A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) owns and runs a boxing gym in Los Angeles, California, as well as managing some of the boxers there. Working for him is Eddie “Scrap-Iron” Dupris (Morgan Freeman). One day he is approached by Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), who wants him to train her. He declines. Undeterred, Maggie joins his gym, hoping that he’ll notice her and train. He is equally perseverant, knocking back all of her requests to train her. However, eventually she wears him down and he trains her and manages her fighting career. Her career goes very well, and she now has a shot at the WBA title. Her opponent, champion Billie “The Blue Bear” (Lucia Rijker), does not play fair though.