Barry McGuigan

Birthday: February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland

Birth Name: Finbar Patrick McGuigan

Height: 168 cm

Barry McGuigan was born on February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland as Finbar Patrick McGuigan. He is known for his work on The Boxer (1997), Jawbone (2017) and Malicious Intent (2000). He has been married to Sandra Mealiff since December 14, 1981. They have four children.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apa...Show more »

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. Show less «

While my father sang, Pedroza stared at me. By that time my eye pupils were staring at him, too, lik...Show more »

While my father sang, Pedroza stared at me. By that time my eye pupils were staring at him, too, like a terrier that's got hold of a fox. Show less «

Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.

Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.

Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.

250,000 people turned up in Dublin to cheer me on an open-topped bus along O'Connell St after my wor...Show more »

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. Show less «

What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely wel...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort of fallen out of love with t...Show more »

I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort of fallen out of love with the sport. Show less «

What do you want me to do, rob a bank?

I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwa...Show more »

I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it completely clears the head. But to sort things out I also like to walk. Show less «

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog.

If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Ro...Show more »

If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell. Show less «

I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during...Show more »

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. Show less «

I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring ...Show more »

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. Show less «

A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch ...Show more »

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box. Show less «

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

Barry McGuigan

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