“Bad” Brad Hefton • Highlight

“Bad” Brad Hefton Old School Kickboxing 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟴𝟬’𝘀. “Bad” Brad was a Professional Karate Association World Super Heavyweight kickboxing champion who was also named the face of ESPN kickboxing in the 1980s. 𝗔 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗡 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿“ 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟱. His in ring skills were amazing and scary to be honest. A man of that size should not be able to move that quick. “Bad” Brad Hefton member of the Illinois State Martial Arts Hall of Fame. With all of his success, one of “Bad” Brad’s most memorable fight came late in his career. Hefton stepped into the ring with a 19 year old Vitali Klitschko. Early in the fight, “Bad” Brad took a shot that broke his arm. Super Heavyweight continued to fight for 8 more rounds! “Bad” Brad Hefton ruled the world of Super Heavyweight kickboxing in the 1980s, and is still regarded as one of the most fearless fighters in the history of the sport.