Eddie Hearn: I Nearly Signed Tyson Fury! | Stick to Football EP 4

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 LISTEN HERE - https://tr.ee/JI6l3Dj-4O SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE https://www.youtube.com/c/theoverlap?... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Twitter:   / wearetheoverlap   Instagram:   / wearetheoverlap   ------------------------------------------------------------------------