Why hang on to Tallet's Gym when human boxing was obsolete and no new fighters would pay for gym fees and training? Their client base is history, so why hang on to the physical gym?
shareI'd guess partially nostalgia and family ties, partially because it now operates as a de facto bot workshop, albeit an underfunded one, only used by the movie's main characters. With the decline of classic boxing, and the rise of robot boxing, the robots still need to be maintained and practice somewhere. Using existing gyms like Tallet's seems an obvious conversion. I suppose we could assume their notoriety by the end of the film would bring about increased interest and some much needed renovations in order to get a proper bot garage going.
So... yeah. That's what I'm going with.
Bailey's dad owned it and apparently taught Charlie boxing years earlier. Bailey had a special relationship with her dad so I'm sure she mainly held on to the gym for sentimental reasons. Also, as she said to Charlie something about this (the gym) being home to her. And I agree with earlier replies that Bailey used the gym for some level of bot work. Like when Noisy Boy first came there- clearly she was savvy with dealing with shady black marketeers, showing Charlie how to use the controller for Noisy, knew where to find the language/voice recog switch. What was holding her back I think was her feelings for Charlie who, let's be blunt, early in the film was a deadbeat on rent and used her mostly for a place to hang his hat on occasion. A lovable scoundrel to be sure but she deserved better and in the final fight scene- the best scene in the movie- Charlie showed his worth as a boxer, and a lover, but most importantly as a dad.
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