Christy Martin Wins - Part 4 - Christy Speaks - Direct of Christy Martin - Attorney Analyzes

Christy's direct examination begins, giving us our first look at the witness whose credibility is central to the case, according to the defense. She tells us about her background, how the relationship with Jim began and continued, and what her life was like leading up to the attack on November 23, 2010.

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0:00 Introduction
4:23 What's in a name?
8:45 Balancing the cocaine smear
17:10 Judge's ruling
18:33 Why Andrea loves the judge
22:35 Direct exam of Christy (Salters)
23:08 Andrea's take on Christy's expressiveness
30:17 Christy's coachability and focus
34:53 Christy lights up when she talks about boxing
36:44 At the beginning, Christy was never meant to be a boxing superstar
41:14 Christy's energy completely shifts when she talks about Jim
42:28 Safeguarding failure at the fork in the road
47:35 Jim's abusiveness is evident in his coaching
59:37 Christy's discomfort with the spotlight
1:00:31 Jim demanded that Christy mirror his view publicly
1:04:46 Why did Christy even marry him?
1:08:12 Christy safeguarded her family better than they safeguarded her
1:10:28 How Christy's outlook changed towards the end of her career
1:11:01 Gus visit
1:12:17 The downward spiral of Christy's personal life
1:14:29 How the drug use fits into the abuse dynamic
1:19:13 How Christy starts to turn the page
1:20:00 Jim's expression when Sherry comes up
1:22:00 What Jim knew about Sherry
1:25:30 Christy felt her life was near its end
1:30:20 Christy reconnecting with Sherry threatened Jim's control
1:33:18 Christy starts to see a way out
1:34:49 Jim tries to manipulate Christy to regain control
1:39:05 Jim escalates when Christy decides to see Sherry again
1:44:24 The physical threat Jim poses
1:49:56 The day of the attack
1:54:37 Andrea's recap - Christy knew the puppetmaster wouldn't let her go