Yo i like ippo as much as the next guy but hes not a man in the slightest. Hes a great fighter and all but hes an absolute coward out of the ring. I understand the whole hes kind stick but there's a difference between being kind and being a coward who simps for his rival.
That dude Ca_Calico is completely right hajime no ippo has a pacing problem and a character problem. It just feels like the entire manga is rampant with filler after ippo becomes champ i mean about half of the title defenses were alright but it just feels like they messed up completely having...