Barry McGuigan was born on February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland as Finbar Patrick McGuigan. He is known for his work on Grudge Match (2000), The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987) and Hell's Kitchen (2004). He has been married to Sandra Mealiff since December 14, 1981. They have four children.
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Pisces
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What do you want me to do, rob a bank?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.
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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.
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It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog.
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A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.
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I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.
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Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.
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Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.
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Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.
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I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
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I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort of fallen out of love with the sport.
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He won the third series of UK reality series Hell's Kitchen (2004).
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His father, Pat McGeegan' represented Ireland in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
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He allegedly declined the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1986 but accepted it in 1994 for his services to boxing.
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Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame June 12, 2005.
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Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 2000.
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World featherweight boxing champion, 1985-1986.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Malicious Intent
2000
Jimmy McCarthy
Knockout Kings 2000
1999
Video Game
InGame Commentator (voice)
Family Fortunes
1990
TV Series
Tommy Tucker
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jawbone
2017
boxing consultant post-production
The Boxer
1997
boxing consultant / boxing trainer: Daniel Day-Lewis
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Night Fever
2001
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Live Boxing
2016
TV Series
Himself - Commentator / Himself
The Mavericks
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Former World Featherweight Champion
The National Lottery Stars 2015
2015
TV Movie
Himself
This Week
2015
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Sportsday
2014
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee(Former World Featherweight champion)
Commonwealth Games
2014
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee(1978 Commonwealth Games Boxing Medallist)
Cyclone
2013
Documentary
Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Daily Mirror: The Pride of Britain Awards
2013
TV Special
Himself
Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring
2012
TV Series
Himself
Sports Life Stories
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself
A Question of Sport
1990-2012
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Team Member
It's the Way He Told Them... A Tribute to Frank Carson
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ali: Still the Greatest
2012
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Analyst
Strictly Come Dancing
2011
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
Celebrity Chase
2011
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself - Former Boxer
Alex Higgins: The People's Champion
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself - World Featherweight Boxing Champion '85
The One Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
In Sunshine or in Shadow
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
All Star Mr & Mrs
2010
TV Series
Himself
Heads or Tails
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Weakest Link
2009
TV Series
Himself
All Star Family Fortunes
2008
TV Series
Himself
Loose Women
2008
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief: The Apprentice
2008
TV Movie
Himself
The Fabulous Food Adventure
2008
TV Series
Himself (2008)
This Morning
2007
TV Series
Himself
Hell's Kitchen
2007
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
Saturday Night with Miriam
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Contender
2007
TV Series
Himself - Team UK Coach
Seoige and O'Shea
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Podge and Rodge Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
Tubridy Tonight
2006
TV Series
Himself
Ireland AM
2005
TV Series
Himself
Superstars
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show
2003-2005
TV Series
Himself
Celebrities Under Pressure
2004
TV Series
Himself
Simply the Best
2004
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
Buried Alive
2004
TV Series
Himself
Learning with the Enemy
2004
Documentary short
Himself - World Champion Boxer
They Think It's All Over
2004
TV Series
Himself
The 100 Greatest Movie Stars
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Shooting Stars
2002
TV Series
Himself
Kelly
2002
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief
2002
TV Special
Himself
Night Fever
2001-2002
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Men's Captain
Grudge Match
2000
TV Series
Himself - Referee (2000)
Brit Awards 1999
1999
TV Special
Himself
Fighting for Peace: Inside 'The Boxer'
1998
Video documentary short
Himself
The Mrs. Merton Show
1998
TV Series
Himself
Another Audience with Freddie Starr
1997
TV Movie
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
A Royal Gala
1997
TV Special
Himself
Noel's House Party
1996
TV Series
Himself
Gladiators
1994
TV Series
Himself - Competitor
Fighting Fit: Boxercise for Women and Men
1993
Video
Himself
Celebrity Squares
1993
TV Series
Himself
Surprise Surprise!
1991-1992
TV Series
Himself
Television's Greatest Hits
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Word
1992
TV Series
Gamesmaster
1992
TV Series
Himself
This Week
1991
TV Series
Himself
You Bet!
1990
TV Series
Himself
Blankety Blank
1990
TV Series
Himself
Cilla's Goodbye to the '80s
1989
TV Movie
A Night of Comic Relief 2
1989
TV Special
Himself
This Is Your Life
1988
TV Series documentary
Himself
After Ten with Tarbuck
1988
TV Series
Himself
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
TV Special
Himself
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
1986
TV Series documentary
Himself
Aspel & Company
1986
TV Series
Himself
Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
TV Special
Audience - Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Match of the Day: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself
A Question of Sport
2007
TV Series
Himself
ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special
1991
TV Movie
Himself
Known for movies
Grudge Match (2000) as Himself - Referee (2000)
Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985) as Audience - Himself
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