The Worst Episodes of Fighting Spirit

#1 Worst Episode
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5.1/10(349 votes)
#1 - Traces of Intense Battles
S1:E315/7/2001
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
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Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata
5.4/10(301 votes)
#2 - The Challenger
S1:E5210/9/2001
Recap episode.
Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Kenichi Kawamura
Writer:Unknown
7.2/10(565 votes)
#3 - 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(416 votes)
#4 - 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
7.5/10(326 votes)
#5 - Comeback Anxiety
S1:E6112/11/2001
Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.
Directors:Kenichi Kawamura, 杉村泰弘
Writer:Unknown
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Directors:Kenichi Kawamura, 杉村泰弘
Writer:Unknown
7.6/10(574 votes)
#6 - Shadow Boxing
S1:E410/24/2000
Ippo practices shadow boxing.
Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Unknown

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7.6/10(452 votes)
#7 - 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
7.6/10(377 votes)
#8 - Challenge in a Foreign Land
S1:E397/3/2001
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:Yukina Hiiro
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Director:Yukina Hiiro
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/10(489 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
7.7/10(484 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
7.7/10(463 votes)
#11 - 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
7.7/10(375 votes)
#12 - To Enemy Ground
S1:E304/30/2001
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
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Director:Nanako Shimazaki
Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura
7.7/10(364 votes)
#13 - The Continuing Journey
S1:E356/4/2001
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:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Akira Mano
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(358 votes)
#14 - The Champ and I
S1:E366/11/2001
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:Keiji Hayakawa
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Keiji Hayakawa
Writer:Unknown
7.7/10(326 votes)
#15 - Fists of the Champ
S1:E5410/23/2001
"The champions have special powers! "That is what was said to Takamura Ippo before his defense of the title match. But after weight problems and a passage in a sauna that has significantly weakened, Takamura finds himself in trouble with his challenger Tamaki but still holds out and the gong sounds the end of the 1st round. The 2nd round barely begun, but Takamura load Tamaki is pushing his fitness is at its lowest, it is out of breath and roll with the punches of his opponent.
Director:Atsushi Takahashi
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Atsushi Takahashi
Writer:Unknown
7.8/10(396 votes)
#16 - 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
7.8/10(356 votes)
#17 - A Thing to Strive For
S1:E376/18/2001
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:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Kenji Sugihara
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Director:Kentaro Nakamura
Writer:Kenji Sugihara
7.8/10(349 votes)
#18 - The Speed Star
S1:E437/31/2001
Ippo gets ready for his match against Saeki the Speed Star.
Director:Hiromitsu Morita
Writer:Daisuke Aranishi
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Director:Hiromitsu Morita
Writer:Daisuke Aranishi
7.8/10(322 votes)
#19 - The Summer of the Kamogawa Corps
S1:E651/15/2002
The group go to training camp in the mountains.
Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(660 votes)
#20 - 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
7.9/10(552 votes)
#21 - 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
7.9/10(394 votes)
#22 - Rocky of Naniwa
S1:E294/23/2001
Sendo goes to Japan to meet Ippo and make him go to All Japan and gets a chance to spar with Takamura.
Director:Shin'ichi Masaki
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Shin'ichi Masaki
Writer:Unknown
7.9/10(370 votes)
#23 - Barf-michi's Big Fight
S1:E417/17/2001
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
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Director:Masayuki Kojima
Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.9/10(338 votes)
#24 - The Fighting Spirit Within
S1:E478/28/2001
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:Unknown
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Director:Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer:Unknown
8.0/10(522 votes)
#25 - 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