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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 tenpin 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 behindthescenes insight into boxing negotiations and darts bustups Hearns book is a joy to listen to from start to finish

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