>>718031279
ONE more similarity about Ippo
All of the fighters are based on real boxers. It's not as blatant as uma, but there are some where it's straight up namedropped in the show, and it teaches you a lot about all of the different styles and what have you. It works as a great introduction, even if it's not exactly "realistic" in how the fights play out.

When you watch real boxing you understand Ippo would have died of CTE a long time ago.
Two japanese boxers just recently died on the same card. Japanese hold the third largest amount of champs in the world right now. They fight like Mexicans on crack. They're really passionate about boxing over there and are willing to die in the ring, unlike any other kind of fighters.