Against the Ropes
A Jewish woman from Detroit who became a boxing manager, guiding several major careers. This film focuses on her relationship with one boxer (Epps), who’s reportedly a composite of several including Toney, McKart and Hearns. Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association
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Title: Against the Ropes
Release Date: 2004
Genres: Drama, Sport
- Directors: Dutton, Charles S.
- Actors:
- Ryan, Meg as Jackie Kallen
- Epps, Omar as Luther Shaw
- Dutton, Charles S. as Felix Reynolds
- Shalhoub, Tony as Sam LaRocca
- Daly, Timothy as Gavin Reese
- Cortese, Joseph as Irving Abel
- Washington, Kerry as Renee
- Bell, Sean as Ray Kallen
- McDermott, Dean as Pete Kallen
- McCole Bartusiak, Skye as Little Jackie
- Hernández, Juan Carlos as Pedro Hernandez
- McCallany, Holt as Dorsett
- Kittles, Tory as Devon Green
- Mack, Gene as Kevin Keyes
- Starr, Beau as Corcoran