Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit is the North American sequel to Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory. Its original Japanese title is Hajime no Ippo: All-Stars (?????? ALL?STARS, Hajime no Ippo: All-Stars? lit. "The First Step: All-Stars"). In Japan, it is actually the third game in the series to be released on the PlayStation 2. Because of this, it is sometimes confused with the actual second Japanese game, Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road (??????2 VICTORIOUS ROAD, Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road?). Like its predecessor, it is based on the anime and manga series Fighting Spirit. [source:wikipedia]