The woman's world bantamweight champion, Ebanie Bridges, has revealed the odd requests her adoring fans ask for and they are strange. In a Pub Talk interview, the boxer divulged that fans have been asking for bath water, sweat, and even toenail clippings.
She admitted that she does indulge the freaky fan every once in a while and confessed to receiving payment for used gym socks from a man that was sending her fan mail.
In an interview about these strange requests, Bridges said, "Give me your money, that’s my response! You want my stuff, then you’ve got to give me your money. There’s plenty of weird people out there. I haven’t sold my bath water, but I’ve been getting so many weird requests I was thinking, should I go buy some jars? I’ve done the socks and my feet because it’s a laugh and harmless."
Bridges has capitalized on these desperate fans before. However, not everyone on the internet is looking to simp this brickhouse boxer and some people try to troll her to send them stuff for free, or to get her to respond.
In a statement, she said, "I ignore it (troll messages). Anyone who is successful, they’re going to get the jealousy, the hate, and people will try to drag you down. That’s just normal. The people talking s***, they don’t know me, so why should I sit there and get emotional and bothered by someone who has never met me? I’m very secure within myself. I’ve been through hell and back in my life and I’m very secure, I love who I am.”
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Bridges went pro in 2019 and has since only lost one of her title fights, putting her at the top of her weight class. She is scheduled to fight Shannon O'Connell in December for the International Boxing Federation world championship.
The Australian boxer has a lighthearted take on the strange requests she receives saying, "It’s all side money at the end of the day, if they want to pay then it’s up to them. I don’t care really, as long as I’m putting food on my table and the bills are being paid, I’m happy."
So if you're a person looking for a female boxer's sweaty sock filled with toenail clippings, there's still hope.
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