EP 01The First StepIppo 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.
EP 02Fruits of LaborIppo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
EP 03Tears of JoyIppo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
EP 04Shadow BoxingIppo practices shadow boxing.
EP 053 Months to CounterIppo trains for a rematch.
EP 06The Opening Bell of the RematchIppo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
EP 07The Destructive Force of 1cmIppo and Miyata are in the last round and Ippo does a short upercut to Miyata's chin, Miyara was knocked down and was unable to get up, Ippo wins the rematch.
EP 08Promise to Meet AgainIppo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
EP 09C Class LicenseIppo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
EP 10Debut Match!Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
EP 11Obsession for VictoryIppo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
EP 12Becoming a Bully’s BuddyIppo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
EP 13The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament BeginsIppo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
EP 14Powerful Arms! Hook vs. Uppercut!Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
EP 15Test of EnduranceIppo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
EP 16Anticipating a Fierce FightIppo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
EP 17Ippo on the BeachIppo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
EP 18ClinchStart of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
EP 19Dream of a KOKobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
EP 20The Threat of ShotgunTakamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
EP 21The Way to Capture a ProdigyStart of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
EP 22Forward! Forward!!Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
EP 23The Other Semi-FinalIppos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
EP 24To the Promised Place...Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
EP 25Grudges, Sorrows & DreamsIppo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs
EP 26The Battle for DistanceIppo VS Mashiba Round 1
EP 27Death MatchIppo VS Mashiba continues
EP 28Victory or DefeatIppo defeats Mashiba for Rookie King of Eastren Japan.
EP 29Rocky of NaniwaSendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
EP 30To Enemy GroundIppo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!
EP 31Traces of Intense BattlesA recap of the boxing matches that have taken place thus far.
EP 32Throw Your Right!Ippo is still having trouble with his right fist but his match with Sendo begins.
EP 33Smash ForceIppo tries a different fighting stance making his match with Sendo only get more intense.
EP 34The Rookie KingIppo and Sendo keep fighting, the crowd starts cheering Sendo on and the match reaches its climax.
EP 35The Continuing JourneyIppo graduates and takes photos with people from his school. New people join the gym and are put to the test by running with Takemura, Ippo, Aoki, and Kimura.
EP 36The Champ and IKimura, Aoki, and Takemura each fight their match. Ippo spars with the featherweight champion, Date.
EP 37A Thing to Strive ForDante uses his secret weapon on Ippo, the fact that Date used it on Ippo made Okita challenge Ippo to a real match.
EP 38Two Rookies of the YearOkita uses moves that makes him unpredictable for Ippo. Okita also uses a fighting style like Dante and he uses a corkscrew.
EP 39Challenge in a Foreign LandMiyata's in Thailand and he get's a tough opponent with a great record, Jimmy Sisfa.
EP 40A Counter to Surpass All CountersMiyata's fight with Jimmy Sisfa begins, Miyata starts off bad and when that happens Miyata tries a counter punch.
EP 41Barf-michi’s Big FightAoki, Kimura, and Ippo all try going A-class. Yamada has his first fight. All the guys want to go to training camp.
EP 42Sharing a DreamIppo's mother collapses from overworking so Ippo has to look after the family business. Ippo thinks about quitting boxing so that his mother doesn't overwork herself again.
EP 43The Speed StarIppo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
EP 44Blind Spot in the RingIppo fights Saeki.
EP 45The White Fangs of the WolfGero-michi leaves and has to move away.
EP 46Be the GazelleAoki and Kimura fight their matches. Kamogawa wants Ippo to train his legs to get flexible muscles so that he can deliver a more powerful punch that can beat Volg.
EP 47The Fighting Spirit WithinIppo meets Volg after Volg gets lost. Volg tells Ippo that he boxes so he can get money for his mother.
EP 48The Red WolfThe match between Volg and Ippo begins.
EP 49The Courage to BelieveVolg and Ippo continue to duke it out in a hard-fought and long battle.
EP 50Something to ConveyThe end of the Volg match.
EP 51The Group DateGroup date, literally. Ippo walks Mashiba's Kumi home.
EP 52The ChallengerRecap episode.
EP 53So That I Can Be MyselfBackground episode for Date Eiji.
EP 54Fists of the ChampTakemura has real trouble at the beginning of his match. Ippo finds out that Mashiba won the championship and celebrates with him and his sister.
EP 55The Japan Featherweight Title MatchIppo's title match with Date has begun, Date is surprised by how much better Ippo is since the last time he sparred with him.
EP 56The Power that Stands in the WayIppo punches Date in the face quite a bit but Date isn't taking the full impact of the punch because he's twists his neck.
EP 57ConclusionBoth Ippo and Date are beaten up bad. The match reaches the climax.
EP 58HeartbrokenAfter Ippo loses he finds out that Sendo and Volg will fight for the title. Kamogawa tells Ippo that he shouldn't go to the gym for three months because of all the damage from his fights. Ippo goes out with Kumi, Mashiba's sister.
EP 59Look of DeterminationThe match between Sendou Takeshi and Volg Zangief starts.
EP 60RivalSendou versus Volg concludes.
EP 61Comeback AnxietyMiyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.
EP 62RevivalCoach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".
EP 63Youth of FireThe past of Aoki and Kimura is shown.
EP 64Hot Rod EraSecond part of Aoki's and Kimura's past.
EP 65The Summer of the Kamogawa CorpsThe group go to training camp in the mountains.
EP 66Mr. Takamura’s TearsTakamura fights a bear.
EP 67The Kamogawa Gym Swings Into ActionIppo spars with Shigeta who's ranked fourth among Japanese featherweights and who also uses southpaw. People find out about Takemura fight with a bear. There is talk about Takemura getting a world title fight.
EP 68The Chief’s PerilAoki, Kimura, and Takemura all fight their fights. Before fighting Takemura makes a grand entrance wearing a bear pelt and fight his match only using his left hand. Nekota starts teaching at the gym for a bit.
EP 69The Trap of the SouthpawSendo begins his title defense match with Shigeta the southpaw user. Sendo fights Shigeta but gets more angry with him as the fight goes on.
EP 70The Young PunkIppo invites Kumi to the zoo. Kumi lets Ippo know that she was the one who wrote idiot outside the gym. Sendo's grandma tells Iimura Mari about Sendo's childhood and how he was brought up.
EP 71Time for the ShowdownIppo reads Mari's article. Ippo invites Nekota to his fight. Both Sendo and Ippo have their weigh in. Sendo and Ippo begin their rematch with Ippo getting a very early knockdown on Sendo.
EP 72LollapaloozaSendo and Ippo's fight begins guns blazing with the two giving each other blow for blow. Ippo finds out that Sendo has the advantage of having a bigger frame.
EP 73Surpass That MomentIppo starts the third round by charging at Sendo but then hesitates which leads to Sendo beating Ippo all through the third round. The fourth round is a different story being more in the favor of Ippo.
EP 74MixupA flashback shows how Sendo joined his gym. Ippo gets knocked down two times but when he gets up the fifth round gets more brutal. The fifth round ends and after that, the sixth round begins and is just as brutal as the last round.
EP 75One Step FurtherThe match between Ippo and Sendo finally reaches its conclusion after seven ruthless rounds.Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
