Hajime no Ippo Vol. 2 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

Now a member of the Kamogawa Gym, Ippo Makunouchi sets his sights on the pro test. Still stinging from the sparring beating he took against the prodigy Ichiro Miyata, he rebuilds himself from the ground up with unglamorous, brutal repetition: roadwork, shadowboxing, and endless drills. He tries to climb by effort rather than talent, exasperating and inspiring gym mates like Takamura, Aoki, and Kimura in equal measure. Then comes his professional debut, where on the lonely battlefield of the ring the timid boy will finally try to prove his answer with nothing but his fists.