BOXING TRAINER FRANKIE DUNN HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LET HIMSELF GETCLOSE TO ANYONE FOR A LONG TIME - THEN MAGGIE FITZGERALD WALKSINTO HIS GYM. IN TURNS OF EXASPERATING & INSPIRING EACH OTHER,THE TWO COME TO DISCOVER THAT THEY SHARE A COMMON SPIRIT THATTRANSCENDS THE PAIN & LOSS OF THEIR PASTS.