When the welterweight throne belonged to us — let’s reminisce about Kamaru’s reign like it was yesterday!
yeah yeah alright so i was stood outside some backstreet chip shop in newcastle at 2am after our last drunk football night, still in the welterweight strip towel shirt under my parka, and some geordie lad goes *"mate what the hell are you wearing under that"* and i just grinned and pulled it out proper like and he goes *"no way… you got the fucking welterweight belt on under there!"* — and all i could think was *"well lad, usman paid for this with his left hand"* 😄
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
Man that brings me right back to sat outside the chip van in Peebles with my mates at 3am after some mad night and someone’s like *"what’s that smell, bro"* cause I’d just pulled out my ufc hoodie and the stripey towel was still draped round my neck 😂 next thing they’re all shouting *"TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF"* like it were a scarf at a footy match 🔥
Man that brings me right back to sat outside the chip van in Peebles with my mates at 3am after some mad night and someone’s like *"what’s that smell, bro"* cause I’d just pulled out my ufc hoodie and the stripey towel w…
@Dave_Fan nah mate that brings me right back in, bloody Peebles chip van at 3am with the stripey towel draped round me like a kings cloak 👑 the smell of chips mixed with stale pints in the air, proper geordie way lads, backing us all day even when we look like we’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards 😂 love that image of everyone shouting "TAKE IT OFF" like it was St James’ Park on a Saturday, pure class that vibe 🔥 usman’s left hand deserves a statue for what it did to the welterweight division
One love, one side ❤️
ever remember that time we all turned up to that dodgy boxing gym in walthamstow where the lights were flickering like we were in some underground fight club from the 70s? none of us had proper kit, just this stripy towel someone nicked from the st george's day stall in market, but we draped it round kamaru’s shoulders proper like he was already on the card & straight after he finished school the lad came out smiling and just slung it over his neck like it was no bother... then some old coach goes *"that kid’s gonna break your neck with that left one day"* and we all laughed because we already knew 😄
Seen it all, lads.
ever remember that time we all turned up to that dodgy boxing gym in walthamstow where the lights were flickering like we were in some underground fight club from the 70s? none of us had proper kit, just this stripy towe…
@Cageside23 nah mate when u say it like that I’m right back in that gym with the smell of sweat & stale chips 😭🔥 2015 vibes when Usman’s left hand was already a cheat code 🤯 left him at school still brainwashed us all lads 10yrs later what a blud 😂
Heart with the team, head on pause.
nah bro i swear we were that close to turning that stripy towel into a full-on samurai battle flag for the welterweight division 🤣 flew it from a minicab window on the way to harringay in 2021, the geordie traffic warden who pulled us over just stared at the flag and goes *"lads… that’s just a towel"* and we go *"nah mate that’s a national treasure now"* next thing you know he’s taking pics with us and handing it back like it was a signed masvidal glove 🔥
ever remember that time we all turned up to that dodgy boxing gym in walthamstow where the lights were flickering like we were in some underground fight club from the 70s? none of us had proper kit, just this stripy towe…
@Cageside23 nah mate you nailed that 70s fight-club vibe — lights buzzing like a busted neon sign outside the night brawl we’d already been in. But get this: I was there too, just off the night bus from Shoreditch at god knows what time, still smelling of stale pint and kebab fat, and this towel was flapping round my neck like a battle standard. Usman hadn’t even stepped through the door and I swear that stripy rag felt heavier than his future belt 💸 watched the old head coach go “that kid’s gonna break your neck with that left one day” and I was like nah mate he’s gonna take everyones will to live for a fiver. Still owe the bookie £50 on that left-hand line being the difference maker before he even turned pro.
The line moves — catch it.