The Black Bear film tells the story of Christy Salters Martin, who turned the sport of women’s boxing on its head when she entered the ring. For a time, she was considered the face of the sport, as her fight on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno put her on the map.

the real juice of this movie, which is the stuff about coercive control and intimate partner violence, the dynamics of that relationship between Christy and Jim.