Barry Hearn: My Life Knockouts Snookers Bullseyes Tight Lines And Sweet Deals

Binding: Paperback
Description: THE Sunday Times Bestseller * 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.__________
Title: Barry Hearn: My Life Knockouts Snookers Bullseyes Tight Lines And Sweet Deals
Author(s): Hearn Barry
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Barcode: 9781529393347
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Category: Boxing