veteran Boxer Dannie WilliamsBeloved Comedian & Actor John Witherspoon DEAD at 77 – Breaking Entertainment News
October 30th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved comedian and actor John Witherspoon, who for more than 40 years made audiences laugh in television shows and films, including the hit Friday franchise, died suddenly at his home today. He was 77. The Witherspoon Family issued this statement to Deadline:
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October 28th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Movie producer and over the top personality Robert Evans has died. He was 89. During his days as a studio head in the 1960’s & 70’s at Paramount he helped bring such projects to the screen as “Rosemary’s Baby”, “The Godfather” and “Chinatown”. He was the true meaning of over indulgence […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Producer of The Godfather Robert Evans Dead at 89 - Breaking Entertainment News Comments Off on Producer of The Godfather Robert Evans Dead at 89 – Breaking Entertainment NewsGennady Golovkin Vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko: A Final Look…
October 4th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Tomorrow night on DAZN live from Madison Square Garden in Frank Sinatra’s town of New York City former Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, 39-1-1, 35 KO’s faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko, 13-1, 10 KO’s for the vacant IBF Middleweight strap. This is the second fight of 2019 for “GGG” where in June of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Gennady Golovkin Vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko: A Final Look… Comments Off on Gennady Golovkin Vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko: A Final Look…Beloved Rock Star Eddie Money DEAD at 70 – Breaking Music News
September 13th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt If you loved the late 70’s to the mid 80’s for the rock music coming out, then you loved the fantastic singer and showman Eddie Money. Money, died today at the age of 70. His songs “Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin’” and “Take Me Home Tonight” soundtracked popular […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Beloved Rock Star Eddie Money DEAD at 70 - Breaking Music News Comments Off on Beloved Rock Star Eddie Money DEAD at 70 – Breaking Music NewsMeeting the Legendary Former Three Time World Champion Wilfred Benitez – Boxing News
September 7th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt The word legendary today in sports and entertainment is truly overused and not the case! However, in the case of this three time champion in three different weight classes from Junior Welterweight, Welterweight and Junior Middleweight winning his first title at the age of 17, the word “LEGENDARY” is spot on! […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Meeting the Legendary Former Three Time World Champion Wilfred Benitez - Boxing News Comments Off on Meeting the Legendary Former Three Time World Champion Wilfred Benitez – Boxing NewsSinatra, De Niro, LaMotta, Marciano, Humperdinck, Holmes and Cooney… What Do They All Have In Common? Giglio’s Chicago – Restaurant Review
July 8th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt What do Frank Sinatra, Robert De Niro, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Marciano, Engelbert Humperdinck, Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney all have in common? They adorn the walls of Bobby Hitz’s new restaurant Giglio’s Chicago at 825 S. State Street in Chicago Illinois. Hitz 56, a born and bred Chicago guy whose half […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: de niro, Holmes and Cooney… What Do They All Have In Common? Giglio’s Chicago – Restaurant Review, Humperdinck, LaMotta, marciano, Sinatra Comments Off on Sinatra, De Niro, LaMotta, Marciano, Humperdinck, Holmes and Cooney… What Do They All Have In Common? Giglio’s Chicago – Restaurant ReviewFunny Man Artie Johnson of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In Fame Dead at 90 – Cause of DEATH REVEALED
July 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Arte Johnson, the comic best known for the hilarious characters he created for the 1960s NBC smash hit Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died. He was 90. The 5-foot-4 Johnson, a master of ad libs, double-talk and dialects who was content to be a “second banana,” died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Funny Man Artie Johnson of Rowan & Martin's Laugh In Fame Dead at 90 - Cause of DEATH REVEALED Comments Off on Funny Man Artie Johnson of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In Fame Dead at 90 – Cause of DEATH REVEALEDA Closer Look at Tyson Fury Vs Tom Schwarz
June 12th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt This Saturday night on ESPN+ live from the MGM Grand, Grand Garden Area in Las Vegas, Tyson Fury, 27-01, 19 KO’s steps back in the ring for the first time since his title attempt that ended in a draw last December against WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder when he takes on […]
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May 24th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Las Vegas for decades has been a gamblers and boxing fan’s paradise where some of the biggest fights in boxing history have taken place. For this article, we are going to look at three such fights. Sugar Ray Leonard Vs Tommy “The Hitman” Hearns Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas, NV (September 16, […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Looking Back At Some Legendary Las Vegas Fights Comments Off on Looking Back At Legendary Las Vegas FightsLegendary Funny Man Tim Conway Dead at 85 – Breaking Entertainment News
May 14th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Legendary funny man Tim Conway has died at the age of 85 at 8:45 AM today in Los Angeles which was confirmed by his rep Howard Bragman to People Magazine. Prior to his death, he suffered complications from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) and had no signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Conway […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Legendary Funny Man Tim Conway Dead at 85 – Breaking Entertainment News Comments Off on Legendary Funny Man Tim Conway Dead at 85 – Breaking Entertainment NewsLegendary Singer & Actress Doris Day Dies at 97 – Cause of Death Revealed
May 13th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt America’s sweetheart the legendary Doris Day has passed away at the age of 97 from pneumonia just two months after her 97th birthday. From the 1940’s through the 1960’s she topped the charts with many beloved hits she sang so beautifully. As well, she was a major movie star in her […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Legendary Singer & Actress Doris Day Dies at 97 – Cause of Death Revealed Comments Off on Legendary Singer & Actress Doris Day Dies at 97 – Cause of Death RevealedWBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Makes His 9th Title Defense Against Number 4 Ranked WBC Contender Dominic Breazeale
May 2nd, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt On May 18th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, current WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will be making his 9th defense of his belt against the WBC number 4 ranked Dominic Breazeale, 21-1, 18 KO’s on the Showtime network. Breazeale whose lone defeat came via TKO […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Makes His 9th Title Defense Against Number 4 Ranked WBC Contender Dominic Breazeale Comments Off on WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Makes His 9th Title Defense Against Number 4 Ranked WBC Contender Dominic BreazealeRocky Balboa Vs “Iron” Mike Tyson: The Battle of the Century!
April 14th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt (Written in 2005) Replace Berbick with Balboa. It’s November 22, 1986. Young “Iron” Mike Tyson finally gets his shot against legendary Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa. Balboa is in his prime with his mind totally focused on his biggest fight since he regained the title with a knockout over former champion Clubber […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Rocky Balboa Vs "Iron" Mike Tyson: The Battle of the Century! Comments Off on Rocky Balboa Vs “Iron” Mike Tyson: The Battle of the Century!An Amazing Father Remembered On His 91st Birthday for the Love Of Boxing He Passed On to His Only Son
April 12th, 2019 Bad Brad (This is a yearly tribute I put up for my dad. Today, would have been his 91st Birthday. Each year, I change the number of years I have been in and around boxing thanks to him.) Tribute by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Where did 44 years go? Only seven years old, but watching boxing with my […]
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April 2nd, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt April 20th on PPV from the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden will host WBO Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford, 34-0, 25 KO’s who will defend his strap for the second time against former WBA & IBF Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan, 33-4, 20 KO’s. As the odds provided by Paruk of […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS, COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT Tags: Terence Crawford – Amir Khan: A Closer Look Comments Off on Terence Crawford – Amir Khan: A Closer LookLegendary British Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82 – Cause of Death REVEALED
February 8th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Legendary five time Oscar nominee actor Albert Finney, who forged his reputation as one of the leading actors of Britain’s early 60s new wave cinema, has died aged 82 after a short illness, his family have announced. In 2011, he disclosed he had been suffering from kidney cancer. A publicist told […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Legendary British Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82 - Cause of Death REVEALED Comments Off on Legendary British Actor Albert Finney Dead at 82 – Cause of Death REVEALEDActor Dick Miller of Gremlins Fame Dead at 90 – Entertainment News
January 31st, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Hard working character actor Dick Miller who is probably best known as Murray Futterman in the 1984 film classic Gremlins has died. He was 90. With a career spanning more than 60 years, Miller made hundreds of on screen appearances, beginning in the 1950s with legendary director and producer Roger Corman. […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Actor Dick Miller of Gremlins Fame Dead at 90 - Entertainment News Comments Off on Actor Dick Miller of Gremlins Fame Dead at 90 – Entertainment NewsOscar Winning Composer, Songwriter & Pianist Michel Legrand Dead at 86 – Music News
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved songwriter, composer and pianist Michel Legrand who won three Oscars died yesterday in his home in France. He was 86. Legrand’s music cross over many genres of music and was known for film scores like ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ and I ‘Will Wait For You’. Throughout his career, Legrand […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Oscar Winning Composer, Songwriter & Pianist Michel Legrand Dead at 86 - Music News Comments Off on Oscar Winning Composer, Songwriter & Pianist Michel Legrand Dead at 86 – Music NewsActress, Comedian & Singer Kaye Ballard Dead at 93 – Cause of Death Revealed
January 22nd, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Kaye Ballard, the beloved comedian and singer who appeared in Broadway musicals along with nightclubs, TV and movies has died at the age of 93. Ballard co-starred with Eve Arden in the 1960s TV sitcom “The Mothers-In-Law.” Ballard died Monday night at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a fight […]
Posted in COLUMNS BY "BAD" BRAD BERKWITT, ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Tags: Actress, Comedian & Singer Kaye Ballard Dead at 93 - Cause of Death Revealed Comments Off on Actress, Comedian & Singer Kaye Ballard Dead at 93 – Cause of Death RevealedBroadway & Movie Star Carol Channing Dead at 97 – Entertainment News
January 15th, 2019 Bad Brad By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved Broadway & movie star Carol Channing, whose performances as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” made her a Broadway legend, died early Tuesday at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 97. Her death was confirmed by her […]
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