Career
Finnegan"s older brother Chris was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer. He was well known for a trilogy of fights against Alan Minter. Although he lost all three, they were close point decisions.
Hagler later referred to Finnegan as the toughest man he had ever fought.
He also held wins over Tony Sibson and Gratien Tonna. His career lasted from 1970 to 1980 and he had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.
Finnegan died of heart disease on 23 October 2008, at his home in Hillingdon.