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 Copy Share
It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog. — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century. — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
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… — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
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… — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes you, it… — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said… — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box. — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way. — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that… — Barry McGuigan Copy Share
