This is volume 1 of the Hajime no Ippo manga.
Author Summary[]
The earnest boy, Ippo Makunouchi appears!! What does it mean to be "strong"!? I want to be strong too!! Ippo Makunouchi is a bullied child and a clumsy senior high school student. The encounter with the boxer, Mamoru Takamura, awoke a hidden dynamite punch from within Ippo Makunouchi!! Ippo Makunouchi holds a dream of being a professional boxer and challenges the Kamogawa gym's entrance test!?
Cover Characters[]
Front Cover
Round Table[]
- Round 1: The First Step
- Round 2: The Turtle Strategy
- Round 3: Fighting Pose
- Round 4: Tears of Joy
- Round 5: 1965 Uppercut
- Round 6: Shadow Boxing
- Round 7: Technician