Jackie Kallen

Jackie Kallen 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. She also worked as a consultant for Mark Burnett's reality TV series The Contender. Kallen was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Non-Participant category as part of the class of 2024.