Ippo Makunouchi was a shy high school student who worked in his family’s fishing charter business. When he had to take time off from work, bullies led by Umezawa picked on him and gave Ippo a severe beating.
A middleweight professional boxer came across the injured boy while passing by, taking down the abusive boys with ease before bringing Ippo back to Kamogaw Gym. Genji Kamogawa fixed up all of his wounds and offered an invitation for training at any point if it would help improve himself and let them keep tabs on how badly hurt he got during fights so they could treat him accordingly afterward. Boxing isn’t exactly safe either. From seventy-five episodes that were aired only two are reported filler episodes.
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Episode
Type
Airdate
1
1
The first step
Canon
October 4, 2000
2
2
Fruits of labor
Canon
October 11, 2000
3
3
Tears of joy
Canon
October 18, 2000
4
4
Shadow boxing
Canon
October 18, 2000
5
5
3 months to counter
Canon
November 1, 2000
6
6
The opening bell of the rematch
Canon
November 8, 2000
7
7
The destructive force of 1 cm
Canon
November 15, 2000
8
8
Promise to meet again
Canon
November 22, 2000
9
9
C Class License
Canon
November 29, 2000
10
10
Debut match
Canon
December 6, 2000
11
11
Obsession for victory
Canon
December 13, 2000
12
12
Becoming a bully's buddy
Canon
December 20, 2000
13
13
The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins