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Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes): Edith Piaf – Ringside Report Music Video of the Day
January 7th, 2019 
Bad Brad Ringside Report Puts The Spotlight on Jeff Bridges
January 7th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Geoffrey Huchel
Could Jeff Bridges be one of the greatest actors of all time? I think so, and I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that. The actor has had such an astonishing career portraying a variety of roles with tremendous versatility and range. Bridges comes from a prominent acting family. He is the son of legendary actor Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998) and actress Dorothy Bridges (1915-2009), and is the younger brother of actor Beau Bridges. He also has a younger sister, Lucinda.
When he was just two years old he appeared with his brother in the film THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS (1951). During his youth, he and his brother made appearances on their father’s show, SEA HUNT (1958) and the anthology series, THE LLOYD BRIDGES SHOW (1962). Bridges would continue making appearances on several television shows including THE LONER (1965), SILENT NIGHT, LONELY NIGHT (1969), LASSIE (1954), and THE MOST DEADLY GAME (1970), before appearing in THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971), with Timothy Bottoms and Cybill Shepherd, for which he garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Doctor Curmudgeon® “Revenge is Mine”, Says the Computer!
January 7th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Diane Batshaw Eisman, MD FAAP
Black clouds hang in Curmudgeonville.
Heavy downpours continue to threaten.
The sun remains hidden behind ominous dark clouds.
A small curmudgeon sits slumped over in her chair.
Her desk was clean.
No papers littered its pristine top
No pens had scattered themselves haphazardly, only to be stopped by paper piles or her computer keyboard.
It must have been due to her previous column wherein she made fun of all the smart objects that lived in her home: the toaster, the cell phone and, of course her home computer
Peter Mark Richman Talks About Acting, Old Hollywood, Boxing, The Twilight Zone & More…
January 7th, 2019 Bad Brad
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“He (Rod Serling) was a gentleman and so easy to work with and so talented. That is why episodes of The Twilight Zone have lasted all these years to present day!”—Peter Mark Richman
In a career that has gone on for over 60 years, Peter Mark Richman has put some incredible work in on both the big and little screen that has delighted his fans and still does. Whether he was acting with Gary Cooper or on an episode of The Twilight Zone or sharing the screen with the beautiful Sophia Loren, you always got an honest performance from Richman who truly respects his craft.
In this exclusive interview, you will learn many insights from Peter Mark Richman. So, without further ado, let’s give Peter Mark the floor…
Tom Dreesen: Tim and Tom Breaking Racial Barriers, Frank Sinatra, Film Classics, US Navy, Boxing & More…
January 7th, 2019 Bad Brad
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
Photos of Tom are courtesy of Tom Dreesen
Photo of Ray Mancini (Copyrighted by Ringside Report)
“Tom Dreesen is the Swiss Army Knife of entertainment. He can do it all by making you laugh, and at times, bringing you to the verge of tears. He can do drama and comedy with the same effortless attempt, yet make you feel that he’s a guy from your neighborhood”.—Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Former WBA Lightweight Champion of the World
There is old saying that my dad used many times as I was growing up in the 70’s- “so and so, is my kind of guy.” In conversation and in social media posts, for years, this is what I have heard about Tom Dreesen. He is the subject of this exclusive RSR interview. As you read the interview, you will get the same feeling.
Who Will Fight Anthony Joshua in April 2019?
January 6th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Tyler “The Miracle Man” White
Just before the new year we saw Dillian Whyte knock out Dereck Chisora with a tremendous left hook, the same one with which he rocked Anthony Joshua back in 2015.
That victory, alongside his other 8 wins since his defeat to “AJ”, surely puts Whyte in prime position to face Joshua on April 13th…
If we’re all honest, I think we know that the chances of seeing Joshua fight either Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder next year are pretty slim – at least if we’re thinking about the show in April.
R. Kelly: Time To Pay the Price For Your Evilness and For People to Stop Taking Up For Him!
January 6th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Danielle Sobelman
I write this article as a mother of a daughter. Never in my life would I have imagined that right before our eyes, R. Kelly has and still is engaging in human trafficking of young African American girls. For years, after the video tape of Kelly urinating on a young girl, this man’s star continues to rise. Many people thought he was innocent because both the victim and her parents denied that was even her in the video after 6 years of delays in the actual trial.
January 3, 2019: The Day That Ended Donald J. Trump’s Perfect World!
January 6th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Danielle Sobelman
January 3, 2019, President Donald J. Trump’s perfect world ended. No longer is there a fully GOP led Congress that will not hold him accountable for his outrageous behavior. He has to now contend with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her refusal to bow down to him and give in to his desire for his ego-boosting border wall. Pelosi doesn’t take kindly to his mafia style shakedown methods of holding the government under siege.
Ringside Report’s CEO/Publisher “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Is Now the Personal Manager for Former WBA Heavyweight Title Challenger James “Quick” Tillis – Breaking News
January 5th, 2019 Bad Brad 
RSR Press Release
“Bad” Brad Berkwitt the CEO/Publisher of Ringside Report “The Heart of Boxing & Entertainment” is now the Personal Manager for the beloved former number one WBA Heavyweight Contender and Title Challenger (faced WBA Heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver on October 3, 1981) James “Quick” Tillis.
“Quick” also was the first man to take a young and in his prime Mike Tyson, who at the time, was 19-0 with 19 KO’s the distance and giving James “Buster” Douglas the blueprint to defeat Tyson a few years later via KO…
To book “Quick” for personal appearances, autograph signings, book signings, commercials, TV and Movie roles, interview requests, purchasing autographed memorabilia or anything else you would like to discuss, “Bad” Brad can be reached at bberkwitt@aol.com or by phone at (703) 517-2155.
Is Anthony Joshua Losing His Fan Base to Tyson Fury?
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
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WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua appears to be losing his fan base to Tyson Fury. Read HERE.
Anthony Joshua Vs Deontay Wilder Match Update – Breaking Boxing News
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
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The boxing world and true fans have been screaming for this fight to happen. Here is a breaking update on negotiations.
Abdul Khattab Ecstatic About Having Mikkel Kessler In His Corner – Boxing News
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
Photo by Sebastian Heger
Abdul Khattab (15-2-1, 4 KOs) will have a familiar face in his corner when he enters the ring for his eight-round Scandinavian middleweight thriller against Oliver Flodin (4-0) on January 19 at the Struer Energi Park in Denmark.
Khattab is fighting on the undercard of Dina Thorslund’s WBO Female World Super Bantamweight title defence versus Alesia Graf, and will be joined by coach and mentor, Mikkel Kessler, the former five-time World Champion.
“It means a lot to me that Mikkel is going to be with me in Struer,” says the Copenhagen boxer. “When Mikkel is with me, I feel safe, and as long as I listen to his instructions, with him in my corner nothing can go wrong!”
Ringside Report Looks Back at Rocky Pepeli
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Daniel Sisneros
After a long amateur career including Silver Gloves and Jr. Olympics titles in 1980 (at age 15), Iowa’s Rocky Pepeli turned professional in 1987. His first 8 pro bouts were decided in the 1st or 2nd rounds! He opened with a first round KO over Lon Liebergen in Rocky’s hometown of Davenport, Iowa. After scoring another 1st round knockout in Anchorage, Alaska, Pepeli soon found his self as a regular on the boxing events staged at the Reseda Country Club in Reseda, California.
Doctor Curmudgeon® Don’t Be Foolish! You Can’t Be Paranoid!
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D. FAAFP
I sit here, glaring at my computer as paranoia descends upon me.
At this moment in time, I do not believe that it is the computer that is doing diabolical things to me. My computer is chugging along with no problems, glitches, error messages or freezes.
It is a recent call to our cable service that has made me wonder about the state of my paranoia. This mega tentacled entity supplies phone service and internet. Although it has been said (please note the sarcasm font) that our cable provider is perfect…there are many times when we have a problem. And so, I lift the phone, dial the number, go through all the options, wait and keep screaming such things as “Agent! Representative! Person! Help! Human being!”
Rainy Night In Georgia: Brook Benton – Ringside Report Music Video of the Day
January 4th, 2019 Bad Brad
The Impact of Ole Gunnar Sokskjaer on Manchester United
January 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad
By Tyler “The Miracle Man” White
I won’t pretend to be a huge football/soccer fan – in fact I’m what you would consider a very, very casual fan. I occasionally check the scores and will every now and then watch the weekends highlights on ‘Match of the Day’ or tune in to watch a full game once a month or something!
However, one thing that has caught my attention lately has been everything surrounding the infamous – Manchester United – and all the commotion surrounding the team: its players, the manager and the whole legacy of the club since the retirement of former legendary manager – Sir Alex Ferguson.
Now, I’m no genius when it comes to football/soccer; in fact, I’m pretty clueless about it in the grand scheme of things, however, what I do really appreciate is the impact that there seems to have been since a new manager has taken over at Manchester United.
Bookmakers Make Their Statements on 2019 Potential Fights
January 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad 
It mightn’t be the biggest potential boxing fight on the horizon, but some bookmakers have matched up Amir Khan and Kell Brook with odds that suggest a decent match up. The fight is still yet to be confirmed, but it looks to be gathering momentum with mid-February now rumored to be a likely option.
Things could fall through, of course, but that hasn’t stopped bookies pricing up the odds. It’s the disagreement between those bookies that makes for some interesting reading, though. Brook is the marginal favorite, coming in at 8/11 with William Hill, with Khan just a shade above even money at 11/10.
April In Paris: Count Basie & Mills Brothers – Ringside Report Music Video of the Day
January 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad
A Special Moment In Time: There Was A Real Steve Hannagan!
January 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad
By Seth H. Bramson
Through the years and in the books about the city, nowhere near enough has ever been made of and about the man who was truly behind Carl Fisher’s and Jim Allison’s success in promoting a place called Miami Beach, that man’s name being Steve Hannagan.
But so little is known about Hannagan, other than the fact that John H. Levi, Fisher’s “ramrod” and right hand man, brought Hannagan down from New York to, essentially, save Miami Beach for Fisher and Allison.
Doctor Curmudgeon®: Burn, Baby, Burn!
January 3rd, 2019 Bad Brad
By Diane Batshaw Eisman, MD FAAFP
The fire is warm and lovely to look at…at least to me.
My door is closed to prevent the fumes from wafting out into the hall…at least…until the conflagration has ended.
Leaning back in my chair, I sigh with contentment
Two Weeks earlier
I enter my office and stare forlornly at my desk
Piles of papers
Piles of paper sit at varying angle atop other piles of paper.
My computer monitor valiantly rises above it all. Like a beacon in a turbulent storm.
Daryl Dragon Half of the Smash Duo Captain And Tennille Dead at 76 – Cause of Death Revealed
January 2nd, 2019 Bad Brad
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
In the 1970’s we had so many great variety shows such as The Captain and Tennille that was on ABC from 1976-1977 during a time that was much kinder in America. With smash hits such as Love Will Keep Us Together, Muskrat Love and Do That To Me One More Time a following of fans started and to this day, still love the group. Love Will Together took home a Grammy Award in 1976 for Best Record.
Daryl Dragon AKA Captain passed away today at the age of 76 of renal failure at a hospice in Prescott, Arizona, according to spokesman Harlan Boll, as The Associated Press reports. Toni Tennille, Dragon’s ex-wife and longtime musical partner, was by his side.
Cardi B Vs Nicki Minaj: Where’s the Beef?
January 2nd, 2019 Bad Brad
By Valeen “V” Marquez
It’s all too known the celebrity controversy that has sparked so much media attention between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. Everyone has something to say or a side to take. Let’s look at the honesty of what the situation looks like to someone like me, a non-celebrity!
Nicki has been an icon in the rap world, she has made music that has sparked many rewarding benefits since she began. I personally have never been a big fan of the rap around these days, throw me in front of some DMX and EVE and I’m set.
However, through watching Nicki on the Ellen DeGeneres Show has shown me a different side of Nicki Minaj other than the crafty lyrics she portrays. I was able to see a more genuine side of who she was as a person from what I could see through media at least.
WWE HOF Interviewer “Mean” Gene Okerlund Dead at 76 – Breaking WWE News
January 2nd, 2019 Bad Brad
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“Mean” Gene Okerlund, the beloved HOF WWE Interviewer who was as much a part of wrestling as the biggest name wrestlers has died. He was 76.
Okerlund interviewed a who’s who of WWE stars such as, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Andre the Giant, the Ultimate Warrior and many others from the mid- to late-1980s. In the mid-1990s, Okerlund moved to rival WCW and stood in the ring as garbage rained down upon Hogan as he formed the nWo.
Badou Jack – Marcus Browne Press Conference Comments Raise Eye Brows With Boxing Fans!
All right, thank you everyone for joining the call today. Today’s call we are going to be talking with former two division world champion, Badou Jack and undefeated former 2012 U.S. Olympian Marcus Browne, which will be a very exciting matchup as the co-feature to Manny Pacquiao taking on Adrien Broner on January 19.
Representing SHOWTIME, we have on the call Chris DeBlasio. Chris, would you like to say a few words?
Chris DeBlasio
Thanks, Leonard. Happy New Year to everybody and thanks for being on the call today. On behalf of Stephen Espinoza, who couldn’t be with us, he’s traveling on other business, I want to say, from all of us at the network, we’re proud to present this event.