"It seems to me like nobody goes into pro boxing unless their life outside the boxing ring is harder than a life inside the boxing ring would be"
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Lindsay Beyerstein
Fuck, this is hard to read: “I kept on saying that I was the First Lady of Brooklyn boxing. I’m the First Lady of brain damage. Look at me, study me, help me! Like, do something for me.”
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(Or require all kinds of head gear, larger gloves and such.)
And the intergenerational stuff is *rough* ... from her mom, but also what she says about destroying herself for her daughter. What does that do to a kid?