later, pat, expecting a marriage proposal from johnny, is disappointed when johnny tells her that he has decided to sign with goff. sean dies a short time later, and pat accuses johnny of killing her father with his act of betrayal. realizing that he has nearly lost pat's love and rick's friendship as a result of his actions, johnny decides to get out of boxing forever by purposely losing the upcoming title match against al heldon. though he loses the match, johnny does not cause permanent injury to his hand until he punches rick for being honest with him. with help from rick, pat and johnny reconcile and look forward to a happy future together.