Barry McGuigan vs Eusebio Pedroza (Highlights)

[@davidrees7059]

RIP Eusebio Pedroza. What a great fight and occassion watched it as a teenager back in the 80's. Good memories.

[@glenshea1967]

David. Me to. Watched it live as a teenager. I didn't know Pedrosa had passed away. What did he die from?

[@bizzjoe]

Same ... i was 14 , exciting stuff

[@michaelj529]

Me too!!

[@Tedward-dh2no]

What year?

[@Tedward-dh2no]

RIP PEDROZA TEN YEARS DEFENDING THAT TITLE MUCH LOVE FROM IRELAND ❤❤❤❤

[@JonYuill]

Watched this with my ex-boxer dad. In all my life, I don't think I have watched two men show such concentration, courage and skill. Pedroza was a dignified and graceful champion, magnanimous in defeat. For God's sake, he was a world champion for nearly a decade. Barry was terrific, as Harry said, an Irish Terrier, constantly on the front foot. I met him shortly after at a book signing. He stood and shook the hand of every person there, a wonderful champion and a great man. What a night, what a fight, what two great men. Harry's commentary was the icing on the cake.

[@thinkofitthisway7804]

Maldonian, thank you for your comments. You are a class act and a true gentleman. Barry was indeed terrific as you say and an Irish terrier indeed. I will never forget that night at Loftus Road, London.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

What a great champion McGuigan was. This fight is what great boxing is all about. How Pedrosa was still standing at the end is a miracle. Barry fought every round like it was the first. A vastly overlooked boxer. My boy hood hero.

[@jeffjames3111]

Same, he was my hero too. Legend.

[@alexwheeler1658]

Absolute warrior , and it really shows in this fight up against another hall of famer.......dominated him every round!

[@nickycotton6137]

Aye, Proper quick was McGuigan and such a foxy Boxer. LEGEND (on the mic' aswell tbf)

[@glenshea1967]

Anthony. Barry was my hero too. How Pedroza was still standing was he was a true champ.

[@shellyp9129]

He was also one of my boyhood heroes. Mcguigan,Tyson and Roy Jones were my three favs.

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

Remember that night. The whole of Ireland was watching. Pedroza was a great champion. Lionheart to the end. Barry did his homework and became a national hero. What a fight.

[@arthurcholmes9388]

I was living in London and it was electric... Barry was a excellent fighter. Gentleman

[@glenshea1967]

Ozzie. Not just Ireland watching but England, Wales and Scotland too.

[@shellyp9129]

​@@glenshea1967 Barry was great for Irish relations bringing Catholics and protestants together. He was my Irish hero when I was a kid. I remember the devastating night I woke up about 2.a.m to watch barry fight Cruz in the sweltering heat of an outside stadium in the states. The heat really zapped Barry's energy turning into bad night for Barry and all his fans. It was the first night I cried watching a fighter lose. I was only 7 at the time. The next time I cried was when my favourite fighter Mike Tyson lost to Buster Douglas in Tokyo in 1990. it was so unthinkable that Tyson could possibly lose and especially to Douglas. Apparently Mike was so confident he'd wipe the floor with Douglas that his return flight home to the states was booked for an hour and a half after the fight. I was so pissed with the ref for that long count.

[@glenshea1967]

@@shellyp9129 I was not upset when Tyson got beat by Douglas.i was happy.He bit part of holyfields ear off.He was convicted of rape.would of liked to see Bruno who is English beat Tyson.Also for any Brit who liked Bruno.

[@bingobangobongo480]

That 1 fight changed my life. Im from a small town just outside J25 on the M25.. i was a very young kid.. it was the 1st and only time i had seen my mum and dad on the edge of their seats screaming at the tv... willing some irish kid to win. It gave me the bug. I fucking love boxing. Cant fight to save my life but i love the sport. Thanks Barry

[@jamesverner2812]

David! You didn't need to swear about it!! Do you think that makes you more credible??? Glad you enjoyed the fight though!

[@lemankurtz8950]

@@jamesverner2812 Have you been on YT long? Everyone swears in the comments.....at this point to protest makes you sound like a dad from a 50s sitcom. Oh btw FUCK.

[@bingobangobongo480]

@@jamesverner2812 sorry.... just feel passionate about the memory

[@jamesverner2812]

Hey Bingo! Glad you were not offend, and pleased that you feel passionate. I love boxing and, by the way, Bingo, I am a real Northern Irishman and feel so good that your mom and dad enjoyed the fight--I bet they were part Irish too!!!!

[@johnmasterson2803]

Honest and fair. Bet you kick the hell out of someone if u got really mad. Beating people up won't make you happy

[@jeffjames3111]

I watched this live and it was edge of the sofa stuff. What shocked me at the time was the look of sheer, intense concentration on the face of Pedroza. Two great fighters - oh my, what a spectacle.

[@thinkofitthisway7804]

So true Jeff. And what a pity they didn't arrange the fight against Steve Cruz for London or Belfast. Barry would have beaten the living daylights out of the Tex / Mexican. The only thing that beat Barry that night in Vegas was the heat, it certainly wasn't Cruz.

[@jeffjames3111]

@@thinkofitthisway7804 Spot-on.

[@mrkipling2201]

Agreed. Barry would have won the fight against Cruz if it had taken place in normal temperatures and not stifling heat. Why didn’t it take place in London?? Even MSG in New York??

[@keithdukes5990]

My understanding is Mcguigans Manager Barney Eastwood had the original date & Venue changed from Madison square garden in the spring to Las Vegas in mid summer for a bigger percentage of the purse for himself when Barry suffered an injury in training in preparation for the fight with Cruz subquently switching the date & venue without even consulting Barry Mcguigan which consequently resulted in it being the beginning of the end of their friendship and professional partnership leading to a court case in the following years!!!

[@martinharrison9825]

I remember watching this with my grandparents...my nan was irish & sang along to danny boy before the fight...my grandad was a huge boxing fan & massive mcguigan fan...great fighter great fight..lets not forget that pedroza is considered 1 of the top 3 featherweights of all time

[@Seanc74]

On Barry Boy the fights the fights are calling. Your knockouts record is one to be admired. I remember when you made us all so prouuud. For a little guy, you sure knew how to fight...

[@soupdragonuk]

I can remember listening to the fight on Radio 2 - there was no Talk Sport then. You really got a feel for the fight with Harry Carpenter's commentary. Great fight.

[@stephenobrien5909]

I was there for the fight. I backed the winner of the Oaks at 3.30 and got on the train at 5.00 from Doncaster. I wanted to see McGuigan of course, but also Herol Graham was on the bill, but his opponent pulled out. Future world champ Dave McCauley was on the bill and what a great fight that was. 15 quid for the ticket worth every penny. I still have the ticket in my wallet!

[@stephendent4326]

Remember McCauley v Fidel Bassa fights both tough boxers

[@martinsmith1538]

These were fights in the old days. Great stuff.

[@harryheath9928]

Father time beat EP no low blows huh

[@maxkol4380]

The UK and Ireland has and will always have great fighters. Respect from the USA

[@oog2370]

Don't know what McGuigan has to do with the UK

[@brianmorecombe2726]

@@oog2370 He`s from Northern Ireland which IS the UK

[@oog2370]

@@brianmorecombe2726 so, heres the thing. Even if he was from the north id still claim him as irish as that would be his nationality and the passport he would choose. But hes from the town of clones in monaghan. Thats south of the border in the republic buddy. Now move along there pipsqueak.

[@oog2370]

@@brianmorecombe2726 do me a favour and look up where barry mcguigan is from. Its the town of Clones, Monaghan. Look up where Monaghan is.

[@silverkitty2503]

@@brianmorecombe2726 No he isnt you idiot he is from county monaghan which is in the republic he is irish there are counties in ulster that are in the republic he is and always has been a proud irish man with nothing but respect for the uk but he is irish

[@beasleycourt8873]

Great fight. But I had so much respect for Pedroza. How he managed to hang in shows what a great fighter he was.

[@thinkofitthisway7804]

I remember Pedroza in the weeks before the McGuigan fight. He said he would fight Barry in Hell. And he did. I suppose it's fair to say he got burned badly.

[@philipprice171]

Terrific fight. No silly trash talk. Just two fine boxers at their peaks going about their craft. Watched it live and many times since and still amazed at Barry's stamina. Magnificent from both. RIP EUSABIO.

[@eddiemoney5155]

Pedroza was past his best in this fight.

[@philipprice171]

@@eddiemoney5155 Didn't look like that to me.

[@paulgoode5245]

Was there QPR plastic pitch,what a night❤

[@nikolailea2749]

Barry united a troubled Ireland with Catholics and Protestants supporting him together. Leave the fighting to McGuigan.

[@Frankivity326]

Great fight, Barry McGuigan really was very good and came to fight that night - great memories

[@thelastdetail1]

McGuigan fought so cleverly that night. He was always just inside Pedroza´s reach, which made it hard for him and caused him to rock back in order to try and punch effectively. As he was also smaller than Pedroza he could also frequently come up at him with hooks unseen. Perhaps to non-boxers it all looked random, but McGuigan´s defence was also (mostly) superb, watch him move in the 15th like he was just still at the start of the fight. That´s how alert he stayed for 15 rounds to avoid the traps that Pedroza constantly tried to set.

[@beneva5674]

That left hook!! What a fighter he was, just relentless, the brutal left hook and big right. Amazing fight, the heart of Pedroza, how in earth did he stay on his feet at times. Remember this as a 10 years old and then being obsessed with the mcguigan computer game on my C64.

[@jm.24]

Barry's head movement was something else slipping the jab in the 15th round like it was round 2 doing it like he's fresh as a daisy the energy of him was phenomenal and he had a tank that would last way beyond 15 rounds great fight and two great warriors. RIP Edson Barboza 🥊🥊

[@cloudminder5899]

I had the pleasure of watching this fight not long after with Barry going over each round and giving an analysis of each round. It was on the old VHS video machine and he would pause and rewind and point out shots where he was taken by surprise by Eusebio. It was a spectacularly technical fight. Both fighters boxed beautifully. The other thing I look back on now was how much of a deal they made about him being an aging champion. He was 29 if memory serves me right. Hardly over the hill.

[@richardheathcock2346]

What a fight that was, remember it so well. Fine fine boxers with great skill and integrity. Pedroza so humble in defeat, Barry brave as a lion.

[@steventhorson4487]

Awesome boxing ability from Barry!! 👍 👌 Great champion 🏆 🥇

[@northlondonmasons107]

First time ever I’ve seen Barry fight was on this video and boy he is he lethal

[@nickpilgrim1966]

A great night for British boxing. I was there as a lad... what memories. Nothing like a knockdown in a live fight to get the juices pumping. The atmosphere was crazy.

[@nickpilgrim1966]

@@JJSouthP cool. A great night.

[@bluehorizons2508]

"Mcguigan's work has not been so effective in this round, he hasn't found the range.. Yes he did, he got him with a right!!".. Since that very night - watching on a little raised telly with a small group of other locals/friends in the Shades pub (just a small place as it was back then) in Skegness, my hometown - those words from Harry Carpenter have always stuck in my mind as being 100% as much of an iconic sporting commentary moment, but obv for boxing, as Ken Walthemstowe's 1966 WC 'They think its all over... ' 💙💙💙

[@solivive2910]

Mine too! In fact I came to this video just to hear Harry say that exact line - and still 38 years on I welled up hearing it! 🙏👍

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

This is probably my most favourite boxing fight.

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

Actually I have this fight in my channel now. :)

[@paulhirst1182]

What memories...... It feels like another lifetime. Respect to both for a classic.

[@thinkofitthisway7804]

It was another lifetime Paul. When life was a lot simpler and men were men and .........you know the rest.

[@mrkipling2201]

First live fight on the BBC I believe. Great fight.

[@themanftheworld8439]

I doubt that.

[@cjjudd6820]

I watched Barry as a kid back in the day most enjoyable

[@CuzCutz]

I’m surprised Barry didn’t put Eusebio away early! Good performance tho

[@dalegriffin6768]

Barry was such a great fighter, he was my favorite fighter when I was a teenager because I was Irish and there weren't alot of Irish athletes to cheer for

[@kc1973able]

Think we can all agree that if this Prime Barry boxed a Prime Pedroza they would only be one winner and it wouldn’t be Barry. Pedroza such a great champion for 7 long years 20 title defences 19 successful ones 🥊. This Prime Barry Mcguigan had to go the full 15 rounds to outpointed a old and past his prime Pedroza just goes to show you how great Pedroza was. Barry was a good fighter and a good little world champion and a Great crowd pleaser 🥊

[@peteychops7888]

Don’t think we can all agree on that at all. Pedroza was a long standing champion who padded out his title tenure by fighting mostly stiffs. He nearly came a cropper against Lockridge Taylor, and Laporte. Two of which McGuigan beat handily.

[@g.panitikan1929]

Imagine what Salvador would have done to Pedroza?

[@jameshogan6142]

Pedroza looks like a pint sized George Foreman in his prime.

[@johnmasterson2803]

Good win for the Irish. Pedrosa was magnificent. Barry is Barry. Can't beat the Irish

[@arkcole2965]

Great Atmosphere Great Fight……….Great Night……..Awesome

[@CorfeCastle.]

What a great performance by Barry McGuigan. Awesome performance. Did Harry not like Barry ? Strange commentary. Barry won the fight by a mile.

[@robertgroom1286]

Absolute incredible fight

[@persilbran]

Greatest respect to both fighters.

[@Smudgeroon74]

2 legendary Boxers.

[@alcasand2074]

Que buena madriza le pusieron a Pedroza

[@steelcity4581]

Barry was some man for one man

[@stephenbrady8291]

Two legends in one legendary world title fight Sleep tight, Eusebio, and God bless you, young Barry

[@fy1755]

Barry a fantastic fighter

[@luisdiaz7279]

Barry campeón efímero first denfense looser

[@stephendent4326]

When the BBC screened live world title fights a classic

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

McGuigan is like Rocky

[@phil-zz5hk]

i love the way the british claimed barry as a british fighter from northern ireland . lmfao . he was from clones , in the republic of ireland lol.

[@stevencash7140]

phil driver he was a shit fighter anyway world champion for 5 minutes

[@phil-zz5hk]

@@sunnymccoy9327 i know my sport and i know my geography . born in the republic of ireland makes him irish , not british . the brits have got a long history of taking sports people from all over the world and claiming they are british if they are any good . zola bjudd for example . she got british passport in days to get her to run . anyone else waits for ever . a friend of mine is polish . her and her husband waited 10 years of hard graft to get a british passport .

[@Eire4irish]

@@sunnymccoy9327 you can have the little weasel you ignorant tan... I see by your posts you know nothing about boxing, geography or history... mcguigan was a shite boxer... hope none of your family members have any Mortor still stuck inside them🤣🤣🤣 god bless the irish who left British meat an blood on the rich green land of Eire 32😝😝

[@wonjubhoy]

@@Eire4irish McGuigan was good enough to be the world champion.

[@cloudminder5899]

@@Eire4irish your issue isn't about boxing..fully aware what your issue is and you haven't a clue.

[@Dodas302]

15 rounds not like now they are all gased and only 12 rounds. Barry mcguigan the best irish boxer ever

[@eliasgonsalez7917]

Exelente pelea

[@joshuamarshall1075]

Irish guy is throwing a lot of elbows with his inside hooks

[@burtonrivera5253]

I was rootin' for Mc Guigan... Pedroza had the most defences for that weight at the time. Big heart. At 7:58 the round ends. At 8:0, Pedroza takes a right and somehow walks to his corner! And we weren t even to the 10th yet! Pedroza knows he s the old guy. Nice little headbutt at 10:15 ( it scored, too!)

[@grahamlowe7388]

yes hed did he got him with a RIGHT!!! classic harry carpenter

[@kc1973able]

He's talking about Harry Carpenter. The commentator of this fight for the BBC.

[@mcalax5901]

Legends both👊✌️

[@bunkerboy-hf4xh]

Love Barry's whipper snapper style.

[@robertbolder5319]

Miss people like Harry Carpenter.

[@thicknjustrite]

Imagine McGuigan vs. Mancini-that would be the brawl of all-time!

[@hammerotongo4677]

Mancini would have been waaaaaaay too big for Barry.

[@bonnie8441]

The night of the Clones Cyclone!

[@ronaldreddish2264]

I remember when Barry fought Cruz back in 86. He had old school farts in his corner that still believed the universal myth of the time that we had suffered through in the fifties and sixties and even well before; that one didn't drink water on a hot day. It is a wonder more of us didn't die. I watched that fight and was screaming from the opening bell to the last bell; give him some water at the top of my lungs. Cruz was givin' plenty of water every round and splashed all over with it. How Barry lived and fought on I will never no but he got not one swig and was never splashed down. I remember sometime after the fight he said he hit a wall and knew he was in trouble. I don't think he ever knew his old fashioned out dated corner beat him. He had a lot of old school in him for his day. I had a strong will and was always the last to drink water on a hot day. I never knew why I was so exhausted after a hard event on a hot day. Even cool days. My friends too but they always gave in before me and even "cheated" during the event by taking water or sneaking it. By the time we were older the myth was destroyed and I always marveled at kids swilling water beginning to end. Poor Barry was in the wrong place with the wrong corner and I know it shortened his career. He was as pale as a ghost at the end and I was angry and hoarse at the end and broken hearted for him. A lion and tiger and no water. What a tragedy!!

[@grahampick1954]

Great night Barry was lucky to get a old pedrosa at his peak he was unbelievable.

[@adrianyoung5438]

proper battle. Had the honour of bumping into him in a coffee shop in blue water as we wete both stuck with our wives doing Christmas shopping and i got to shake the great mans hand true Gentleman . om 6 foot 1 but his hands were much bigger than mine. polite soft sopken a good man.

[@cjjudd6820]

Boxing speedway snooker on a black and white

[@BenitoTrujillo-g7n]

Malos recuerdos de pedroza ese señor despues estuvo con los militares amenasando a las personas con arma en mano yo tuve esa mala esperiencia en el barrio con mis amigos de ese señor.

[@nickycotton6137]

Awe, g'wan Bazza.. Bless the opponent RIP

[@msanchiz2407]

QEPD🙏

[@ariochsanchez1083]

Pedrosa un peleador de suerte reino en uns epoca q los peso pluma no abia buenos boxeadores x eso iso 19 defensa exitosa le gano el a cesilio lastra un boxeador mediocre y perdio el cuando se enfrento a un verdadero boxeador barry mac guigan

[@cesar23102]

Que mala práctica de este Eusebio pedroza el hacer del amarre otro recurso. Si de por si el tamaño le hacía llevar ventaja en la división y manoso

[@TheRalcantara72]

waiting for transmission of fight then screen went blank in Panama. heard the news on radio that pedroza lost, pedroza sent a message to country from Ireland stating he was okay and that they stole fight from him. they 9 Juan Carlos tapia never showed the fight tv I believe.

[@geoffreygoodyear3746]

like an irish pacquiao!! love barry legend!!!

[@manos3790]

Mcguigan lost the title in 1st defence, then got stopped in 4 by Jim Mcdonald upon his return. And you mention him in same sentence as an 8 division legend? 🤔😂

[@jimcameron4672]

McGuigan lost the title in his 3rd defence, the greatest featherweight fighter at that time was Azuma Nelson

[@manos3790]

@@jimcameron4672 Really, 3rd defence? Wasn't aware of that. But couldn't agree more with your thought's on Azumah Nelson.

[@jimcameron4672]

manos3790 I wasn't trying to correct you just giving you the info, I hope you don't mind. Barry in my opinion never looked that great in his defences and Azuma chased without luck for a match to be made between them. No disrespect to McGuigan who was a good fighter but Nelson was a truly great one

[@manos3790]

@@jimcameron4672 Totally agree, Nelson was an ATG of the late 80's, early 90's.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

"made it, Ma...top of the world"...immortal night...

[@younowhythatis6381]

Azhuma nelson would have destroyed him..

[@gregorydorrell5543]

We can all look good up against someone who is no good put Barry McGuigan in the rain someone like Floyd Mayweather or Sugar Ray Leonard see how good he looks then

[@felipeelamigodelosamigos4490]

20 defensas pedroza

[@jackjonson2696]

Barry way better then the overated nigel ben i reckon

[@helloweeson]

My grandfather and my uncle was there with half of Belfast

[@shackattack9248]

When i was little my dad used to tell me he bate a man that bate barry an id tell everyone like a fool id think id av realised he was having me on when he told me he was related to crocodile Dundee but i fell for that aswell 🙈😂

[@Seanc74]

You're weren't foolish, you had true respect.

[@lorenpereira9932]

Huy pero en el noveno Asalto BARRY le dió tres puñetazos Después de qué sonó la CAMPANA. En Éstos tiempos lo habrían descalificado

[@tonycanaris6521]

Maguigan left devastated Pedroza. Barry perpetual slugging lefts.

[@gregorydorrell5543]

I want to how long Barry McGuigan would’ve lasted with Manny Pacquiao😂

[@meab12]

The most pointless comment I've seen in a while

[@klunny998]

need more Irish in boxing

[@xxlucid_rushxx6823]

Barry is my friends uncle

[@luisdiaz7279]

Steeve Cruz lo mató en la primera defensa

[@mrkipling2201]

No the 115 degree heat and dehydration lost Barry that fight. He was winning it before the heat became too much. Fancy fighting in Las Vegas in the middle of the afternoon in that weather!! Whoever organised that should have been made to face Barry in the ring a few months after that fight!!

[@alexisugas6249]

Por el calor a 40 grados en Texas deshidrato a Mac Guigsan, pero despues Steve Cruz en su primera defensa fue masacrado por el venezolano Antonio Esparragoza

[@Carlitoselguey135]

​@@alexisugas6249 sparragosa hace 7 defensas exitosas y pierde en la octava en Korea

[@arielcordoba6686]

Pedroza tenía problemas con los cornetes inflados en la nariz no podía respirar bién

[@panama8009]

Pedroza was past his prime in this one obviously. All good things come to an end eventually. 20 defenses not too bad. Most on the road in enemy territory. A prime Pedroza would have won easily.

[@GN-qx5fl]

In your dreams. Pedro a showed great heart and strength to not got knock out. Was just put under constant pressure that he wouldn’t have lived with at any point.. Petrozavodsk was only 31 and not past it !!

[@panama8009]

@@GN-qx5fl Your Irish boy beat an aging Pedroza. Simple. Barry did not have 20 defenses and champ 7 years. Pedroza was prime from 78-83 then she caught up.

[@panama8009]

Pedrosa been in wars and it showed. Gotta eventually lose. Cannot beat father time. Hey, a champion 8 years and 19 defenses ain't so bad. Pedrosa lost on Irish turf. Would have needed a knockout because if he would have won a decision, it would have been worse than Haggler over minter with the violent crowd.

[@conantrainingchannel6644]

The fight took place in England not Ireland.

[@panama8009]

@@conantrainingchannel6644 okay understood. However, he was at ho.etown disadvantage. He obviously slowed down plenty. His reflexes showed it. He was 29 but an old 29. Still one of all ti.e greatest featherweight besides Sal Sanchez. Sad, I wish during his prime that fight did not happen cuz his untimely death.

[@mrkipling2201]

The fight was at Loftus road in London. QPR’s ground. Nowhere near Ireland. So you can’t use that excuse.

[@davidlatham6410]

tried every excuse in the book pedrosa was the more rounded fighter but couldnt handle the small ducking and rising with powerful hook style and styles make fights and barry came with a style he could not deal with and probable never would have the fight happened barry won pedrosa lost thats it

[@Tedward-dh2no]

I watched this fight live and to this day I have absolute respect for eusabio pedroza

[@Tedward-dh2no]

RIp eusabio pedroza what a wonderfull champion ecause my spellings ❤