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'They wanted to see if I could take a punch without crying': female boxers' battle stories by Lyndsey Winship

The idea still makes people uneasy but two new plays " Fighter and The Sweet Science of Bruising " explore the courage, pain and history of women boxers 'I always try to say this without sounding like a nutter," says Cathy Brown, "But I remember when I first knocked someone out, it felt amazing. I can't lie. I was like: Oh my God, you're so powerful!" Cathy "The Bitch" Brown is a pioneer of women's boxing and one-tim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on April 23, 2019

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