Word: vitiello
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...subject one's busty female self to the brutality of the sweet science? Anne Vitiello, a former amateur and a commentator for HBO's boxing website, calls boxing an "archetypal experience" that transformed her life. With sharpened clarity and a less combative nature ("It's easier to get your boss coffee when you both know you can break his nose"), Vitiello says in the course of her years of boxing she found a successful freelance career, marriage and motherhood--a pretty good return for getting punched repeatedly...
Another draw is boxing's promise, however distant, of a full-time career. Manson, now on a work-release program related to a drug charge, remains driven to turn pro to show inner-city neighbors "I made something of myself." Vitiello last month launched Girls First, a New York-based nonprofit foundation to train and sponsor would-be Smokes and Butterflies...
...some boxing "purists" like Sugar. HBO will not air women's boxing, partly because of its paucity of A-list fighters. "It's natural for a young sport," says CNN/SI boxing analyst Steve Farhood. "But the thin talent pool prohibits consistent, well-matched bouts." More to the point, says Vitiello, "promoters still see women as a sideshow. There is talent out there. But to get air time, you have to be a Playboy bunny or have a famous name...