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Barry Hearn: My Life
- Author
- Barry Hearn
- Narrator
- Barry Hearn
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 28 July 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Boxing, Autobiography: sport, Memoirs
What to expect
'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life'
A larger than life working class hero, Romford born and bred - always ready with the perfect soundbite - Barry Hearn was famously described as 'roguish but never a rogue'.
Hearn is credited with turning snooker into one of the biggest sports in Britain. He essentially turned a sport in which competitors wear bowties into a massive, globally televised event. Away from the table, his promotions empire casts its net over a dozen sports - from professional boxing to darts, fishing to ten-pin bowling - and his career spans four decades. He also previously owned Leyton Orient football club.
Packed with hilarious anecdotes from the golden age of snooker, and behind-the-scenes insight into boxing negotiations and darts bust-ups, Hearn's book is a joy to read from start to finish.
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Details
- Author
- Barry Hearn
- Narrator
- Barry Hearn
- Duration
- 9 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 July 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529393330
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Boxing, Autobiography: sport, Memoirs
Synopsis
THE BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM LEGENDARY SPORTS PROMOTER AND STAR OF NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MATCHROOM, BARRY HEARN - NOW REVISED AND UPDATED'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life'A larger than life working class hero, Romford born and bred - always ready with the perfect soundbite - Barry Hearn was famously described as 'roguish but never a rogue'.Hearn is credited with turning snooker into one of the biggest sports in Britain. He essentially turned a sport in which competitors wear bowties into a massive, globally televised event. Away from the table, his promotions empire casts its net over a dozen sports - from professional boxing to darts, fishing to ten-pin bowling - and his career spans four decades. He also previously owned Leyton Orient football club.Packed with hilarious anecdotes from the golden age of snooker, and behind-the-scenes insight into boxing negotiations and darts bust-ups, Hearn's book is a joy to read from start to finish.
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