Untold: Deal With the Devil

 is a sports documentary film directed by Laura Brownson. Chapman Way and Maclain Way serve as co-creators and executive producers on this sports documentary. This film documents Christy Martin meteoric rise and subsequent fall when she struggled with substance abuse, domestic violence and a near-death experience. It was released on August 17, 2021.

This documentary film is part of the "Untold" Collection. It is preceded by Untold: Malice at the Palace and followed by Untold: Caitlyn Jenner, Untold: Crime & Penalties, and Untold: Breaking Point.

Summary
"Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Described as one of the most influential female boxers of all time, helping legitimize women’s participation in the sport, Christy Martin shocked the world by becoming a superstar after winning a blood-soaked undercard match at the Mike Tyson/Frank Bruno fight in 1996. Growing up in a small town in West Virginia, Martin was a popular standout athlete, and as she began to win her first amateur fights, she struggled with being open about her sexual orientation, choosing to keep her relationships with women secret. She later found a coach in Jim Martin, a professional boxing trainer who, despite his initial skepticism about “women’s boxing,” signed on to help train her. They would later become romantically involved, despite their 20-year-plus age difference. After landing on Don King’s radar, Martin, under the moniker “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” experienced a meteoric rise, including the cover of Sports Illustrated, breaking pay-per-view records in women’s boxing along the way. The fall from that height was steep and included substance abuse, domestic violence and a harrowing brush with death. Martin reveals how she battled back to level ground and a content personal life, which now includes an induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Cast

 * Christy Martin
 * Mike Tyson
 * Laila Ali
 * Martin’s family
 * Jim Martin