Herby Whyne was on the lookout for a Montreal neighbourhood to match his character. After condo developments put an end to the professional kickboxer’s plan to open a gym in Villeray, he set his sights on the Sud-Ouest borough. Seventeen years later, Hard Knox Gym has become a Saint-Henri institution, drawing curious fitness novices and veteran boxers from all over the island to its modest facilities. And most of them are women.