I'm not exactly sure how to word this. I love all fighting animes. But this one is probably the absolute worst story plot and fights I have ever seen. This first one or two fights are fun, until you realize something. Every single fight is exactly the same. There is no difference in any fight at all.every single episode is exactly the same. Ippo has an exponential growth as a boxer, and it shows how he puts in the effort. I don't understand how anyone could say he is relatable because he is not. If anything, I think the side characters are more relatable than the main character. Actually the mom is the most relatable person in the whole anime. Apart from the fact that the only good thing about the anime is his insatiable drive and habit, everything else is boring redundant and almost tiring. I have to fight the urge to skip through each episode. So maybe I'm biased but it's pretty boring.