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From the Premier League to York Hall | Life lessons with Leon McKenzie
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George Groves and Dec Taylor are back with former Premier League striker and pro-boxer Leon McKenzie to talk about dealing with pressure and the differences between boxing and football.
The nephew of three-weight World Champ Duke McKenzie, son of Clinton McKenzie, Leon grew up in a boxing family but enjoyed a successful career as a professional footballer for Crystal Palace, Peterborough, Norwich, Coventry and many more before making his in-ring debut just 6 months after retiring.
Currently a mentor at Crystal Palace he continues to straddle the two sports. In this episode he talks about living with depression, has advice for boxers who are struggling and the importance of talking about mental health.
GET TICKETS FOR THE LIVE SHOW 'FROCH-GROVES III' ON MAY 22nd HERE: https://www.tegeurope.com/events/frochgroves3
It’s the first ever GGBC live event and we want as many of you there as possible as George Groves and Carl Froch settle it once and for all... in podcast form.
To get in touch on the socials, search for @ggboxingclub
Check out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ggboxingclub
Watch the GGBC on the Boxing News YouTube channel
And we’ve got a playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zArDIRbHigN2Xt3ikCDq0?si=25851a4366fb476f
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216 episoder
Manage episode 410336168 series 3392381
George Groves and Dec Taylor are back with former Premier League striker and pro-boxer Leon McKenzie to talk about dealing with pressure and the differences between boxing and football.
The nephew of three-weight World Champ Duke McKenzie, son of Clinton McKenzie, Leon grew up in a boxing family but enjoyed a successful career as a professional footballer for Crystal Palace, Peterborough, Norwich, Coventry and many more before making his in-ring debut just 6 months after retiring.
Currently a mentor at Crystal Palace he continues to straddle the two sports. In this episode he talks about living with depression, has advice for boxers who are struggling and the importance of talking about mental health.
GET TICKETS FOR THE LIVE SHOW 'FROCH-GROVES III' ON MAY 22nd HERE: https://www.tegeurope.com/events/frochgroves3
It’s the first ever GGBC live event and we want as many of you there as possible as George Groves and Carl Froch settle it once and for all... in podcast form.
To get in touch on the socials, search for @ggboxingclub
Check out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ggboxingclub
Watch the GGBC on the Boxing News YouTube channel
And we’ve got a playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zArDIRbHigN2Xt3ikCDq0?si=25851a4366fb476f
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
216 episoder
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