5.2/10154 votesLoading...#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
7.1/10198 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10206 votesLoading...#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
7.4/10188 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10166 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10166 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10176 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10265 votesLoading...#8 - Shadow Boxing
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: N/A
7.6/10223 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10210 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10180 votesLoading...#11 - Every Emotion
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/2001
Ippo trains for Mashiba flicker jabs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10172 votesLoading...#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
7.6/10166 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10225 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10163 votesLoading...#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
7.7/10157 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10306 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10258 votesLoading...#18 - 3 Months to Counter
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2000
Ippo trains for a rematch.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.8/10166 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10243 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10218 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10210 votesLoading...#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
7.9/10191 votesLoading...#23 - 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
7.9/10180 votesLoading...#24 - 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
7.9/10174 votesLoading...#25 - Two Rookies of the Year
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/26/2001
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 !!!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Traces of Intense Battles" is the worst rated episode of "Fighting Spirit". It scored 5.2/10 based on 154 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".