Two-time world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe sends unprompted shout-out to ‘white brother’ Tommy Bowe on Twitter

It’s not every day you get a shout-out completely out of the blue from a former heavyweight champion on Twitter. Tommy seemed fairly chuffed anyway.

With a reputation as one of the deadliest finishers in European rugby and one of Ireland’s most important players in the last number of years, as well as being something of a hit with the ladies, we’re sure Ulster and Ireland winger Tommy Bowe is somewhat accustomed to getting shout-out from fans on Twitter; he does have over 258,000 followers after all. It’s not every day, however, that a former heavyweight champion gives you a shout out seemingly for no reason whatsoever, as Riddick Bowe did to Tommy last night.

My man this is my white brother @TommyBowe14 LOL. Thats whats up. Bowe. — Riddick Bowe (@riddickbowe) April 15, 2014

 

Yes @riddickbowe Cheers for the tweet! #legend #Bowe — Tommy Bowe (@TommyBowe14) April 15, 2014

  Judging by Tommy’s response he was certainly chuffed, but his tweet to Tommy was one of a series of bizarre yet very amusing tweets posted by the two-time heavyweight boxing champion last night (see below), who, as a bit of an Everton fanatic, recently courted controversy for comments towards Liverpool fans that belatedly prompted an apology from the 46 year-old.

Everton will finish top 4. You heard it here first. Thats whats up. Thats a promise. Thats a blue. #EFC — Riddick Bowe (@riddickbowe) April 15, 2014

 

They say you are what you eat... but I don't remember eating a fuking legend #bowetalks — Riddick Bowe (@riddickbowe) April 15, 2014

 

survey says most doctors believe medicinal weed works. Survey in the Bowe residence says im bout to light one up partner. Thats whats up. — Riddick Bowe (@riddickbowe) April 15, 2014

It wasn’t just Bowe who was impressed by the shout-out from the man known as ‘Big Daddy’. Stephen Ferris thought it was ‘brilliant'...

“@riddickbowe: My man this is my white brother @TommyBowe14 LOL. Thats whats up. Bowe.” Brilliant — Stephen Ferris (@StephenFerris6) April 15, 2014

  ...and we’re sure Bowe’s Irish team-mate Fergus McFadden will be insanely jealous once he gets wind of it, waiting as he has been for some time for a shout-out from his hero Mike Tyson. Just send him on this clip Fergus and he's bound to be impressed... http://youtu.be/zqfdsFCpG_c?t=2m15s