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Barry Michael

Barry Michael

Australian former professional boxer

Jul 27, 2026

114:17
Same goes for Errol Spence, who probably put up more of a fight than Conor did.
114:21
Yeah, look, for sure.
114:23
But, you know, look, you know, people don't realize, y- y- you know, un- unless you're in the fight game, you, and you have a break, even six months is like having a bloody comeback, you know? I mean, there's a couple times in my career, like before I lost my world title, I, there was a year between fights and I, and I'd been smashed up in Lazare's nightclub as well, which didn't help.
114:43
But, um, you, you've gotta be, you've gotta be in the ring.
114:45
You've gotta be active.
114:46
And see, Timmy, you know, after those couple of devastating losses to Murtazava and to Fundora, at least Timmy, you know, backed up, got back in the gym, and had two 10-round fights.
114:57
Now he's had two 10-round fights and a 12-round [laughs] fight, which went 12 rounds against a, an ex-superstar, which puts Timmy in the best probably condition of his life.
118:44
Yes, he's suing, uh, the IBF, yep.
2:36
Same goes for Errol Spence, who probably put up more of a fight than Conor did.
2:41
Yeah.
2:41
Look, for sure.
2:42
But, you know, look, you know, people don't realize, y- y- you know, un- unless you're in the fight game, you, and you have a break, even six months is like having a bloody comeback, you know? I mean, there's a couple of times in my career, like before I lost my world title, I ha- There was a year between fights and, and I'd been smashed up in Lagardère's nightclub as well, which didn't help.
3:02
But, um, you, you've gotta be, you've gotta be in the ring, you've gotta be active.
3:06
And see, Timmy, you know, after those couple of devastating losses to Murtazaliev and to Fundora, at least Timmy, you know, backed up, got back in the gym and had two 10-round fights.
3:17
Now he's had two 10-round fights and a 12-round fight, which went 12 rounds against a, an ex-superstar, which puts Timmy in the best probably condition of his life.
7:03
Yes, he's suing o- the IBF, yep.
13:51
It was a restaurant, yeah?
13:52
It was a restaurant, yeah, called Celebrities.
13:54
All the footy teams would come in from Melbourne, and they'd still be there at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning.
13:59
[laughs] It was f- some pretty good parties there.
14:01
It, uh-- and we, we got away with blue murder, to be honest.
14:03
But, um, then out of the blue, uh, Reg Leighton said to me, "I, I've, I've found out that Ron Feneiy's involved in drugs and prostitution." He said, "I can't be seen to be involved with him, Barry." So y- you know, we bought him out, but he bought back in as a silent partner with me, so I still had him on side.
14:21
And then Feneiy started robbing me, and, uh, I fronted him about it.

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So Gangitano approaches you at the nightclub.

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