Mom, the Mettlesome Manager
Tim Crothers
August 17, 1992
Jackie Kallen, parent of two, is den mother to half a dozen fighters. She wanted a champ—and got one
As Kallen passes through the casino, an old woman nearby hits the jackpot on the 25-cent slots and the loot splashes down. Jackie doesn't miss a beat. A few hours later she watches as her champ, James Toney, wins a controversial split decision over Dave Tiberi. When the scores are announced, the tiebreaking judge is none other than Frank Garza. "Don't I have the most fun?" she says. "Don't I have the best life? I'm so lucky. But, hey, the night is young, we still have to walk Spanky and find Tom Jones and...."