Season 1 - Ep #11 - JEFF FENECH

The Truth Hurts Podcast with Wayne Carey

JEFF FENECH - World Champion, Boxer, Fighter, Husband, Father, Brother, Inspiration.
Join Wayne Carey as he sits down with his mate, champion and friend Jeff Fenech as the second interview in our Special Guest series.
Jeff shares his ups and downs, his life as a kid growing up, experiencing ultimate success and global fame as a teenager and how he has become more comfortable in his skin now as a husband and father than ever before.
Jeff speaks his truth with Wayne and talks about his hunger, his self-discipline at a young age, growing up with hard working parents and competitive siblings, his life both inside and outside the ring and how he is giving back in 2023.
Special thanks to the following people for making this amazing interview happen:
Mick Hargraves from www.boxingfit.com.au for supplying the amazing location
Jeff Fenech for being such an amazing guest - https://www.facebook.com/p/Jeff-Fenech-100063543194480/
Chapter Markers:
0:00 Wayne intro to Jeff Fenech at Boxing Fit Gym with Mick Hargraves

0:30 Boxing aside, Jeff shares his upbringing and childhood

1:29 Growing up in a rough neighbourhood

1:56 Getting locked up in Juvenile detention and clashing with gangs

2:36 Playing representative football as a youngster

3:18 Joining a youth club and discovering boxing

4:10 Meeting Johnny Lewis

5:23 Fake bravado of sports people

7:51 Growing up handling violence

8:55 When Jeff & Wayne met Mike Tyson

10:25 Jeff's Mum's story

12:30 Does fame change people?

15:30 More comfortable now than in his 20's

16:28 Being emotionally mature

17:20 Meeting Al Pacino

19:29 Heroes growing up, Ray Price, Peter Sterling

21:54 Nev

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Kapitel

1. Wayne intro to Jeff Fenech at Boxing Fit Gym with Mick Hargraves (00:00:00)

2. Boxing aside, Jeff shares his upbringing and childhood (00:00:42)

3. Growing up in a rough neighbourhood (00:01:41)

4. Getting locked up in Juvenile detention and clashing with gangs (00:02:08)

5. Playing representative football as a youngster (00:02:48)

6. Joining a youth club and discovering boxing (00:03:30)

7. Meeting Johnny Lewis (00:04:22)

8. Fake bravado of sports people (00:05:35)

9. Growing up handling violence (00:08:03)

10. When Jeff & Wayne met Mike Tyson (00:09:07)

11. Jeff's Mum's story (00:10:37)

12. Does fame change people? (00:12:42)

13. More comfortable now than in his 20's (00:15:42)

14. Being emotionally mature (00:16:40)

15. Meeting Al Pacino (00:17:32)

16. Heroes growing up, Ray Price, Peter Sterling (00:19:54)

17. Never hit a speed ball in his life (00:22:19)

18. The changing landscape of boxing (00:23:55)

19. We all make mistakes, what do we chose to do next? (00:25:43)