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The Best Episodes of Tomorrow's Joe Season 2

Every episode of Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tomorrow's Joe Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 12 - Night of the Snow Storm... The Endless Fight
    9.8/10(673 votes)

    S2:E12

    Joe loses consciousness after being hit with Carlos' powerful uppercut. However, he refuses to go down without spending every last ounce of his strength. Carlos' "invincible punch" mercilessly rains down on Joe. Their fierce fight continues, as both boxers fight with all their might. Who will be victorious?

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Haruya Yamazaki

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  2. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 45 - Joe VS. José... The Gong of the Match Rings
    9.8/10(707 votes)

    S2:E45

    Joe and Jose finally face off in the ring. With his impenetrable defense, Jose dodges Joe’s attacks while hitting him with his own punches. After receiving countless blows and unable to land a meaningful punch against Jose.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  3. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 46 - The Violent... Endless Fight to the Death
    9.8/10(1272 votes)

    S2:E46

    Jose is rattled by Joe’s sudden comeback, but quickly realizes Joe is no longer able to see out of his right eye, due to the effects of punch-drunk syndrome. Jose moves to Joe’s blind spot and batters him with his punches.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  4. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 47 - The Great End
    9.8/10(2764 votes)

    S2:E47

    No one doubts Jose’s victory, but something begins to change. While, Jose is unable to knockout Joe completely, Joe masters Jose’s corkscrew punch and continues to fight with a blatant disregard for his life.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  5. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 25 - In Round 6... A Miracle Occurred
    9.7/10(498 votes)

    S2:E25

    Joe has fought beyond his limit, yet he refuses to go down. Unable to comprehend how Joe can continue to fight, Kim slowly becomes unhinged and resorts to using his deadly technique known as Chom-Chom.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Atsushi Yamatoya

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  6. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 39 - Two Beasts... in the Jungle
    9.7/10(561 votes)

    S2:E39

    Yoko arranges Carlos to be admitted into a hospice to recuperate. However, Dr. Kinninski, the world’s leading authority on punch-drunk syndrome delivers the devastating diagnoses that Carlos is suffering from a severe case of punch-drunk syndrome.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  7. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 44 - Yoko... Her Love
    9.7/10(673 votes)

    S2:E44

    On the day of the title match, Yoko finally tracks down Joe in his locker room and urges him to cancel the fight before he ends up like Carlos. She learns Joe is well aware of what is happening to his body, and that he is going to fight Jose regardless.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  8. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 23 - The Burning Beast... And Ice
    9.6/10(396 votes)

    S2:E23

    With the final weigh-in now over, Danpei brings Joe to a restaurant so he can enjoy a small meal before his match. Kim, who happened to come to the same restaurant, asks Joe if he could join him. Seated across from Joe, Kim begins to tell him about his past. What horrifying truth about his past will Kim reveal to Joe?

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  9. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 11 - Beginning of the Struggle... Carlos VS Joe
    9.5/10(420 votes)

    S2:E11

    As the New Year's Eve bell counts down the passing year, Joe and Carlos' bout kick off with the sound of the boxing bell. Joe and Carlos put on a heated and breathtaking fight. However, Joe is unable to land his forte, the cross-counter. With no other option, Joe makes a daring attack by the ropes, but will it be enough to defeat Carlos?

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Haruya Yamazaki

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  10. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 10 - The Christmas Eve Gift
    9.4/10(368 votes)

    S2:E10

    It's Christmas and the mood is merry in the slums. Snow begins to fall, as Carlos and Joe's fire burn quietly inside of them. In the snow-covered park, Joe challenges Carlos to a fight to settle who is best. However, Carlos has another plan.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  11. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 14 - Where is... Joe's Youth?
    9.3/10(338 votes)

    S2:E14

    Joe visits the Shiraki Gym to pick up his prize money. There, he learns the World Champion had defeated Carlos. Joe also learns Carlos had become incapacitated as a boxer and that he was to blame. Seeing the pain in Joe's eyes, Noriko suggests he quit boxing.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  12. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 24 - The Gong Chimes.. The Ring of the Devil
    9.3/10(331 votes)

    S2:E24

    Kim's manager confidently predicts Kim's victory during the pre-fight press interview. Danpei and Nishi encourage Joe in the locker room, but Joe is not his usual self. Unsurprisingly, Kim dominates the fight and Joe can only defend himself. However, no matter how hard Kim knocks him down, Joe continues to get up. Why does Joe continue to get up in such a hopeless fight?

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Atsushi Yamatoya

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  13. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 34 - He... Fell with the Card
    9.3/10(303 votes)

    S2:E34

    Jose, the WBC World Champion and Gomez, the WBA World Champion will fight head to head to determine the true World Bantamweight Champion. Joe, who has won his right to challenge the winner of the unification bout, flies to Las Vegas to see Jose and Gomez’

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  14. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 43 - Joe and Danpei... Two Everyday People
    9.3/10(365 votes)

    S2:E43

    In order to avoid Danpei finding out about his health, Joe decides to train with Nishi and Danpei at a mountain lodge, far away from Yoko. Desperate to tell Joe about his health, Yoko tracks down Joe and visits the mountain lodge.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  15. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 9 - And then... The Beast Revived
    9.2/10(315 votes)

    S2:E9

    Joe is slowly released from the ghost of Toru Rikiishi during his heated spar against Carlos. After realizing Joe can punch his opponent's temple again, Danpei reopens the gym and the two go see Carlos's bout. Before his bout against Tiger Ozaki, Carlos searches Joe out of the crowd and predicts a one round K.O. victory.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  16. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 22 - And... The Morning's Measurement
    9.2/10(299 votes)

    S2:E22

    After a grueling weight loss regimen, Joe finally loses enough weight to stay in the bantamweight class. However, during the official weigh-in, Joe discovers he is actually over the weight limit and that Danpei had altered the scale back at the gym. With only a few hours left until the final weigh-in, Joe resorts to drastic measures knowing full well that it might kill him.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  17. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 40 - Joe Fired Up… The Target is Near
    9.2/10(327 votes)

    S2:E40

    Noriko and Nishi are engaged. Joe is happy from the bottom of his heart to see his long-time pal marry his dream girl. Meanwhile, Jose arrives in Japan just two days after their bout has been officially confirmed.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  18. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 31 - Meaning... of the V Sign
    9.1/10(292 votes)

    S2:E31

    As the OPBF Champion and world champion hopeful, it seems everyone wants a piece of Joe now. Meanwhile, the new Tange Gym that’s been under construction is finally complete and Danpei accepts several new aspiring boxers as apprentices.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  19. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 35 - The Champion ...Alone
    9.1/10(276 votes)

    S2:E35

    Yoko, who feels Joe has lost his wildness within, offers to give up her exclusive rights to Jose’s fights in Japan, under the condition that Joe fights one last bout before his title match against Jose.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  20. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 41 - José arrives in Japan… The Match Date Approaches!
    9.1/10(314 votes)

    S2:E41

    Noriko and Nishi are engaged. Joe is happy from the bottom of his heart to see his long-time pal marry his dream girl. Meanwhile, Jose arrives in Japan just two days after their bout has been officially confirmed.

    Directors:Osamu Dezaki, Yoshio Takeuchi
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  21. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 8 - That Guy... Burning Man Carlos
    9.0/10(313 votes)

    S2:E8

    Danpei closes the gym and disappears to make Joe realize that his career is over. However, Joe refuses to give up boxing and continues to train. He catches Carlos Rivera's second match on TV and realizes what he saw during Carlos' first match was no trick of the eye. He visits the Shiraki Gym where Carlos is training and offers to be his sparring partner.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Haruya Yamazaki

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  22. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 15 - For Whose sake...? Deadly Rush
    9.0/10(289 votes)

    S2:E15

    Without a boxing club willing to organize a bout against Joe, Danpei visits Yoko for help. However, instead of organizing a bout against a Japanese boxer, she chooses Usman Somkit, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation's No. 5 boxer from Thailand as his opponent. With Carlos still on his mind, Joe climbs into the ring...

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  23. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 21 - Rikiishi... I Hear the Song
    9.0/10(290 votes)

    S2:E21

    With Danpei vehemently against Joe's dangerous weight loss, Joe leaves the Tange Gym. He visits the Shiraki Gym and locks himself up in the very same room where Toru Rikiishi once starved himself, so he could fight Joe. Joe's thirst and hunger reaches its peak and he goes into a wild rage as though he were mad. Unable to watch any longer, Danpei relents and offers to help Joe.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Hideo Takayashiki

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  24. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 28 - José... In Hawaii
    9.0/10(275 votes)

    S2:E28

    As the OPBF Champion, Joe’s first title defense match has been confirmed in Hawaii. Not wanting to go all the way to Hawaii, Joe is reluctant about the fight, but quickly changes his mind when he learns Jose is also having a bout in Hawaii.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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  25. Tomorrow's Joe Season 2 Episode 29 - Yabuki's... New Defense
    9.0/10(276 votes)

    S2:E29

    Knowing Jose is watching from the ringside, Joe predicts a two round K.O. victory. However, Joe quickly realizes that defeating his Hawaiian challenger will be harder than he originally thought.

    Director:Osamu Dezaki
    Writer:Yoshimi Shinozaki

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Night of the Snow Storm... The Endless Fight" is the best rated episode of Tomorrow's Joe season 2. It scored 9.8/10 from 673 votes. Directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Haruya Yamazaki, it aired on December 29, 1980.