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Draft:True Geordie


True Geordie
Davis in 2018
Personal information
Born
Brian Davis

(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 37)
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genres
Subscribers2.04 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreSports
Followers278 thousands
Last updated: 30 April 2024

Brian Davis (born 26 January 1987)[2][3], better known as TrueGeordie, is an English YouTuber, podcaster, internet pundit[4], and sports commentator. He is known for his podcast called True Geordie Podcast, a podcast interview on YouTube with notable guests such as Ricky Gervais, Dizzee Rascal, and Tyson Fury. He is also the host of a watch-along football channel called The Kick Off.

Career edit

Early career edit

Davis created his YouTube account, TrueGeordie, on 30 November 2006. His early videos were focused on doing commentary rants about Premier League football team Newcastle United F.C. His first online popularity came in January 2013, when he released an expletive-laden rant video to his channel titled "A True Geordie's View on Nile Ranger", where he expressed his view towards Nile Ranger, Newcastle United F.C. striker at the time, after doing an interview criticising the fans for booing the team.[4] The video later received hundreds of thousands of views, in which Davis said:

So I recorded a video, the first I’d ever uploaded. It was only Ranger who I’d wanted to see it, to show him how Geordies felt. I looked like a complete lunatic and so I deleted it. It was only my friend calling me to tell me to put it back up that made me upload it again. Thank God he did.[4]

Within days, Davis was noticed at the gym by someone who called him "True Geordie!" which later became his YouTube initial.[4]

True Geordie Podcast edit

Davis started the True Geordie Podcast in 2016 with his friend and co-host Laurence McKenna, where they interview interesting guests and provide commentary and opinion on various topics, from the royal family to boxing.[5] He credited Joe Rogan, an American UFC colour commentator and host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, as his inspiration to start his podcast. They have invited notable guests to the podcast, such as British comedian Ricky Gervais, rapper Dizzee Rascal, and British boxer Tyson Fury.[4]

Tyson Fury interview edit

In August 2022, Davis uploaded a video titled "Why Fans Are Tired Of Tyson Fury" on YouTube in which he criticised Fury's proposal to fight Derek Chisora, describing the fight as an "easy pay day" for Fury and an "insult" to the fans. In October 2022, Fury was invited to the podcast for an interview with Davis and was questioned about the decision for Fury to face Derek Chisora and the gulf in quality between the two fighters. Fury hit back at the criticism of Chisora and claimed it was disrespectful for people to undermine his achievements in the sport. Fury then ended the interview by saying, "I think you’re a tosser you little tose pot and I won’t be doing any more interviews with you." and later went on a series of insults at Davis while struggling to end the call. The interview trended at number one on YouTube and amassed over 553,000 views in the first 16 hours.[6][7][8]

The Kick Off edit

Davis created The Kick Off YouTube account, TheKickOff, on 15 November 2017, a livestreamed watch-along football channel.[9] Chris Waugh of The Athletic described the channel as "a bastardised version of Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday. Just replace ex-professionals with a bunch of mates, talking as if they were at the pub".[4]

The Pain Game Podcast edit

The Pain Game Podcast YouTube channel was created in 27 November 2017. The channel focuses on bringing the latest news in boxing, MMA and influencer fights.[10]

Feud with Conor McGregor edit

On 24 May 2023, Davis posted a video titled "Conor McGregor’s WORRYING Interviews…"[11] in which he reacted to Conor McGregor's interview with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. McGregor later responded by posting a now-deleted voice note on Twitter telling Davis to "keep my name out of your mouth" after Davis uploaded a video criticising McGregor’s behaviour in interviews. On 31 May, Davis responded to McGregor by challenging him to a charity MMA or boxing match.[12][13]

Sports commentary edit

Davis was picked as the commentator along with his friend Laurence McKenna for the 2016 Sidemen Charity Match held at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton on 3 June 2016.[14][15]

In February 2018, Davis was one of the commentator for the first YouTube boxing match between KSI and Joe Weller.[16][17][18] Later in August 2018, Davis was picked again as the commentator along with fellow YouTube stars Joe Weller and his friend Laurence McKenna for the KSI vs Logan Paul boxing match. Davis was also picked as the host for the London press conference.[19][17] In 2019, he was picked as the host for the UK press conference for the KSI vs Logan Paul II boxing rematch.[3][20]

Controversies edit

Islamophobia edit

Davis faced backlash after making an islamophobic comment during a podcast on 6 November 2022 when asked by a fan whether he would take on Andrew Tate, an American-British social media personality and a Muslim, in the ring. He and his co-host joked that he wouldn't stand a chance since "God is on his side" —a reference to Tate's recent conversion to Islam. Davis said that Tate should “do the right thing”, with the implication that Tate should "blow himself up" to "prove he's a Muslim".[21][22][23]

A day later on 7 November 2022, Davis apologised in a now-deleted 22-minute YouTube video uploaded on his channel titled "I'm Sorry"[24] for what he called a "stupid joke". Davis said:

I said if he really wants to prove he's a Muslim, he should blow himself up, a suicide bomber or something like that. Now when I say that out loud, when I'm aware of it, fucking horrendous, it was one of those off-the-cuff remarks I made with a total lack of thought, and I used an unrealistic stereotype to take aim at someone who seriously dislikes me. Obviously I don’t believe that’s what Muslims actually do… It was a very stupid thing to say. It was an idiotic joke – one I’m sorry for.[21][23]

On 8 November 2022, Gymshark, a British fitness apparel company, released a statement condemning comments made by Davis and have suspended its partnership with him indefinitely, effective immediately.[21][22][25] Later on the same day, PokerStars, an online poker cardroom, issued a statement via Twitter, informing it had cancelled its contract with Davis with immediate effect.[21][26][27]

On 10 November 2022, Davis was banned on Twitch following the islamophobic comment.[28][23]

Other ventures edit

BoxTuber edit

BoxTuber is a mobile boxing game that lets players fight as or against some of the biggest stars on the internet such as YouTuber and Boxer KSI and British YouTube group Sidemen. It was created by Davis, Matt Wilson, founder of sports influencer marketing company Ball Street Network, and game developer Viker.[17]

Personal life edit

Brian Davis[4][17] was born on 26 January 1987 in Newcastle, England, United Kingdom.[2][3]

Davis is a supporter of Newcastle United F.C. and was a fan of footballers Kevin Keegan, Bobby Robson, and Alan Shearer growing up.[4]

In 2020, Davis opened up about his struggles with mental health when he battled suicidal thoughts after x-rated messages were leaked online in 2019.[29]

Philantrophy edit

On 9 December 2021, Davis and Twitch hosted a charity livestream event called Twitch Rivals: 5-a-side, a five-aside football tournament to raise money for the Alan Shearer Foundation.[30][31] They managed to raise more than £100,000.[32]

References edit

  1. ^ "About @TrueGeordie". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b TrueGeordieTG. "Next year get @LoganPaul to help you pick my present 🎁". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2024. replied to @lozcast "happy birthday to you" on 26 January 2020, which means his birthday is on 26 January
  3. ^ a b c Johnson, Ian (9 November 2019). "Who is True Geordie? KSI vs Logan Paul's commentator is also a huge YouTube star". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Waugh, Chris. "True Geordie and the rise of the internet pundits". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ Allton, Holly (22 September 2022). "Listen up! Here are the best podcasts from Geordie voices". NewcastleWorld. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Tyson Fury loses temper with interviewer over Derek Chisora questions". The Independent. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ Leyland, Kurtis (31 October 2022). "What happened during Tyson Fury's True Geordie interview? Podcast explained - did he talk about Derek Chisora". NationalWorld. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. ^ "'You bald-headed t****r' - Why Tyson Fury launched foul-mouthed rant at YouTuber". Lancashire Telegraph. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  9. ^ "The Kick Off - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ^ "The Pain Game - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ^ Conor McGregor's WORRYING Interviews…. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ "YouTuber True Geordie Threatens to 'Shut That F**king Hole' in Conor McGregor's Face". Men's Health. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  13. ^ Morris, Aaron (31 May 2023). "Conor McGregor slams True Geordie in brutal and X-rated Twitter rant". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Creators to Participate in Sidemen Charity Football Match". Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  15. ^ SIDEMEN FC VS YOUTUBE ALLSTARS | TRUE GEORDIE HIGHLIGHTS. Retrieved 30 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  16. ^ "British YouTuber criticises Logan Paul after being stopped from commentating upcoming fight - Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More". Arabian Business. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "YouTuber True Geordie, The Commentator For KSI And Logan Paul's Match, Launches Mobile Boxing Game". Tubefilter. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  18. ^ "KSI Defeats Joe Weller In YouTube Boxing Match That Has Amassed 20 Million Views". Tubefilter. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  19. ^ "KSI Vs Logan Paul Fight: All The Details Inc. Dates, Tickets & More". Capital. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  20. ^ Hamdani, Adam (7 October 2019). "KSI vs Logan Paul rematch: UK press conference draws 4,000 strong crowd as YouTube stars come face-to-face again". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  21. ^ a b c d DeSouza, Naomi (9 November 2022). "Podcaster True Geordie axed by Gymshark for telling rival to 'blow himself up'". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  22. ^ a b "True Geordie dropped by Gymshark after being accused of Islamophobia". The Northern Echo. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "The Andrew Tate and True Geordie Islamophobia controversy explained | indy100". www.indy100.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  24. ^ Geordie, True (7 November 2022). "I'm Sorry". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  25. ^ Gymshark (8 November 2022). "A statement from Gymshark". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  26. ^ Menmuir, Ted (9 November 2022). "PokerStars drops True Geordie Showdown in response to racial slurs". SBCNEWS. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  27. ^ PokerStars (8 November 2022). "We have terminated our contract with True Geordie with immediate effect. At PokerStars, we are committed to making poker as inclusive and accessible as possible, and do not tolerate any comments or attitudes that don't align with our inclusive values". Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  28. ^ "True Geordie banned from Twitch after Andrew Tate comments | indy100". www.indy100.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  29. ^ Johnson, Ian (6 January 2020). "YouTube star True Geordie reveals suicidal thoughts after x-rated scandal". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  30. ^ Brown, Andy (7 December 2021). "Twitch Rivals hosts charity football stream with some famous faces". NME. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  31. ^ "True Geordie enlists top Twitch streamers in UK's first ever Twitch Rivals IRL sports event to raise money for Alan Shearer Foundation, as Twitch reports sport as one of its 'strongest new verticles' - Esports News UK". esports-news.co.uk. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  32. ^ thekickofftg (9 December 2021). "WOW! An incredible £100,000 raised today for the @AlanShearerFndn👏Thank you so much to everybody who watched + donated today, it's fantastic to raise such a big amount for such a great cause ..." Twitter. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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