Synopsis
Ippo Makunouchi, a victim of bullying his entire school life, dreams of transforming himself but lacks the drive to act. One day, during another bullying incident, he’s saved by Mamoru Takamura, a boxer. Ippo faints and Takamura takes him to his boxing gym to recover. In the gym, Ippo feels inspired but lacks confidence to try anything. Takamura makes him hit a punching bag with a picture of Ippo’s classmate on it. It’s only then that Ippo feels something inside him stir. He asks Takamura to train him in boxing, but Takamura thinks Ippo isn’t good enough and gives him an impossible task to complete within a week. Determined to get stronger for himself and his hardworking mom, Ippo trains day and night to accomplish the task within the time limit. So, Ippo’s journey to rise to the top of the boxing world begins.
