Eusebio Pedroza: Barry McGuigan pays tribute as former world champion dies

[Mark TKO]

This was just before I got onto boxing and I remember hearing my dad in the other room keep shouting "come on Barry lad" and getting more and more animated.

I went through near the end and though my dad was obviously still rooting for Barry I still to this day clearly remember him saying "by he's a bloody good champion is this lad".

I've just watched the highlights of that fight and can see why he said it. Pedroza showed remarkable recovery during that fight when hurt.

Not sure how much of a hero he still is in Panama?

Rip sir

[TitoFan]

https://www.proboxing-fans.com/boxin...manian-boxers/

"Top 5 Best Panamanian Boxers"


Some people have him 3rd..... others 2nd or 4th (Ismael Laguna was pretty revered also). But he was definitely top 5 for sure.

[Spicoli]

Rest in peace champion. Crazy to think about the transformation and dominance he would have after being so brutally crushed on v Zamora. Added weight to fit that big frame and turned into a boxing machine notorious for growing stronger down the stretch and not adverse to using every trick and or elbow in the book . McGuigan was pretty classy there and Pedroza gave him credit as strongest opponent he faced.