Ippo's latest fight with that magician guy (ch780) is just stupid. It doesn't even resemble boxing anymore. The mangaka just need to cut it out with all the weird illusions, tricks and voodoo crap. He's trying too hard, and the result is not cool and mysterious, just irritating. Go back to the way boxing is suppose to be. I'd rather see another monotonous "slugfest" than one more match filled with these petty mind games and psychological deception. It's just too stupid.

By the way, this is one hell of a manga. Don't look down on it because of my earlier comment. I just wanted to rant on that one particular match. There are many many other impressive matches throughout this manga. Hence the 10/10 rating...

... Last updated on April 10th, 2009, 11:54pm

Gahahahaha....i just read till chapter 21 and i got 3 scene that makes me laught non-stop....ahahahah......

oh yeah althought i just read it ,this manga is one of the best manga i've ever read....hehe....

Very good but repetitive slow moving and annoying at times. Ippo is the least impressive main character you will ever encounter and I'd rather the author showcase a will of steel and blazing confidence than a weak minded doormat but thats just me.

... Last updated on April 3rd, 2009, 8:02pm

One of the best series I've ever read. I only gave it a 9 because there's too much focus on Miyata and Itagaki nowadays and I'm quite sick of reading about how wonderful they are when there are far more interesting characters out there. Either rename the series Hajime no Miyatagaki or give me a break!

i'ts best manga ever...enough said

it has everything you could ever want, action, comedy, drama, strong characters, funny charcters, romance, it's the best.....period, read it if you haven't

great art as well

This is a wonderful manga that I just happened to start reading by chance. I read most of it within 3 days and couldn't wait for more. After the scans slowed a bit I started watching the anime which oso just as capturing for me. the feelings this manga gets across to the reader and the relationships among the many characters you get caught up in is one i've read in few other places. just say today in chapter 824 that theyre continuing the ippo anime in jan 2009 =DD

The first 30 volume has been decent the least. Though i can now understand why comebacks mostly happen, in a way it does make sense since he fight stronger opponent each time. Of course the comedy stand out the most for me. Takamura is just hilarious, i can't help but laufg on their stupidity. Though are also a bit downside since the main character remain naive and weak mentally. He did not grow at all. Despite my complain this manga is worth to read all 80+ volumes that are currently out

... Last updated on January 20th, 2008, 9:29pm

No words for this! Suberb! This is the best Sports manga I've ever seen! Loads of characters and the plot is not only centered on 1 char. Amazing fights and comebacks. Loads of technical stuff and very high on realism.

The characters are very depth and its one of the funniest I've ever seen.
Has true moments of joy where I just can't stop laughing!

best manga ever, for me at least

... Last updated on June 19th, 2011, 10:02am

i have read many manga but this one is just specail, it is so good i went out and got a psp so i could read ever volume on my way to school and work . not only is the action super good , but the humor is probly some of the best if not the best out there , 10 of 10

This is the longest manga I've ever seen, and it hasn't gotten the least bit boring in all those volumes. =)This is a great read. When i first started this manga I thoguht the title was "The First Step" xDD