Never Be A Punching Bag for Nobody
The film weaves together three stories: colorful boxing coach and ex-drill sergeant Sal Bartolo Jr., son of a renowned 1940s East Boston boxing champ; Naomi Yang herself, learning boxing from trainer Bartolo and reexamining some of her own family’s disturbing history; and schoolteacher Mary Ellen Welch, who in the 1960s mobilized a group of neighborhood women against encroachment from Logan airport, fighting back against an indifferent city government. None of these protagonists are destined to win the Big Fight, but all offer inspiration to anyone determined to stand up for themselves and hold their ground.The film weaves together three stories: colorful boxing coach and ex-drill sergeant Sal Bartolo Jr., son of a renowned 1940s East Boston boxing champ; Naomi Yang herself, learning boxing from trainer Bartolo and reexamining so... Read more
Starring Sal Bartolo Jr., Naomi Yang, Mary Ellen Welch
Watch "Never Be A Punching Bag for Nobody" from streaming services Tubi TV, Amazon released in 2023. It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 8.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is very high for this kind of movie.
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