Christy Martin Honored By Sydney Sweeny Casting, Wants To Train With Her

Christine Martinit’s happy Sydney SweeneyShe laces up her boxing gloves…saying she’s excited that Syd is playing her in a new biopic, and she wants to make sure her ring moves are authentic.

The boxing legend tells TMZ…she’s excited about Syd’s performance, especially because she has a background in MMA and combat sports – and says the actor’s performance can prove that dynamite comes in small packages!

Martin maintains she had no say in the casting, and while she hasn’t spoken to Sweeney yet…she can’t wait to let him know how honored she is. she takes the role.

Christy says she’ll definitely be involved in Sydney’s boxing training, specifically to help the star with her left hook… giving her championship-level tools for the film.

BTW, Christy doesn’t care about people who don’t think Sydney is a good actor. In fact, she completely refuted recent remarks from a certain Hollywood producer, as she told us… “I think she’s young, sexy, talented and about to make a movie that in 20+ years fathers will watch with their daughters for raise awareness about domestic violence.”

As for her hopes for the storyline, Christy says it’s not just about her journey as a boxer: “I want this film to raise awareness about domestic violence, the challenge of sexuality and the overall story of the underdog I am the daughter of a small-town coal miner from southern West Virginia who made an impact in a sport that was not taken seriously: women’s boxing.

In addition to her historic boxing run, Christy survived a murder attempt by her then-husband in 2010, then came out as gay and married a woman…so there are many, many layers which will occupy an important place in its history. .

As for her on-screen involvement, Christy thinks a cameo in the film would be cool, as well as a fun nod to her fans.

As we told you, Sydney is ready for the role… telling Deadline that she’s excited to draw on her years of combat training for the new role.