On our latest episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, we are joined by one of the world’s leading sports promoters Eddie Hearn.
Chairman of Matchroom Sport, a sporting promotion company founded by his father Barry, Eddie has a renowned status around the globe having played a major role behind some of boxing’s biggest success stories.
Listen to incredible anecdotes from past promotions, what boxing is like as a business and how Eddie wants to see boxing develop and grow into the community.
Eddie also chats about how he nearly signed Tyson Fury, a prospected fight between Fury and his star-fighter Anthony Joshua and why Katie Taylor completely changed his outlook on women’s boxing.
Eddie delves into the recent rise of YouTube boxing and what it means to the professional world and ends on how his family continues to play a major role in his career.
If you liked the episode don’t forget to let us know in the comments and if you want to listen only you can catch Stick to Football on all major podcast platforms.
00:00: Intro
00:28: Behind The Scenes
01:36: Gary’s introduction
02:03: Life as a Boxing promoter
03:39: Eddie’s father Barry and his influence
04:40: Competing with YouTube fighters
07:16: On DAZN
09:25: Boxing as a business
12:02: Prospect of Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury
15:50: Hearn on Katie Taylor’s trailblazing
21:05: How to protect professional boxers
25:06: Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk
27:55: Promoting Derek Chisora v Dillian Whyte
32:43: Boxing in the community
38:44: Nearly signing Tyson Fury
43:25: Anthony Joshua’s career
46:31: Hearn’s biggest regret
50:30: Losing £1m on a fight
53:20: Eddie’s relationship with father Barry
55:30: Family life with daughters Isabella and Sophia
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40 Comments
So Eddie Hearn screwed up AJ’s career.
why is gary always acting like he doesn't care about his appearance but is always so arsed about others
Phenomenal storytelling by Ed, laughed throughout, especially the part about Chisora 🤣…Very entertaining, and insightful interview as well.💥🥊
The Eubank V Benn example…Is that real? That cannot be real. A fighter, a man with a fighting heart, a man in general is willing to give up a fight because he can't have his name on the poster first. Is this really how pathetic some of these boxers are ? LOOOOOL after watching the boxing you legends made the right choice to be footballers loool. Hilarious in the most respectful way.
Horror
4PM UK time is the best time!!
Thank you Dave for the daily uploads❤
silver spoon kid my arse….he knows and listened to papa bear…
Eddie Mr Slick Hearn
The Hearns get a lot of unreasonable& ignorant stick about the Os however the Fans “ that Know Know” and the Hearns still love the club ( some of the fans treated them badly) up the Os 😎
What a show.. absolutely brilliant. Great guest, good banter with honest opinions. Pure quality, and thank you. 🫡
"I don't always believe what he says" 😂
45:35
Eddie could successfully sell United scarves at Anfield!
After everything, we need a repeat Hern interview, Get on it Gary be massive!
Carraghers false stutter gets me, h-h-h-h-h-how did you get into promoting. You wont unhear it now
ROY KEANE LACKS CHARISMA – HE LACKS ANY IOTA OF PERSONALTY
The casuals believing the hype!!!😂
More and more “sport” seems to be moving in a vacuous direction at the mercy of broadcasters. Once people realise that boxing is no longer a meritocracy but instead a popularity contest. The so called “world champions” in the future will be easily beaten by today’s gatekeepers.
What did Gary Neville say on ‘25:40’
keane vs haalands dad boxing match would be awesome .leg kicks aloud
ian wright vs peter schmichel leg kicks aloud
gary neville vs jack whitehall. mma match would be like celebrity death match lol
jamie in a wwe match vs eddie hern.
Fast car is one of the best in the business.
TOM ASPINAL + LEON EDWARDS NEXT PLEASE!!!! Leon and Ian have similar backgrounds ❤️ and Tom is a Mancunian living in Liverpool!!
100% AJ beats wilder and Fury., and would beat Usyk with sugar hill in his corner!
I can't stop watching these episodes. Never laughed so much. Guests are awesome too. Keep it up guys
The sport doesnt flourish, not for the fans anyway
Great guy what a laugh he is plus a good golfer Eddie is
BEST – LOVE IT
Brilliant interview!
Brilliant interview. Get Usyk, Fury, Warren on the show next, please.
Get Conor McGregor on
Hey man, just watched your video on being a binge drinker, your a star, don't give up, I battle the same denons everyday and now I think its just a way of me, being me , I need to stop drinking myself but it's a boredom reaction, I wish and pray you manage your demons! Well done on your honesty my friend, I suppose that is the first step in realising you have a problem, I wish you every success with your inner demoms. Cheers for being a man and standing up and saying these are my faults.
Carra n Nev r class together
He looks and sounds like Frank Lampard and Jamie Redknapp's love child
Love Ian Wright what a guy
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9:28
Doesn't matter whether you like him or not. You can't deny that Eddie Hearn is the very best at what he does. He's got good banter, easy to talk to and comes across as an alright guy imo. Always gives a good interview and puts the other people at ease.