Ippo just found out that his fated boxing match with Miyata will have to wait. He discovered that the Dempsey Roll, his signature technique, has a glaring weakness: It's very weak to counters.

Outside of one sparring match, Ippo only has one real fight throughout ... got doused in oil when they're put under the light of the boxing ring, but artistically, everything looks solid.

This series also shows how Ippo first gets into boxing, training under Mamoru Takamura before impressing the boxing gym’s members in a match against prodigy Ichirou Miyata. This leads to Ippo ...

Desperate to learn about the world of boxing, Ippo follows Takumura to his gym ... from injuries to the techniques and training that go into every match. Viewers will learn all about the various ...