"Christy" arrived in theaters over the weekend, and the trailer promised a powerful biopic about legendary boxer Christy Martin. Once known as "The Coal Miner's Daughter," the West Virginia boxer was one of the pioneers of professional women's boxing, even at one point rising to hold the WBC female super welterweight title. The trailer and early reviews also promised a transformative performance from Sydney Sweeney, who is taking on the task of portraying Martin.
But Martin's boxing career and Sweeney's transformation aren't the only reasons why "Christy" should be such a draw. The boxer turned motivational speaker has had a tortured past, from alleged sexual abuse as a child, dealing with being a closeted lesbian for most of her life, and, infamously, her husband attempting to murder her in their Florida home.
