Barry Hearn: My Life - Knockouts, Snookers, Bullseyes, Tight Lines and Sweet Deals

Pre-order now: the autobiography of the legendary sports promoter, Barry Hearn. ''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.

Riassunto

The first memoir of the legendary sports promoter, Barry Hearn

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barry Hearn, Hearn Barry
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.04.2022
• EAN: 9781529393316
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-9331-6
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport da combattimento, autodifesa; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Memoirs, Autobiography: sport, Boxing