IFL Umar

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  1. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Fair enough comeback, I’m showing my age there!
     
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  2. PaddyGarcia

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    How’s your Wednesday going?
     
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  3. Azza43

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    Always been a proper arse licker to Sheffield boys and Fury, now he's licking warrens arse too. Cringey as ****.
     
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  4. Time Na Wait

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    He should have been sacked for good after those disgusting Hilsborough tweets
     
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  5. Trafford

    Trafford Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not Umar this time but Rob Tebbutt cracked me up at the weekend by upsetting Eddie. Even said in the interview, I know i wont be invited back lol
     
  6. DirtyOldTown

    DirtyOldTown Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How on earth can he interview Fury after what he said about him? Or Brook.

    Can't believe he's still there.
     
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  8. Boon

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    Some of those tweets were fakes. The one about Tyson Fury was real but who does not talk smack on the internet? It was also before Umar joined with iFL and to be honest it was kind of funny too. I bet Tyson Fury and his dad burst out laughing when they read that and called up Umar and teased him saying "wanna pop over for quick cup of tea" or something like that whilst giggling to themselves. They are clearly a nice family who don't go out looking to put a beating on someone just because they made a funny/insulting tweet. Clearly, the Fury's, have more important thing s to deal with. Respect.

    I don't think the Fury family are vindictive or one's who go out looking for revenge over the smallest things, and they clearly did not take this to heart. They understand it for what it was; a boxing fan saying what most boxing fans were think, and probably saying too, on the internet.

    If I remember correctly, the first interview Umar did after coming back was at the home of John Fury. That tells you all you need to know. They, the Fury's, invited Umar into their home.

    I do understand they are very proud people who have earned respect and you would be ill advised to go and insult them. Umar was just tweeting, and I know for a fact many of you have said a lot worse here on this (moderated) site and therefore have probably said much worse things on Twitter.

    The hate & sheer spiteful jealousy of Umar & Kugan on this site. Hey, they both live great lifestyles, Umar has graduated university, has a few nice watches, probably has a nice girlfriend, goes to places like Las Vegas on the regular, front row seats and backstage access, chills with all the boxing royalty. That's a lifestyle that most people on this site would die for and also a lifestyle that makes a lotta people here straight mad because they don't get none of that. The obsession with him is actually really embarrassing for the people who are so scorned and jealous with his life.

    I have never understood why people feel so much bitterness towards people who don't even know that you actually exist? Guys, just man up, go live your own best lives and just stop sucking lemons and being bitter.
     
  9. pow

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    Dream on Umar
     
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  10. Safin

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    That would mean that people could not express hatred toward the likes of Hitler, who is widely considered a loathsome individual. Of course, a guy on a YouTube boxing channel is entirely different, but where do we draw the line?

    It's completely normal and rational to form an opinion about a person (like Umar) or event (sky diving) that you have never personally experienced, when you have enough information to form that opinion.

    I wouldn't get so wound up about it.
     
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  11. Boon

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    Umar isn't some hotshot celebrity either so I just find it weird that people feel so strongly about him, he's just a dude graduated outta university and obviously not some perfect professor of boxing with superior abilities. Those tweets came out maybe 2 years ago and people are still red hot over it now? The same people say a lot worse on a regular basis here so it is hypocritical to say the least.

    Almost every person alive has some good aspects and some irritating aspects. I fail to see why people nitpick and analyze every little detail to the point of infatuation just to find something (that probably doesn't even exist) to complain about. Personally, I just look for some good questions to be asked by Umar, Kugan or whoever else and look to hear something worth hearing in return from the interviewee.
     
  12. Safin

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    I haven't seen anybody feel "strongly" about him or are "red hot" over anything. People simply have an opinion.

    I don't think anybody is nitpicking when they claim that he isn't fit to call himself a journalist. I don't often watch IFL TV because it is **** poor stuff. It's normally down to the interviewee to come out with something interesting because there is no chance the likes of Umar will unearth any kind of meaningful discourse. There has been too many times that the IFL TV lot fail to ask what is begging to be asked - of course, like almost all media, they are only interested in lining their pockets.
     
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  13. Time Na Wait

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    @Boon you've lost your marbles! Who the hell would jealous of Umar and Kugan:lol:. They are nobodies, they aren't top sportsman or anything, just some irrelevent geeks holding the camera. I can't believe someone could be so sensitive over criticism of Umar! Lol. If Eddie Hearn chose another channel as his favourite/exclusive IFL would be finished.

    He was old enough to know better. His trolling of boxers was some cowardly ****. I bet he was bricking it before he met the Furys again And his Hilsborough comments are unforgiveable, he should have been sacked that. You don't make jokes about that.

    In this day and age with the PC thing. You'd definitely have expected him to be sacked for that. The FA chairman for example has lost his job and been blasted for lesser comments
     
  14. Time Na Wait

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    Rob Tebbutt on Boxing Social is much better
     
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  15. DirtyOldTown

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    Tebbutt is an oddball though.