It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Takamura places a photo of Ippo’s classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to Takamura boxing gym to recover. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. Summary : Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents. Serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 1989 and collected in over 123 tankōbon to date. “The First Step”) is a Japanese boxing manga series, written and illustrated by George Morikawa.
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