I agree. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this film is misogynistic — not that you have either — but it’s definitely telling that “man” has to train “woman” in order to succeed. Also, it’s interesting that Haggis portrays most women here — aside from Maggie — as throwaway, caricatured villains. The mom is an obese deadbeat; the sister is a welfare cheat with numerous children; the other female boxers are weak; Billy the Blue Bear is a deviant.

Being a woman…another thing I’d like to point out is:
The strong female lead had to go to a man to live the dream of her life and she had to go to a man to save her from her final predicament.

I think the PTB in Hollywood often feel that by putting women in “fighter” roles (like the rash of action films we have seen recently featuring women) that this is showing women in power, but it seems to always be set up (much like Charlie’s Angels of the 1970s) that women in the end need a man to help them achieve their goals or save them from their plight. Just saying…