The George Groves Boxing Club: Barry McGuigan

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The first of The George Groves Boxing Club's Legends episodes sees Barry McGuigan enter the club.

In this episode, Barry talks about fighting during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, sparring adults at the age of 15, and winning an epic 15-round bout against Eusebio Pedroza to become featherweight champion of the world. We go full circle and gain an immersive insight into the trials, tribulations and victories that make up the life and times of 'The Clones Cyclone'.

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0:00.0	Hello and thanks for tuning in, I'm Tristix and the host of Boxing Life Stories,
0:04.3	and this is a bonus episode, it's the George Groves podcast.
0:08.4	George and his co-host, Deck Taylor, have been friends of mine for years,
0:12.0	and George's episode of Boxing Life Stories is actually one of the most listened two episodes
0:16.8	we've ever had. George was an outstanding fighter and deck, well he's a nice guy as well.
0:23.2	In fact, I'm due to join them as a guest on their podcast, recording in London on Monday for
0:27.5	a future episode. This is their recent episode with the legendary Baron McGwiggand,
0:32.5	recent guests of theirs include Ricky Hatton and John Ryder. If you like this episode,
0:38.2	search for the George Groves Boxing Club in your podcast app right now and you'll find it.
0:43.6	Welcome to the George Groves Boxing Club.
0:48.7	You know, in everyone wants a piece of you, an in-narked emote, a chinden properly
0:52.3	barricot, phenomenal eye for talent. You can't leapfrog that bit, and we're everything
0:56.3	to be my brick! The best boxing podcast on the planet. One mil, barricot easy money.
1:00.8	A chinden in the second row. Let's get on with it. On George, he's Deck. Hello.
1:05.6	It's the George Groves Boxing Club.
1:09.4	Special guest here today, Deck, being a hall of fame on.
1:13.1	And that's just you. No, no, no, no. Trump's me by a long way. It's my good friend,
1:19.0	Barry McGwiggand, Barry, thanks for coming on the show, mate.
1:21.2	I'm delighted to be on with you, George. We're trying to create a club. We want anyone
1:26.8	who listens, has joined the club. You're in now. Well, I'm in to it and you can't leave.
1:32.2	There's no subs, you've got to pay. Just do that, that's great.
1:35.6	Just make sure you do your running and make sure you do your way yourself up in the session.
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