While this is a manga thats undoutbably mediocre at everything it does, i cant help but feel satisfied with it. The characterization outside of the main character and 1.5 other characters is terrible, there are only 5 notable fighters in this series that centers around boxing, the fights themselves are nothing special, there are many boring plotlines, and the art is 'fine'. But there is just such a soul to this manga. Its not a boxing manga in the traditional sense but moreso a story about a man who happens to box, just as a means to an end, and theres something heartwarming in that. Its short, some would say rushed (the main villain isnt revealed until 60 chapters into thsi 106 chapter long manga...) but its a swift, enjoyable read at the very least. Looking back on it the events feel all but incconsequential, but i cant argue against the fun i had reading it, helped by the perfectly wholesome ending at the end that wraps everything up in a neat bow. I wish the story had more meat on it, but as a lean character-driven story about boxing, it more then suffices.