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
The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness. Barry McGuigan boxendsadness 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
What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager. Barry McGuigan barneyeastwoodextremely Change image and share on social
I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people. Barry McGuigan haveissuelife 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
I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that dark period in our history when they came to watch me fight. Barry McGuigan agodarkday Change image and share on social