“If you are caught DOPING, you should be BANNED for LIFE!” 🥊 Barry McGuigan | Up Front

This is Up Front with Simon Jordan. A new show brought to you by William Hill that pulls no punches and tells it EXACTLY like it is. This week we are joined by the ‘Clones Cyclone,’ Barry McGuigan. An Olympian and a former world champion who helped to heal a desperately divided country, Barry joins the show to discuss his illustrious career both in and out of the ring. In 1985, 19 million people sat down to watch Barry win his first world title against Eusebio Pedroza, creating a level of fanfare and intrigue that boxing will never see again. In this eye-opening episode Barry opens up on his life full of extraordinary success and incredible tragedy. Subscribe for future episodes and head to    / channel   for full video episodes. 18+ please gamble responsibly. Warning: this episode contains language that some people may find offensive. #simonjordan #boxing #olympics 00:00 Barry Introduction 00:55 Podcast starts with Barry 02:06 Why boxing for Barry? 05:00 Determination as a fighter 07:22 AJ 08:34 Politics in Sport 14:10 Barry’s first international fight 17:06 The featherweight division 19:31 Nazeem Hamed 21:21 Eusebio Pedroza & winning his first world title 24:23 Retiring at 26 27:50 Young Ali 33:19 Doping 34:44 Professional Boxers Association & British Board of Control 40:18 UKAD 43:23 The McGuigans 48:14 Boxing in 2023 49:15 AJ Part 2 & Legacies 56:02 What’s left for Barry to do “If you are caught DOPING, you should be BANNED for LIFE!” 🥊 Barry McGuigan | Up Front