Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told a hilarious story about his father when he made a guest appearance on the latest episode of Soccer AZ.
Broadcasting legends Tim Lovejoy, Helen Chamberlain and other former Soccer AM stars welcomed Hearn to the show ahead of Anthony Joshua’s title clash with Daniel Dubois on Saturday.
Hearn is known for his promotion of ‘AJ’, but some fans will know that the 45-year-old is also an avid Tottenham fan and played football as a young player.
But as his hilarious story shows, Hearn’s skills on the field certainly couldn’t match his qualities as a boxing promoter.
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Hearn spoke about the brutally honest criticism his father gave him and how he found it “disheartening” as a teenager.
Each weekly episode of the podcast is guided by the alphabet and features a variety of football-inspired challenges as dictated by the letter of the week, with a quiz in each adventure. It’s B for Bonkers this week.