'Battle of the Sexes' (2017)

Thank you ladies and gentlemen, players are ready... to analyse 2017's sport/comedy/drama/docu movie of the now infamous "Battle of the Sexes". Although today finds tennis as one of the world's only major sports offering equal prize money between its male and female competitors, that doesn't mean that the journey to reaching parity was an easy one. And netting two of Hollywood's biggest stars to serve up spot on portrayals of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is certainly to this film's advantage. But how true is the depiction of this landmark moment in women's sporting history? Did Billie Jean threaten to boycott tournaments? Was Bobby Riggs truly such a chauvinist? And did Billie Jean really present Bobby with a pig?! Join us to find out on That's Not How It Went Down! Subscribe now to hear more: patreon.com/tnhiwdpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.