The Best Episodes of Fighting Spirit Season 1

8.1/10(562 votes)
#1 - The First Step
S1:E110/3/2000
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.
Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
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Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.8/10(414 votes)
#2 - Fruits of Labor
S1:E210/10/2000
Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.
Director:Saburo Hashimoto
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Saburo Hashimoto
Writer:Unknown
8.3/10(423 votes)
#3 - Tears of Joy
S1:E310/17/2000
Ippo loses his first sparring session, but shows enough potential to be accepted into the gym.
Director:Hitoshi Nanba
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Hitoshi Nanba
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(361 votes)
#4 - Shadow Boxing
S1:E410/24/2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(347 votes)
#5 - 3 Months to Counter
S1:E510/31/2000
Ippo trains for a rematch.
Director:Toshiharu Sato
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Toshiharu Sato
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.6/10(388 votes)
#6 - The Opening Bell of the Rematch
S1:E611/6/2000
Ippo and Miyata face off in a rematch.
Director:Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer:Unknown

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8.9/10(414 votes)
#7 - The Destructive Force Of One CM
S1:E711/13/2000
Ippo and Miyata are in the last round of the rematch
Director:Yuji Yamaguchi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Yuji Yamaguchi
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(327 votes)
#8 - Promise to Meet Again
S1:E811/20/2000
Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.
Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(303 votes)
#9 - C Class License
S1:E911/27/2000
Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.
Director:Rokou Ogiwara
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Rokou Ogiwara
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(301 votes)
#10 - Debut Match!
S1:E1012/4/2000
Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.
Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(319 votes)
#11 - Obsession for Victory
S1:E1112/11/2000
Ippo defeats Yusuke via K.O.
Director:Shin'ichi Tsuji
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Shin'ichi Tsuji
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(296 votes)
#12 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy
S1:E1212/18/2000
Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.
Director:Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/10(285 votes)
#13 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
S1:E1312/25/2000
Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(282 votes)
#14 - Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
S1:E141/8/2001
Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.
Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
8.6/10(330 votes)
#15 - Test of Endurance
S1:E151/15/2001
Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.
Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Unknown
7.1/10(270 votes)
#16 - Premonition of a Hard Battle
S1:E161/22/2001
Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.
Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
7.5/10(273 votes)
#17 - Ippo on the Beach
S1:E171/29/2001
Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.
Director:Yuzo Sato
Writer:Yasuko Kamo
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Director:Yuzo Sato
Writer:Yasuko Kamo
7.4/10(252 votes)
#18 - Clinch
S1:E182/5/2001
Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.
Director:Takaaki Ishiyama
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Takaaki Ishiyama
Writer:Unknown
8.2/10(274 votes)
#19 - K.O. Dream
S1:E192/12/2001
Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.
Directors:Yasuhiro Matsumura, Jun Shishido
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Yasuhiro Matsumura, Jun Shishido
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(265 votes)
#20 - Threat of Shotgun
S1:E202/19/2001
Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.
Director:Hideo Hayashi
Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura
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Director:Hideo Hayashi
Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura
7.9/10(252 votes)
#21 - The Way to Capture a Prodigy
S1:E212/26/2001
Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.
Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
8.4/10(283 votes)
#22 - Forward! Forward!!
S1:E223/5/2001
Ippo defeats Hayami via K.O. Ippo's training with Aoki and Kimura's help Ippo win the match.
Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Yasuko Kamo
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Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Yasuko Kamo
8.3/10(257 votes)
#23 - Another Semi-Final
S1:E233/12/2001
Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
9.0/10(357 votes)
#24 - To the Place We Promised...
S1:E243/19/2001
Miyata and Mashiba continues to fight. Ippo is angred by the outcome.
Director:Yoshito Hata
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Yoshito Hata
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(239 votes)
#25 - Every Emotion
S1:E253/26/2001
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
Director:Jun Shishido
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Jun Shishido
Writer:Unknown