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The Worst Episodes of Fighting Spirit

Every episode of Fighting Spirit ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Fighting Spirit!

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the...
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Network:Nippon TV

Worst Episodes Summary

"Traces of Intense Battles" is the worst rated episode of "Fighting Spirit". It scored 5.2/10 based on 148 votes. Directed by Kenichi Kawamura and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on 5/7/2001. This episode scored 1.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Premonition of a Hard Battle".

  • Traces of Intense Battles
    5.2/10148 votes
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    #1 - Traces of Intense Battles

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/7/2001

    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."

    Director: Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata

  • Premonition of a Hard Battle
    7.1/10193 votes
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    #2 - Premonition of a Hard Battle

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/2001

    Ippo watches the fight videos of Kobashi and Hayami, his future opponents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ippo on the Beach
    7.4/10200 votes
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    #3 - Ippo on the Beach

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/2001

    Ippo joins Takamura, Kimura, and Aoki in a training camp near the beach.

    Director: Yuzo Sato

    Writer: Yasuko Kamo

  • Clinch
    7.4/10183 votes
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    #4 - Clinch

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/2001

    Start of Ippo vs Kobashi match, Ippo is loosing by points because of Kobashi's strategy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Continuing Journey
    7.5/10160 votes
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    #5 - The Continuing Journey

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 6/4/2001

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Champ and I
    7.5/10160 votes
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    #6 - The Champ and I

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/11/2001

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Challenge in a Foreign Land
    7.5/10170 votes
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    #7 - Challenge in a Foreign Land

    Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 7/3/2001

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shadow Boxing
    7.6/10259 votes
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    #8 - Shadow Boxing

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2000

    Ippo practices shadow boxing.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: N/A

  • Debut Match!
    7.6/10217 votes
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    #9 - Debut Match!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2000

    Ippo and his opponent Yusuke train for Ippo's debut match.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins
    7.6/10204 votes
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    #10 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/2000

    Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Every Emotion
    7.6/10175 votes
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    #11 - Every Emotion

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/2001

    Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Enemy Ground
    7.6/10166 votes
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    #12 - To Enemy Ground

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/30/2001

    Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Ryosuke Nakamura

  • A Thing to Strive For
    7.6/10160 votes
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    #13 - A Thing to Strive For

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/18/2001

    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...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • C Class License
    7.7/10220 votes
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    #14 - C Class License

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2000

    Ippo takes the License Test and meets Mashiba.

    Director: Rokou Ogiwara

    Writer: N/A

  • The Speed Star
    7.7/10158 votes
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    #15 - The Speed Star

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 7/31/2001

    Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fighting Spirit Within
    7.7/10152 votes
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    #16 - The Fighting Spirit Within

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 8/28/2001

    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.

    Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi

    Writer: N/A

  • Fruits of Labor
    7.8/10296 votes
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    #17 - Fruits of Labor

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2000

    Ippo succeeds in catching 10 falling leaves, and is granted his first sparring session.

    Director: Saburo Hashimoto

    Writer: N/A

  • 3 Months to Counter
    7.8/10252 votes
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    #18 - 3 Months to Counter

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2000

    Ippo trains for a rematch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

  • Barf-michi's Big Fight
    7.8/10161 votes
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    #19 - Barf-michi's Big Fight

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 7/17/2001

    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.

    Director: Masayuki Kojima

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

  • Promise to Meet Again
    7.9/10236 votes
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    #20 - Promise to Meet Again

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2000

    Ippo trains with Takamura and discovers the hardship of pro boxing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Becoming a Bully's Buddy
    7.9/10212 votes
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    #21 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2000

    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

  • Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!
    7.9/10205 votes
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    #22 - Powerful Arms! Hooks vs. Uppercut!

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/2001

    Start of Ippo vs Jason match, both men exchange powerful punches but neither goes down.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Threat of Shotgun
    7.9/10193 votes
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    #23 - Threat of Shotgun

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/2001

    Takamura wins the Japanese Middleweight Championship belt, Ippo trains with Aoki to counter Hayami's Shotgun punch.

    Director: Hideo Hayashi

    Writer: Ryosuke Nakamura

  • The Way to Capture a Prodigy
    7.9/10185 votes
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    #24 - The Way to Capture a Prodigy

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/2001

    Start of Ippo vs Hayami fight, Hayami takes the advantage during the early rounds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rocky of Naniwa
    7.9/10174 votes
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    #25 - Rocky of Naniwa

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/23/2001

    Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A