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	Irish Boxing
		McGuigan suffered a setback in his third pro fight when he was outpointed by Peter Eubanks, then in June 1982 tragedy struck when Young Ali, a Nigerian opponent that McGuigan had knocked out in 6 rounds died from brain injuries received in the bout.
		At this stage McGuigan was already generating much excitement among the public, with his charm and ready smile he became an immediate favourite and his crowd pleasing style gained McGuigan a large army of supporters from both sides of the religious and political divide in Northern Ireland.
		McGuigan's first defence was held in September of 1985 in the atmospheric King's Hall in Belfast against the American Bernard Taylor, a quick and stylish boxer.
	www.irish-boxing.com /mcguigan.htm (1313 words)

	IBHOF / Barry McGuigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Born Finbar Patrick McGuigan in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland on February 28, 1961, he was raised in the small town of Clones.
		McGuigan dropped Pedroza in the 7th round and after 15 grueling rounds, was awarded the decision and the championship.
		In 110-degree heat in Caesars Palace McGuigan hit the canvas in the 10th and 15th rounds of the toe-to-toe affair and after 15 rounds, Cruz was the new champion via 15-round decision.
	www.ibhof.com /mcguigan.html (257 words)

	BarryMcGuigan.com
		Barry McGuigan ("The Clones Cyclone" Born 1961) is with out doubt one of the most famous people to come out of clones.
		Barry started boxing at an early age, and throughout his amateur career was recognised as a potential foce in the world of boxing.
		Barry was the youngest member of the team in Edmonton and cried tears of joy as he collected his medal.
	www.barrymcguigan.co.uk /risingstar.htm (539 words)

	Barry McGuigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barry McGuigan (born February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland), nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion.
		McGuigan is a Roman Catholic, and at a time when Roman Catholics and Protestants were in the middle of a deeply rooted conflict in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles, McGuigan married a Protestant woman, and the popular saying was coined: Leave the fighting to Barry.
		McGuigan, who is the son of the late Pat McGuigan, a famous singer in Ireland, represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barry_McGuigan (1050 words)

	The Gordon Poole Entertainment Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Barry was one of the few boxers who was known to non-sports as well as hard core boxing fans the world over.
		At this stage McGuigan was already generating much excitement among the public, with his charm and ready smile he became an immediate favourite and his crowd pleasing style gained McGuigan a large army of supporters from both sides of the religious and political divide in
		Barry’s face remains familiar to the public in his role as resident boxing expert with Sky Sports and over the years McGuigan has displayed his perceptiveness and intelligence in discussing the sport.
	www.gordonpoole.com /speakers/BarryMcGuigan.htm (959 words)

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		McGuigan a Catholic showed the people of Ireland that they could live as one, since he was married to a protestant woman.
		McGuigan (one of 8 children) was mentored by his father who first allowed him to box at age 13 where he quickly showed the talent and work ethic to set him apart from the other boys.
		Barry was not immediately successful however and suffered a defeat in his third fight to Peter Eewbanks by a half a point (even after he dropped his opponent) on the referee's scorecard.
	bxhof.tripod.com /mcguigan.html (1619 words)

	Elite Promotions - Scotland's One Stop Entertainment and Corporate Hospitality Specialists, Aberdeen - After Dinner ...
		Barry McGuigan (born 1961) in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone was a professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion, but whose feat in the ring paled with what he was able to accomplish outside of it.
		McGuigan is a Catholic, and, at a time when Catholics and Protestant Christians were in the middle of a deeply rooted war in Northern Ireland, McGuigan and his girlfriend, a Protestant, got married.
		McGuigan, who is the son of the late Pat McGuigan, a famous singer in Ireland, started his professional boxing career May 10 of 1981, beating Selwyn Bell by a knockout in two in Dublin.
	www.elitepromotions.net /profiles5.html (1363 words)

	Boxing News - James McDonnell
		The McGuigan fight, for me, has a particular resonance, as it was the last occasion when a genuine big three beltholder was lured over to the UK by a big pay packet.
		Barry won the British, European and WBA featherweight title in a little over two years, the next year he was a former champ after losing to Steve Cruz, and his career was over by 1989 after only eight years as a boxer, retiring at the age of 28 after his loss to Jim McDonnell.
		McGuigan came, conquered, lost and went in the space of eight years, during which time, Hatton has defended his WBU ‘world’ belt 15 times, and is just about to challenge for his first proper world belt in virtually the same time.
	www.maxboxing.com /McDonnell/McDonnell060405.asp (1893 words)

	Famous People - Barry McGuigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His father, Pat McGuigan (also known as Pat McGeehan, his stage name) was a noted singer, and represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968, finishing a creditable third.
		Barry was the youngest member of the (Northern) Irish boxing team in Edmonton, and cried tears of joy as he collected his gold medal on the victory rostrum, capturing the hearts of all those who were watching on television back in Ireland.
		As the McGuigan clan headed for the Lennard Arms hotel (which is owned by Barry's father-in-law), the rest of the crowd headed for the other 22 pubs in the town.
	www.clones.ie /htmfiles/vtour/famous/mcguig1.htm (2404 words)

	BBC SPORT \| OTHER SPORTS \| McGuigan rubbishes safety measures
		But McGuigan claimed the measures would have no impact on combating the problem of boxers' rapid weight loss prior to a fight.
		McGuigan was not the only one to criticise the measures.
		However, McGuigan did agree with the board's recommendations to introduce dietary courses for trainers, helping them give good advice to their fighters, and their decision to continue reviewing regulations governing ringside and weigh-in controls.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/1172660.stm (532 words)

	Monaghan Tourism - For accommodation, vacations, dining, things to do, maps, clans and everything you need to plan your ...
		Barry McGuigan ("The Clones Cyclone") is probably one of Monaghan's most famous sons.
		Barry McGuigan is now well known for his commentary and appearances on British television.
		Patrick Kavanagh was born (1904) and raised in the townland of Mucker, Inniskeen.
	www.monaghantourism.com /famous.asp (594 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Boxing: McGuigan calls for weight checks
		Former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan has called on the British Boxing Board of Control to monitor more closely the weights of boxers in the build up to matches.
		McGuigan also hoped other measures would be considered by the BBBC in their efforts to prevent what happened to Ingle happening again.
		The talk of reducing rounds and the idiotic remark by one of the MPs to reduce or to stop head-punching is ridiculous and stupid," he said.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0110/mcguiganb.html (324 words)

	BraggingRightsCorner.com - " If There is a Barry, Then Where is Danny? "... by Jim Amato
		When it was first announced that Barry McGuigan was being inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York in 2005 I was a bit surprised.
		Truth be told it is very likely that he was not even the best featherweight in the world while he held his piece of the title.
		Azumah Nelson was held in higher regard and although Azumah pursued a match with Barry it never came to pass.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /amatodannylopez062405.html (514 words)

	Profile of Barry McGuigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Barry started boxing at an early age, and throughout his juvenile career was recognised as a future potential force in the sport.
		Barry (fighting at Featherweight) turned professional in 1981 under the guidance of his new manager, Barney Eastwood.
		Barry sucessfully defended the world title twice against Barnard Taylor (in September 1985) and Danilo Cabrera (in February 1986), before travelling to Las Vegas in June 1986 for his third title defence against a little known texan, Steve Cruz.
	www.missionsportsmanagement.co.uk /barrymcguigan (855 words)

	Barry McGuigan - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited
		Barry McGuigan is best known as a professional boxer and more recently a television commentator.
		Barry has also tried his hand in acting and music.
		Barry offers audiences a personal and up close look at what it takes to become a champion.
	www.speakers.co.uk /csaWeb/speaker,BARMCG (266 words)

	McGuigan Barry - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		McGuigan Barry - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		McGuigan, Barry (1961- ), Irish bantamweight and featherweight boxer who became world featherweight champion.
		The bantamweight and featherweight boxer Barry McGuigan became one of the most popular figures in British and Irish sport when he achieved world...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /McGuigan_Barry.html (98 words)

	Boxing: RSR Looks Back at Former IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Barry Michael
		Barry Michael - his real surname was Swettenham, but he dropped it for obvious reasons - was one of those capable campaigners who aren't in the top echelon, but who usually prove good servants to boxing.
		Barry went about it intelligently, taking expert advice from nutrition and fitness coaches, and decided it could be done.
		That was Barry's last fight and possibly a salutary lesson in the difference between being competent and being truly world class.
	ringsidereport.com /Hulse4202006.htm (1784 words)

	STADIUM 64 - Reviews Archive: Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All these challengers have their own 'personalities' and an individual fighting style, and as you progress up the ranks you are put against tougher and more determined boxers who are strong, skilful and cunning.
		Barry McGuigan represent a marvellous purchase for anyone who likes the sport, and a good game, even, for those who don't.
		Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing on the other and has plenty to offer, with a stunning array of options that give plenty of scope for many hours of enjoyable boxing.
	s64.emuunlim.com /reviews/barrymcguigan.htm (1049 words)

	Irish Boxing
		This boy from the countryside was thrown into a divided city and never once asked which side of the fence he was on, or which side he would fight for.
		Barry’s blue shorts with a white dove of peace encrested are no longer worn.
		As Barry lives life in retirement, we can live in hope that another sporting personality like him will come along and take on the fight against hatred.We will all see in the near future the importance of sport in society.
	www.irish-boxing.com /sam7.htm (684 words)

	Classic Management represents Barry McGuigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BARRY MCGUIGAN was the best in the world but boxing has never been the sum of his parts.
		Barry was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005, 20 years after he won the World Title (there are many World Champion Boxers but very few get into the Hall of Fame, he is the only living Irish boxer and only the second living British boxer to be honoured)
		Barry McGuigan (a Catholic, married to Sandra, a protestant) was not just a boxer for the people of Ireland he was a uniting force during the worst fighting in Ulster, one of the few boxers known to those outside his field.
	classicmanagement.biz /barry_mcguigan.htm (580 words)

	STADIUM 64 - Manuals Archive: Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		You're probably quite anxious for a shot at Barry and the title, but so are the other boxers on the circuit.
		As in real boxing, your goal in Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing is to outscore or knock out your opponent in 10 or 12 round bouts.
		Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing is unique in that it focuses on the art of the sport.
	s64.emuunlim.com /manuals/barrymcguigan.htm (2115 words)

	Pat McGuigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His son, Barry McGuigan, is a former world Featherweight champion boxer, who is considered by many to be the greatest Irish boxer in history.
		Pat McGuigan came into the national spotlight in 1968, when he competed for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest, arriving in third place.
		McGuigan became known in the United States after his son's world title winning victory over Eusebio Pedroza.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pat_McGuigan (158 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Other Sports - McGuigan can't afford another poor show
		CITY of Edinburgh's Barry McGuigan is out to convince Scotland volleyball coach Tommy Dowens he has an international future in the libero position at next week's Novotel Cup in Luxembourg.
		McGuigan was one of several Scotland players who under- performed at last weekend's three-match series with England at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall.
		McGuigan is one of two Edinburgh players in the squad with middle player Mark McGivern also given the nod.
	sport.scotsman.com /other.cfm?id=2452802005 (330 words)

	THE BOXER - Production Notes...CinemaReview.com....Movie Reviews, Movie Contents, Moviegoer Opinions and Much More!
		Yet McGuigan's raw, unfiltered drive to fight showed in the relentless training he put himself through and in the fact that even after a hard day's work, it was so much in his blood, the fighting itself, that he was still up for the scrap.
		McGuigan reports, however, that Day-Lewis was "the most determined person I have ever met.
		McGuigan refers to the gymnasium as a sanctuary.
	www.cinemareview.com /production.asp?prodid=38 (925 words)

	Sinclair User 47 - Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing
		On top of that lot is Barry McGuigan, world champion, with annual earnings of more than $13,000,000 - if you didn't know.
		To get to McGuigan you must move from 19th position in the rankings to number one; you will then be ready for the title fight.
		McGuigan's game has full figure graphics which are flexible and realistic down to the camera flashguns going off on a knockout.
	www.sincuser.f9.co.uk /047/barry.htm (828 words)

	Jan 11 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Daniel Day Lewis was left nursing a broken nose on the set of The Boxer, thanks to former world champ Barry McGuigan.
		Day Lewis, 40, was so obsessive about his training he insisted McGuigan put him in the ring against some current top boxers.
		Day Lewis, who plays a former IRA convict trying to resume his boxing career after release from prison in The Boxer, even took McGuigan to one side and confessed his real ambition in life - to be a real-life professional fighter.
	kathyddl.tripod.com /hook.htm (447 words)

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