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Hard Knocks Can’t Keep Her Down

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 12, 2004

With her blonde shag, rhinestone-studded clothing and gleaming high heels, Jackie Kallen turns every head as she breezes through the Four Seasons bar. She's still got that brash, flamboyant streak that made her the most successful female boxing manager, portrayed in "Against the Ropes," starring Meg Ryan.


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