Barry McGuigan

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. ”

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

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

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

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. ”

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

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. ”

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

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

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. ”