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Jackie Kallen (born Jackie Kaplan, April 23, 1946) is one of boxing's first and most successful female managers. Her life was the inspiration for the 2004 film Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as Kallen, in which she had a brief speaking role as a reporter.
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Feb 5, 2024 · Learn how Jackie Kaplan Kallen became the first female manager to be elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She managed James Toney, one of the all-time greats, and faced many challenges and obstacles in a male-dominated sport.
Jan 24, 2024 · The legendary boxing manager Jackie Kallen shared her excitement of getting the call for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this June in Canastota, NY. She joins her world champ, the great James “Lights Out” Toney who was part of the 2022 class.
Feb 22, 2022 · Many fans will need little introduction to the woman popularly known as “The First Lady of Boxing”, but we are not discussing a retrospective of a management career that most famously peaked in the 1990s with James Toney.
Mar 27, 2021 · Jackie Kallen is often called the “First Lady of Boxing,” but her reign of managing world champs didn’t begin with much fanfare.
Feb 19, 2024 · Jackie Kallen is a female pioneer in boxing who managed James Toney to his world title win. She will join Toney in the 2024 International Boxing Hall of Fame class, after a long and successful career in the sport.
