LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The boxing matches in Christy, in theaters Friday, are choreographed to the actual bouts Christy Salters fought. Sydney Sweeney, who plays Christy in the film, says it was important for her and her costars to make contact to do their subject justice.
Speaking at a Q&A following a Los Angeles screening of Christy, Sweeney, who also produced the film, said she did not want the fights to look like other boxing movies.
"Christy's so powerful, so all of the girls let me hit them and they hit me," Sweeney said. "There were some bloody noses. I had some concussions. It was the real deal. It was amazing."
Sweeney, 28, plays Christy from 1989 to 2010. She said she drew on kickboxing lessons she took from ages 12 to 19, but realized boxing required different training.
"The stance is different from kickboxing, the technique is a little different," Sweeney said, adding that she had to "retrain my brain to box but then also train my brain to fight like Christy."
