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It is a term of endearment that means My Pulse.

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Frankie told Maggie what it meant - he said that it meant "My darling, my blood."

In short: During a fight Maggie hits her head on a stool that Frankie brings into the ring. She remains a quadriplegic. Frankie euthanizes her and disappears.

Longer version: Maggie fights for her first title, against Billie 'The Blue Bear,' in Las Vegas. At the end of the third round, the referee orders Maggie and Billie to break to neutral corners. While Maggie's back is turned as she walks to her corner, Billie hits Maggie with an illegal knockout punch from behind. As Maggie falls, Frankie realizes the stool his assistant just placed on its side in the corner of the ring is in Maggie's fall line. Frankie lunges to move the stool out of the way, but cannot do so quickly enough. Maggie breaks completely her C1 and C2 vertebrae as her neck lands on the upturned edge of the stool seat. Maggie is quadriplegic and never regains function. Ultimately and reluctantly fulfilling Maggie's persistent request, Frankie euthanizes her with a large intravenous injection of adrenaline and never returns to his gym. Presumably he retires to run Ira's Roadside Diner, where Maggie used to go with her father, and where Frankie enjoyed a slice of real, homemade pie with Maggie.

Also at the end it is revealed that the whole movie was a letter written by Eddie to Frankie's daughter.

Giving the nature of some boxers, he most likely physically abused her.