![]() ![]() ![]() After big fights, news channels clamour for Hearn’s take, not just because he is a grade-A gabber – which he is, a truly exceptional gabber – but because his interviews get traction, particularly when they’re chopped up and shared across social media.Īlmost a million people follow Hearn on Twitter, where he delivers lines with the charm and swagger of a star performer. But, you know, all publicity is good publicity. “I’ll do every interview in the line,” he says, of his commitment to promotion, “and I’ll get to the end and it’s some geezer from… ‘Frank’s Boxing Hour’?” He doesn’t have it in him to turn requests down, he says, even when the requests come from amateur YouTubers. Nor does he turn down the opportunity to talk. Hearn is not a man to tone down the hyperbole. “Not just the biggest event in British boxing history, but one of the biggest sporting events” – pause – “ of all time.” I can’t say that I don’t enjoy the limelight. “We have an opportunity to make an event,” he says. Here he is, a salesman in his element, a heavyweight chatterbox dangling a deal. Will Joshua fight Fury now? Can Hearn make it happen? Now the news channels are asking about the heavyweight division’s other premium fighter, Anthony Joshua, who happens to be Hearn’s marquee client. It is 24 hours after Tyson Fury boxed Deontay Wilder in a big-money Las Vegas brawl. “Everybody knows this is a monstrous fight. He is talking directly to camera, speaking live to a news anchor down the line. ![]()
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