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A 2004 American Sports film directed by Creator/CharlesSDutton, who also appears in the film as Felix Reynolds, that stars Creator/MegRyan as a boxing manager who is the first woman able to break through in the boxing world. It is a fictional account on Jackie Kallen, boxing's first female boxing manager.

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''Against the Ropes'' is a
2004 American Sports sports film directed by Creator/CharlesSDutton, who also appears in the film as Felix Reynolds, that stars Creator/MegRyan as a boxing manager who is the first woman able to break through in the boxing world. It is a fictional account on Jackie Kallen, boxing's first female boxing manager.



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** Jackie Kallen, the first female boxing manager, and one of the most successful in the field.

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HistoricalDomainCharacter: Jackie Kallen, the first female boxing manager, and one of the most successful in the field.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jackie Kallen's career as a manager starts with her buying for one dollar contract of a rated fighter ("Devon Green") who has fallen on hard times. The story arc is totally predictable. She will get him off drugs and make him a champ. Wrong! She stumbles on another prospect ("Luther Shaw") and works her magic on him instead. "Devon Green", who we expect to be the co-lead after the opening scenes, is never mentioned again.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jackie Kallen's career as a manager starts with her buying for one dollar the contract of a rated fighter ("Devon Green") who has fallen on hard times. times, Devon Green. The story arc is seems totally predictable. predictable: She will get him off drugs and make him a champ. champ, right? Wrong! She stumbles on another prospect ("Luther Shaw") prospect, Luther Shaw, and works her magic on him instead. "Devon Green", Devon Green, who we expect to be the co-lead after the opening scenes, is never mentioned again.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The movie is a fictionalized account of Jackie Kallen's life.

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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The movie is a fictionalized account of Jackie Kallen's life.life.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Jackie Kallen's career as a manager starts with her buying for one dollar contract of a rated fighter ("Devon Green") who has fallen on hard times. The story arc is totally predictable. She will get him off drugs and make him a champ. Wrong! She stumbles on another prospect ("Luther Shaw") and works her magic on him instead. "Devon Green", who we expect to be the co-lead after the opening scenes, is never mentioned again.
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A 2004 American Sports film directed by Creator/CharlesSDutton, who also appears in the film as Felix Reynolds, that stars Creator/MegRyan as a boxing manager who is the first woman able to break through in the boxing world. It is a fictional account on Jackie Kallen, boxing's first female boxing manager.

The movie also stars Creator/OmarEpps, Creator/TonyShalhoub, Creator/TimDaly, Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/DeanMcDermott.

It was released on February 20, 2004.

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** Jackie Kallen, the first female boxing manager, and one of the most successful in the field.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The movie is a fictionalized account of Jackie Kallen's life.

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