Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow. Barry McGuigan breakdifficultfighter Change image and share on social
I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport. Barry McGuigan fallfightlove Change image and share on social
I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together. Barry McGuigan boxbringcasually Change image and share on social
I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box. Barry McGuigan boxbringfeel Change image and share on social
The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness. Barry McGuigan boxendsadness Change image and share on social
It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog. Barry McGuigan countdogfight Change image and share on social
Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way. Barry McGuigan backbarneybig Change image and share on social
250,000 people turned up in Dublin to cheer me on an open-topped bus along O'Connell St after my world title winning fight in 1985. I'll never forget the sea of smiling faces that greeted me that day. Barry McGuigan 000buscheer Change image and share on social
