Taylor left him too. I like McGuigan a lot. I would hate to find out he’s been doing anything wrong. Seems Frampton’s figures are off though.
It's difficult to get a non bias read on it. My dad would still be connected to a lot of the amateur boxing scene in and around the north of Ireland. McGuigan isn't liked at all by a lot of them, apparently he's not a nice guy behind the scenes, so all my intel is coming back is he's guilty, but as I say their views are already preconditioned by their dislike of McGuigan. Putting that bias aside, just looking at the facts so far, the McGuigan's, and I use the plural here, as his wife, but probably even more involved, are Barry's sons. I feel they took advantage of Frampton's naivety. Their seems to be a lack of a paper trail re "unpaid" money. Frampton signed documents he wasn't advised on, he also never signed a contract when he became a director of the company. I feel it's bad management, very bad in fact, with a combination of extreme naivety on Frampton's part, but is that punishable? Be interesting to see what other info comes out in trial. Re Frampton's figures, he didn't even know them himself, he had a to hire a forensic accountant, you'd assume any number they have, I believe I heard 6 mill being quoted, is probably on the high side, and will no doubt be fiercely disputed by McGuigan's legal team. It's sad to see to be honest, both fighters did so much in their careers to cross the religious divide in the north, Frampton has publicly said Barry was like a 2nd dad to him.It harks back to McGuigan's relationship with Eastwood, who was like his 2nd dad, yet both relationships end up in court. Throw Taylor into the mix as well, relationships with McGuigan don't seem to end well and can prove costly.