Del Boy Trotter famously said ‘He who dares Rodders, he who dares, my son’.
There were probably not a lot of people who had the balls to put their hard-earned money on Tyson Fury overcoming the weight of history to end the decade-long reign of champion Wladimir Klitschko.
But former boxer and Sheffield United and Birmingham footballer Curtis Woodhouse certainly did.
The ex-British boxing champion not only had Fury on to win, but he also backed James DeGale to win his world title defence against Lucian Bute AND wagered that Chelsea would draw with Spurs.
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670712906112200705
So when Fury defied the bookies odds to record his historic win he was pretty chuffed…
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670747798963400705
Then things really started hotting up when DeGale won a points decision over Bute. But he wasn’t about to bottle it though…
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670749051390959616
Although he was obviously sh*tting it…
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670938319749033986
Really sh*tting it…
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670959916568440832
The man, lovingly known as the ‘Troll Hunter’ for the time he drove 60 miles to confront an internet troll, saw his brilliant bet come in which bagged him a cool £71,600.
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670963687415500800
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670960587766108160
https://twitter.com/woodhousecurtis/status/670968592918315008
But after sharing the solid gold tip with his fans, tweets started pouring in from followers who had taken his advice…
@woodhousecurtis cheers pal! Tip from the top. pic.twitter.com/15fqgIDy2t
— L D (@LukeDArcy5) November 28, 2015
@woodhousecurtis legend pal! Didn't quite put 3k on so pints on you ha! 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/9uG5e9csSh
— Andrew Blake 🐟🦁 (@TheAndrewBlake) November 29, 2015
@woodhousecurtis cheers Curtis-top lad! #boom pic.twitter.com/RT7BHfmcug
— Steve Beattie (@beatts_70safc) November 29, 2015
