The 32 year-old former Birmingham City footballer was left fuming after @jimmyob88 branded him a “disgrace” for losing his title on points last week.

Woodhouse subsequently offered a bounty of £1,000 to anyone who could help him find the Sheffield-based culprit, who branded him a "complete disgrace" and a "laughable joke".

Woodhouse initially replied with some trash-talk of his own before keeping his 18,000 Twitter followers updated during the day as he drove to South Yorkshire to “give him a right pasting”.

“Just on my way to Sheffield to have a little chat with an old friend, get the kettle on”, he wrote.

Woodhouse later tweeted a picture of a street sign said to be the road on which the object of his irritation lived.

“Right Jimbob im here,” he wrote. “Someone tell me what number he lives at or do I have to knock on every door #it’s showtime.”

In a classic case of backtracking, the no doubt terrified Jimmyob88 tried to make amends.

“I am sorry it’s getting a bit out of hand,” he tweeted. “I am in the wrong. I accept that.”

He claimed he thought Woodhouse would take the abuse “as a joke”, calling it a “bit of harmless fun”.

Woodhouse finally admitted defeat and went home.

“Jimmyob88 never came out to play so I’m going,” he tweeted. “Maybe a bit daft what I did today but sometimes enough is enough.”

Woodhouse later appeared to have seen the humour in the situation, tweeting: “Just found out you can block people. Could have let me know earlier, I could have saved 20 quid in petrol.”

Among Woodhouse's supporters was Joey Barton, no stranger to Twitter controversy himself.

“Brilliant mate,” he wrote. “You’re my hero. Wish someone had a hidden camera in his room right now.”

The boxer played 48 times for Birmingham City between 2001 and 2003 but switched to boxing at the age of 26.

He later confessed to having “completely fallen out of love with football” and said boxing had always been his “first love”.

How the spat unfolds

It all starts nastily enough.

<noframe>Twitter: the master - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> Haha u lost u silly mug fight a 10 year old next time if u want to actually win u waste of spunk</noframe>

And continues in the same vein.

<noframe>Twitter: the master - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> retire immediately cant even defend a pathetic little title you are a complete disgrace <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=awfulboxer" target="_blank">#awfulboxer</a></noframe>

The troll persists with the taunting...

<noframe>Twitter: the master - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> what u going to do knock me out like your last opponent ooops</noframe>

...unaware that Woodhouse has a plan.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kinkwadze" target="_blank">@kinkwadze</a> you will find out soon enough son</noframe>

This is the plan.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kinkwadze" target="_blank">@kinkwadze</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> ill give &#163;1000 to anybody that provides me with address and picture of this man! knock knock!!</noframe>

The backtracking begins as the fear mounts...

<noframe>Twitter: the master - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> chill out pal i was only doing it so you would bite back it was only abit of harmless fun</noframe>

But Woodhouse has retribution on his mind...

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> to late for all that son, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kinwadze" target="_blank">@kinwadze</a> is picking me up after work and you can explain yourself later</noframe>

And he intends to keep his quarry updated.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/wit_xx" target="_blank">@wit_xx</a> to late for all that now jimmy, ive had enough of your mouth, ill be about 50 mins and you can have your say then</noframe>

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - sat nav says im 47 minutes away, im getting a hard on!! <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a></noframe>

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - when i get on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> road ill send a picture of the road just to let you all know that im not messing about <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=keyboardwarrior" target="_blank">#keyboardwarrior</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxing" target="_blank">#boxing</a></noframe>

The boxer closes in on his target.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - im 17 miles away folks!!! shits just got real for <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxing" target="_blank">#boxing</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxingheads" target="_blank">#boxingheads</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=keyboardwarrior" target="_blank">#keyboardwarrior</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=football" target="_blank">#football</a></noframe>

Not far now...

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - right Jimbob im here !!!!! someone tell me what number he lives at, or do I have to knock on every door<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=itsshowtime" target="_blank">#itsshowtime</a> <a href="http://t.co/H1qnYnbE6P" target="_blank">http://t.co/H1qnYnbE6P</a></noframe>

Our hapless abuser is quick to apologise...

<noframe>Twitter: the master - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> i am sorry its getting abit out of hand i am in the wrong i accept that</noframe>

He tries every avenue to keep from getting his block knocked off.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - just had a call from somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> has asked what he can do to make me go away! <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxing" target="_blank">#boxing</a></noframe>

Joey Barton (inevitably) weighs in.

<noframe>Twitter: Joseph Barton - I'm not an advocate of violence but what <a href="http://www.twitter.com/woodhousecurtis" target="_blank">@woodhousecurtis</a> has just done is hilarious! Another big mouth left with sh*tty undies...</noframe>

And it all calms down.

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmyob88" target="_blank">@jimmyob88</a> never came out to play so im going back home! maybe a bit daft what i did today but sometimes enough is enough <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxing" target="_blank">#boxing</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=football" target="_blank">#football</a></noframe>

<noframe>Twitter: curtis woodhouse - just found out you can block people!! could of let me know earlier i could have saved 20 quid in petrol! <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=jimmybrownpants" target="_blank">#jimmybrownpants</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=boxing" target="_blank">#boxing</a> <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=football" target="_blank">#football</a></noframe>

Let that be a lesson to all the bullies out there.