Hajime no Ippo Vol. 1 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

Ippo Makunouchi is a timid high schooler who helps run his mother's fishing-boat business and endures relentless bullying. One day he is rescued by Takamura, a rising boxer aiming for the Oriental Pacific title. When Ippo throws a punch at the gym's sandbag, everyone senses the raw power buried in his fists. Haunted by a single question, "What does it mean to be strong?", he decides to chase a professional boxing dream and face the brutal entrance test of the famed Kamogawa Gym. This is where one of manga's greatest boxing sagas takes its first step.