Fighting Spirit: The First Step

Episode 1: The First Step 2000-10-03 | 24 min Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.

Episode 2: Fruits of Labor 2000-10-10 | 24 min Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

Episode 3: Tears of Joy 2000-10-17 | 24 min Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.

Episode 4: Shadow Boxing 2000-10-24 | 24 min Ippo practices shadow boxing.

Episode 5: 3 Months to Counter 2000-10-31 | 24 min Ippo trains for a rematch.

Episode 6: The Opening Bell of the Rematch 2000-11-06 | 24 min Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.

Episode 7: The Destructive Force Of One CM 2000-11-13 | 24 min Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch

Episode 8: Promise to Meet Again 2000-11-20 | 24 min Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

Episode 9: C Class License 2000-11-27 | 24 min Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

Episode 10: Debut Match! 2000-12-04 | 24 min Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

Episode 11: Obsession for Victory 2000-12-11 | 24 min Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.

Episode 12: Becoming a Bully's Buddy 2000-12-18 | 24 min Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.

Episode 13: The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins 2000-12-25 | 24 min Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

Episode 14: Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut! 2001-01-08 | 24 min Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.

Episode 15: Test of Endurance 2001-01-15 | 24 min Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.

Episode 16: Premonition of a Hard Battle 2001-01-22 | 24 min Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.

Episode 17: Ippo on the Beach 2001-01-29 | 24 min Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

Episode 18: Clinch 2001-02-05 | 24 min Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

Episode 19: K.O. Dream 2001-02-12 | 24 min Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

Episode 20: Threat of Shotgun 2001-02-19 | 24 min Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.

Episode 21: The Way to Capture a Prodigy 2001-02-26 | 24 min Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.

Episode 22: Forward! Forward!! 2001-03-05 | 24 min Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.

Episode 23: Another Semi-Final 2001-03-12 | 24 min Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

Episode 24: To the Place We Promised... 2001-03-19 | 24 min Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.

Episode 25: Every Emotion 2001-03-26 | 24 min Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

Episode 26: Battle for Distance 2001-04-02 | 24 min Ippo VS Mashiba Round 1

Episode 27: Death Match 2001-04-09 | 24 min Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

Episode 28: Victory or Defeat 2001-04-16 | 24 min Ippo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.

Episode 29: Rocky of Naniwa 2001-04-23 | 24 min Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.

Episode 30: To Enemy Ground 2001-04-30 | 24 min Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!

Episode 31: Traces of Intense Battles 2001-05-07 | 24 min Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."

Episode 32: Throw Your Right! 2001-05-14 | 24 min After two straight missed Ippo, the sparring match is abandoned. Meanwhile, Sendo, the great favorites of the match, continues to train. Just before the game, the pain in the fist Makunouchi have not disappeared, his orthopedic injects an anesthetic. The pain, however, can return at any time of the match, but Ippo is determined to face Sendo costs!

Episode 33: Smash Force 2001-05-21 | 24 min Makunouchi takes the smash improved Sendo, and crashed into the ropes, but do not fall! Alas, his legs tremble, Sendo and the opportunity to boost its smash. Ippo then chooses the combat body to body pure to prevent Sendo launched its smash, blow midway. Both boxers are equal forces in this area, and no stroke reaches its target.

Episode 34: The Rookie King 2001-05-28 | 24 min Sendo Makunouchi and continues to cast powerful blows to turn, but neither weakens, they are very determined !! But after a few moments, Sendo eventually take the lead, and pushes Ippo the ropes. Our hero then decides to fight back, he took advantage of a moment's respite to launch its right on Sendo, but he dodges and launches Smash Makunouchi that takes the brunt, then connects with an uppercut and a violent series Ippo preventing strokes to attack ...

Episode 35: The Continuing Journey 2001-06-04 | 24 min It is the day of graduation, Ippo has also obtained his. At his high school, he became The Star, Idol of all students. This awareness leads logically significant upsurge in new boxers Club Kamogawa, known mainly through Takamura, Aoki and Kimura. But most do not have the mind needed to make boxing, and quickly brought back to reality by Takamura which they all did make a fool of jogging. Only a poor fan Ippo Yamada, managed to keep up, somehow.

Episode 36: The Champ and I 2001-06-11 | 24 min Ippo finally meets the champion in its class, Eiji Date. The latter is there to comment on the evening's matches as a guest. It turns out that date and Takamura are old friends. It is then time fighting. Aoki and Kimura wins them narrowly, and ranks both 5 of their category. Takamura broke his opponent as usual. Ippo meanwhile, is ranked 10 ° in its class. A few days later, the right fist Ippo is healed and he immediately asked by Newest Eiji in person for a sparring.

Episode 37: A Thing to Strive For 2001-06-18 | 24 min Ippo gets to get up, the game resumes. Date returned, and hardly the match resumed, Ippo is again stuck in the ropes. Date then returns its corkscrew, trying to anticipate where Ippo Date will strike, and protects his body. But the blow-out date is very accurate and comes crashing right in the heart of Ippo. The latter is then locked again, and again takes the left of Date. Our young boxer collapses into the ring for the 2nd time. Date who just wanted to test this one, decided to no longer use and Sparring resumes...

Episode 38: Two Rookies of the Year 2001-06-26 | 24 min Okita also control the blow that had allowed Date set down Ippo 2 times !! Ippo, panicked, took distance, and Okita feints put the uncomfortable, it can not predict its moves. Ippo then test to get closer, but is kept at bay by jabs Okita !! The latter took the lead thanks to its experience and managed to place all his shots !! He finally ends up stuck Ippo in the corner, what he expected from the beginning of the round, in order to launch its Corkscrew, once dreaded by Makunouchi !!!

Episode 39: Challenge in a Foreign Land 2001-07-03 | 24 min In Thailand, Miyata a draw against a second-class boxer. Decision of the arbitrator although debatable, the Japanese are not welcome there, and Miyata seems to be the target of combatants wishing to earn points easily. But our young prodigy does not intend to scroll and accept a new challenge, against the wishes of his father, who would rather see it go up in the lightweight category. For Miyata, that change is impossible, it MUST NOT prevent Ippo, about dignity, he refused to flee the face of obstacles.

Episode 40: A Counter to Surpass All Counters 2001-07-10 | 24 min The boxing stadium tremble with excitement, the crowd goes wild and wants to see only one thing, the victory of Jimmy Sisfer, and the defeat of Ichiro Miyata ... While the gong is about sound, Payao and baby Chana brother are on their way to see one of the most beautiful game of the life Miyata. Back at the stadium Runpini, Miyata can only see the reputation of Jimmy Sisfer, while his father described the situation of the failed against Ichiro. Payao Chana and finally arrives at the stadium before the match is over.

Episode 41: Barf-michi's Big Fight 2001-07-17 | 24 min At sunset, While Ippo's mother prepares the material for fishing, it can hardly his training, sorry for being late to help his mother. The next day at Kamogawa club, while everybody is training, the coach delivers some news: Aoki and Kimura are registered in Class A tournament - a competition of the highest level. Ippo learns with astonishment that it is also registered for this tournament. But always with astonishment, Geromichi learns that he was included in Pro test.

Episode 42: Sharing a Dream 2001-07-24 | 24 min Ippo thinks of quitting boxing.

Episode 43: The Speed Star 2001-07-31 | 24 min Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

Episode 44: Blind Spot in the Ring 2001-08-07 | 24 min Ippo fights Saeki.

Episode 45: The White Fangs of the Wolf 2001-08-14 | 24 min Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

Episode 46: Be the Gazelle 2001-08-21 | 24 min Aoki, Kimura & Ippo train hard for their next match of the tournament class A. They linked together jogging, sparring and Shadow Boxing to be at their best. It is time for the semifinals of Aoki. The match was balanced, but the 4th round, Aoki is counter to "the shot of the Frog" and collapses in the ring. But he gets up, feint and then delivers a powerful one to two who puts his opponent down. The latter in turn reports to, and through a nice web...

Episode 47: The Fighting Spirit Within 2001-08-28 | 24 min The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.