He’s the only one in a stable relationship, and uses ingenuity to win matches- playing dead, feints, weird movements and the ‘look. 1. ago. Miyata, and not just in-universe. Ippo vs Hammer Nao. Hajime no Ippo OST - Naked Fang3. Or rather about every fight Makunouchi had in his long career of boxing, from his debut match to his. View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit The return of the red wolfThe only times we see him trying to get laid is after a fight with Yamaguchi and she normally rejects him or throws him out of her office. ago. Joe Yabuki. Take, Ippo vs. r. Welcome to r/Hajimenoippo, the community for Ippo fans to submit discuss the series, talk about the…Right after the Itagaki vs Karasawa match (manga chapter 912). It has Sanada,. Reply anongogogo. The rematch didn't happen till Round 250. . What fights can’t you wait to be animated? Mine are Mashiba vs Sawamura, Volg vs Elliot, Takamura vs Bison, Miyata vs Randy… I usually only sort the top 3. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Was a real shame they removed so much of the pre-fight stuff from the anime. That match had a lot of solid build up. The thing is Karasawa was a "textbook" boxer for Ippo. png. Shimabukuro. One of Mori's greatest challenges as a writer was resolving all those character arcs while also continuing to have Ippo continuously progress. Takamura is a 4 time world champion including unification. Business, Economics, and Finance. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589Ippo cleaned Karasawa when he sealed away the Dempsey and relied on his anti-out-boxer movements. the new demsey wouldnt do shit to takamura considering takamura is way faster, have more stamina and has better sense of concentration in the ring and would find a way to counter it, I believe ippo will somehow talk with him at the riverside and takamura will understand ippo's desire of continue and he will finally be able to cross that psychological lineRepresentation of Nationalities in Ippo. Ippo vs Karasawa or Mashiba vs Kimura. People keep saying it was Ippo at his best but thats because Karasawa was a shit fighter with a shit strategy. ago. Movies - Kimura vs Mashiba Ova. Just take's the cake for me. Gonzales had a lot of things that Karasawa didn't. I actually like the punch from earlier in the same fight when he nailed Karasawa with a compact body blow and he damn near fainted Reply [deleted] • • Edited. I don’t even get how people hate on ippo in general. Everyone else he fought in the. . Takamura still got another 6 years (story-wise) before he got to worry about that age restriction. Joe thing. The worst was when he actually got a stiffy and she wasn't impressed because Ippo always goes in. CryptoTimeskip is to Ippo and Kumi's kid as a teenager. Manabu Itagaki (板垣 学, Itagaki Manabu) is a tritagonist in Hajime no Ippo, since the New Challenger Saga. ago I'll keep saying it. Jose Mendoza: Was only in two fights in Ashita No Joe. It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time. Ippo catching 10 leaves with his left. Kazuki Sanada (真田 一機, Sanada Kazuki) is a former junior featherweight and featherweight professional boxer. prime ippo (best version of ippo in the manga) vs s2 date. I know for a while a lot of people believed Morikawa to have a lot of anti-American bias when it came to the characters of Bryan Hawk and Sergeant Anderson, who were very vile and racist (and, unlike in. Re-reading Ippo's spar with Mashiba before the Malcom Gedo fight, and ran into this dialog from Mashiba which ties in perfectly with the one from this past chapter. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589 upvotes. Miyata would defend the title three times (Saeki, Shigueta and a cannon fodder), then relinquished to go for the OPBF, allowing Volg vs Sendo, then Ippo vs Sendo. Found it, at least, found one place where it happens. Skill wise I think Ippo is beyond any of them. Kumi gets jealous of Ippo with Nanako (terrible character, IMO) and Iimura Mari, but they never even kiss in all that time span. After that, they could've fight again in the OPBF. Starts with the baseball game,. He is a trainer, retired featherweight professional boxer from the Kamogawa Boxing Gym, and a former reigning featherweight JBC champion. A heavy hitter for a Featherweight and an alright infighter, but he wasn't an Ippo or Sendo-level heavy hitter. Wins world title and the series ends with him VS miyata. Ippo Vs Sawamura(Sawamura's presence was terrifying) Miyata Vs Randy Boy Jr. kenahyro •. 01:28 - 01ª Derrota - Miyata02:36 - 02ª Derrota - Ko. Before that I have lots of fun with Ippo X Jimmy Sisfa, Gedo, his spar against Mashiba and Miyatas spar against Sendo and the fight Vs Randy Boy (as bullshit as it was). See moreFull fight: Ippo Makunouchi vs Takuzou Karasawa (HNI manga) Songs: 1. Ippo vs Sendo II - In Round 195, Sendo wanted to challenge Ippo, but Ippo lost. Challenger Takuzō Karasawa (JBC Rank 7) 2. Most hyped up match in Megalobox was Joe vs Yuri. Essentially, you can see that neither JBC NOT top 10 Ippo gets jabbed to death and knocked unconscious by Ricardo. We don't even know how this storyline is gonna play out and for all we know, Taihei could do the opposite. Ippo lost because he can't think for himself, is careless and lacks technique and why that is amazing for the future of the manga. I want to say the preparation for the fight should be included if you want to get all the "Feels". Only way i can see ippo win is with the perfected dempsey roll, ippo using 100% of his full power each time, and getting a shit ton better at the boxing basics such as his jab and defense. The "drags forever" is, unfortunately, valid for a lot of Ippo's fights, since they show his fights the most and with the greatest extent in the manga. If we are assuming 26 episodes for another season of HnI, how exactly should that run? The last season ended with Takamura's victory or Eagle, and… Seconded - Ippo has always used it as a big finisher but with his fight with Karasawa (yes, this is the bare minimum for monster Ippo), when he put a seal on the Dempsey roll to focus on the basics, he used the bobbing and weaving to psyche out Karasawa; Ippo already has powerful punches, but to make them anticipate a big combo and then do another differently is even more frightening. And if you compare Ippo vs Miyata fightning without desire, you can see that Ippo did far beter than him. 1 / 2. He acted villainous towards Ippo, insulting him, his coach, and the boxers he fought in order to make Ippo serious, since Kojima wanted to fight the person he looked. I liked Woli at first just because of how unique his "boxing" is but the fight was mostly one sided and seemed to drag on forever. sst0123 • 5 yr. Imai right now should be better than Ippo when he was national champ. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589 upvotes. Karasawa was just running away throwing lefts and had no power at all. Morikawa should bring back the old miyata. Reddit . Ippo never manages to catch him until the body blows affect him and when they start to slow him down, Woli was simply fucked. . subscribers . [deleted] • 5 yr. 1. Or check it out in the app stores Home; PopularVs. Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436. If this ippo fought Gonzales or Guevarra (especially Guevarra) For Guevarra the Dempsey counter-counter would have been more than enough even in their actual match. Kimura Itagaki vs. If you're saying he's fighting at his natural weight class and doesnt have those stamina problems I dont see many people messing. 2 VS Ponchai. Karasawa vs Ippo - Manga - 13. Ippo (possibly the Japanese title) happens, epic fight. Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki's Class A Tournament begins. Ippo gave trouble in 2nd world rank Miyata is struggling against a nobody right now in 1231. spar ippo is dazed, spirals in place of closed circles. This is a giant red flag for a. You have gotten big wanpo. My take is Ippo vs. If Ippo were to lose, he might have ended up retiring since he accomplished his goal. Some can infight and outbox (like Gedo/Woli/Volg), or fight. Kojima was. Kobashi vs Hayami [Disputa pelo. subscribers . It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 1989 and collected in over 137 tankōbon to date. Itagaki vs Karasawa, vs Saeki - Itagaki met Karasawa and Saeki in Round 794, but Itagaki didn't fight them till Round 901 (Karasawa) and Round 954 (Saeki). Dislike: ippo vs kobashi Reason: it was kobashi's over confidence which led him to win, and not the determination. Ippo (possibly the Japanese title) happens, epic fight. So he had the smart idea of talking trash about all of ippos pass opponenets. But his fight against Karasawa was PEAK IPPO. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. ago. If you mean "good" in a realistic way, check Ippo vs Karasawa. Ippo VS sawamura is the best. idk homie the Wali stuff had me pretty bored. Aoki's opponent is Itō Jackal, and Kimura's opponent is Takeshi Ryūzaki. -This is an alternate universe where Makunouchi Ippo is not the main character of Hajime no Ippo. Ippo vs. r/hajimenoippo. r/hajimenoippo. He took punches and beatings from Ippo and Takamura and still didn't quit. Mashiba sparring Itagaki. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Top Posts Reddit . 27. Lord_Empanada. ) Vorg V Mike Elliot 2. r/hajimenoippo • Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589. And that particular scene wasn't addressed, but Itagaki wanted to beat Saeki faster than Ippo. 2nd round, here we go. Chapter 764. s2 date was on a complete different level than in s1. Most underrated: Ippo vs Woli and vs Saeki, because Ippo won in both using all of his experience, patience and tecnique, it wasn't just for good luck. Lately, Orca Toys will be releasing a Ippo figure too (but 2 version) that you might be able to pre-order on some hobby sites. Oak from Pokemon, Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop. Instead, we get 10 years in story of Ippo and Kumi always kind of having a relationship. Eventhough its not in anime yet, i have watched that fight more than anything in the series. There's a lot of good fight. İppo, you can become world champion and even conquer all of weight class. Por Si Gusta Seguirme en Facebook10. Naomichi Yamada is last seen in manga chapter 576 right before Ippo vs Karasawa match when Takamura is roaming around Japan. SPOILER. really? but there are 2 problems, first of all I already did some MMVs of the new Takamura fight, second I want to make chapter 1209 where Ippo retires, but if you are willing to wait I might make the Takamura fight all colored, but I would prefer if you watch the MMVs of it first before you read it, if for you is okay of course, the only real problem is that I don't know if. Most underrated: Ippo vs Woli and vs Saeki, because Ippo won in both using all of his experience, patience and tecnique, it wasn't just for good luck. Iga (its a defeat for our frog boy, but its a important point in his arc). This is why I think Ippo will mix up his head movement with blocks and parries to remain more unpredictable and to conserve energy. The banana man vs the fisher man. I always thought Sendo had more offensive power while Ippo had incredible defensive power with his Tyson Block. Going into the Karasawa fight, Ippo made it a point of how dependent he got of the Dempsey Roll. Genius vs genius. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589. Ippo vs Geromichi and Ippo vs Karasawa come to. Saeki meeting Ippo at a pro test. The rematch didn't happen till Round 250. 97K subscribers. Spamming: -50 points. His. Ippo: +dedication -talent, mentality can vary but he just doesn't have any self-esteem. . However at this point in the story we're focusing on the careers of so many different characters. Better defense, faster close to distance, tighter punches. Some other examples are the duality between ippo vs karasawa and itagaki vs imai 1 along with ippo vs woli and takamura vs hawk. Ippo then agreed to add another half a million yen if Gedo won by KO. i would set my money on ippo if they would match up. -. Business, Economics, and Finance. Karasawa was absolute dog-shit and got rofl-stomped. 20 years I've been reading Ippo and this last chapter got me as hyped now at 40 as it did when I was 20. Idk why people shit on Kamogawa for the 'bad pick'. Categories. Takamura still got another 6 years (story-wise) before he got to worry about that age restriction. . Which brings me to one of my favorite fights, ippo vs karasawa. It's very ROCKYxAPOLLO as well. Saeki wasnt a dead man walking by any means. Miyata Ichiro Wallpaper/Edit [OC] Nope, a lot like him. If Ippo were to lose, he might have ended up retiring since he accomplished his goal. The series started out entirely focused on Ippo and his development. My suggestion would be to not skip either. Steve Fox wins because he fights a few weight classes above Ippo and is shown to be able to compete with demons, super soldier bears, and Paul Phoenix's hair. Let's be real, Ippo is such a Miyata fanboy he could've waited some months for their schedule to line up again. Aside from the Iron Fist thing, which doesn't make sense because Ippo was only tapping him, it's the repetition. Karasawa Takuzō - Japanese Featherweight Title Match Arc Unknown; November 13, 2019 ISBN 978-4-06-517746-4: Best Bout of Hajime no Ippo!. hodkoples • 4 yr. more. Top Posts Reddit . Just the thought of fighting a psychopathic boxer, just to inflicted as much pain as possible to his opponent. ago. *For some reason, my original post got flagged as Spam. It was an R2 KO. Compared to techniques like the dempsy roll, the Smash is probably the most realistic special move in the anime. r/hajimenoippo A chip A close buttonMappa Studios discussion. Itagaki chasing after Ippo. ) In a tactical way , ippo vs karasawa was the best , best application of basics , best show of boxing skill in ippo matches , sendo vs ippo was pure slugfest. . Sanada's technique. 6. I'll see if I can hunt it down. Got it. 2 (JBC) National Title Defences I 2. ago. Meanwhile Miyata has been defending his title. Either a highly strategical fight ending in a heated last round, or a full-on war with both Ippo and Ricardo going toe-to-toe for the whole 12 rounds and being both spent at the end. So you can see what both fighters are doing. I was just wondering what people thought of how nationalities were represented in the manga and anime. I've always loved Kamogawa's quote about winning and effort: "Not everyone who puts in effort wins, but everyone who wins did put in the effort" or something along those lines. The fight with Take was meh and the OPBF fights were not his best as he became demotivated after his lover broke their promise. It really showed what Kamogawa wants Ippo inherit and really set in stone his connection with Ippo in comparison to Takamura. I could possibly see the next season focus pretty heavily on just Itagaki's tournament, with a couple of Ippo matches vs Karasawa and Take in between. Sort by: Open comment sort options. Ippo is not a brawler and is not made stronger by anger. The level of skill Ippo displayed in this fight was incredible and is ideally how he should be fighting on the world stage. ever since mad house added Mappa studios working together for hajime no ippo the animation and fights have been so bad it was so much better with madhouse alone why did they decide to add Mappa literally loved the anime for it's old style animation and their fight scenes and plot characters etc but when I just started. It should probably be mention that the movies/Ovas, I think in the manga Kimura vs Mashiba happens before Ippo's title. 6 Misc. Ippo vs Gedo Ch. Seeing Ippo finally get angry is nut worthy. Some are actually sick and tired of Sendo and some actually wants Alf to win as it opens a possibility of Ippo vs Alf 2. 3- the one that everyone hates, woli vs ippo, do i really need to explain ? Smh Ippo (finally) decides to come back to the ring. Takeshi Sendō (JBC Title Match) Unknown: April 2, 2010 ISBN Hajime no Ippo: Best Bout Complete Collection 3Joe has also better defense than Sendo. Matches. See, I could understand that as a Cerebus Retcon of Ippo forgetting because of brain dablage, but EVERYONE ELSE also forgot. Kamogawa's death. It grew from there. He didn't pass Date's baton. 5 All Japan Rookie King Tournament: Rocky of Naniwa Arc 1. We can assume people at this level have fight purses of around $10-15k. Business, Economics, and Finance. Guevara is the perfect fodder in his eyes. I can only draw a parallel between Gaki and Wali so Ippo will probably try to force his exhaustion, probably something similar to Karasawa. Reply More posts you may like. Itagaki Vs Imai, Ippo Vs Take, and Mashiba vs Sawakamura (buildup and fights) could easily take up the remaining 20 episodes, with each arc being maybe 6-7 eps Takuzō Karasawa (唐沢 拓三, Karasawa Takuzō) is a retired featherweight professional boxer who was affiliated with the Kinoshita gym . . Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities . GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Takamaura vs Eagle. TidusNewRadical. Still got popular somehow. Yeah pretty much. He still fairly high ranked before the tournament. Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436 upvotes. It'd probably be around the time when Itagaki was beginning his personal challenge to Ippo, so my guess would be around his Class A Tournament. Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436 upvotes. Just the thought of fighting a psychopathic boxer, just to inflicted as much pain as possible to his opponent. Ippo vs woli. There is a lot to enjoy in retirement arc. trueSo now that Ippo can step in with both feet, this is how Ricardo's fight will go Ippo will step in as usual. Something that Hajime no Ippo gets consistent tough are the boxing fights where Hajime no Ippo is almost a two-parter with one the slice of life and build up to a match and on the other hand boxing matches, where gonna talk about the latter. It makes sense. but I don‘t see s1 date winning against s1 ippo with dempsey roll. Songs of Hajime no Ippo. He'll be able to more methodically and intelligently corner Saeki than Ippo could at the time, maybe something a bit like Ippo vs Karasawa (which I think OP hasn't read, but it's Ippo's next fight after Sawamura): use a stiff guard, lots of jabs and compact punches plus zig zag movement to pressure and force the opponent's circling footwork to. Well Ippo did say that he was "tired" from the flight (won't be the first time he lies/ tells an excuse though) + he got nailed a couple of times by (world champ) Volg so I don't think it's impossible that he was just napping. Mori is probably playing mahjong this week. Post elaborado por Matheus Arshavin. That said it would make sense for him to get out there now that he should advance into the higher weight classes. CryptoAfter about three weeks the sales for every volume tend to fixate around 100k. Ippo Vs Karasawa is also really short, and could also be done in maybe 3 episodes. In middle school, he used to be a soccer player, and when. Breakzelawrencium • Ippo's current Stand stats (kinda tricky on some parts) discuss how I'm right and wrong and who should be next on the comprehensive chart. Lol so true, ippo vs karasawa comes in mind immediately, like: "yeah screw you and your core-strengthening. Past 10 years or so, Hajime no Ippo been losing it's popularity, where not that many people are buy the volumes for it. The banana man vs the fisher man. He was meant to be the hype champion Joe had no chance against. and the MF be elbowing like on hesitation. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589. Mamoru Takamura (鷹村 守, Takamura Mamoru) is the deuteragonist in Hajime no Ippo. It's one of the few fights Ippo gets against a fighter that is effectively just a textbook boxer. No idea where you got this idea from People keep saying it was Ippo at his best but thats because Karasawa was a shit fighter with a shit strategy. 4 Early Days Arc 1. The first season of Hajime no Ippo has the best OST I've ever heard in an anime. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Chris Takamura, Jimmy Aoki, Chandler Kimura, and Karl Ippo looks so cursed. Alfredo was able to shut it down thanks to his instincts, Guevarra would have died if Ippo had used. He wants to 'be strong' like his dad, and suddenly Ippo and his son are a redo of Miyata and his dad; father teaching son. Members Online. Ippo is not a brawler and is not made stronger by anger. Apart from that, Ippo is a tried and tested world level contender with incredible athleticism and unrelenting pressure. Jason Osma - Ippo (3-0) wins via TKO in 2nd Round (2:52) Strength. Ippo vs Karasawa: it's nice to see the usual dynamic flipped and have Ippo's opponent be the underdog. ago. It probably won't get cancelled in the near future, but at some point if it continues to sell less and less, it might be. Wally, Miyata vs. He gradually becomes like a robot zombie tanking hits listening to Kamagowa. Still, even if something like that came to happen (which I doubt very much) we'd be missing Ippo vs Karasawa, Ippo vs Wally (very important for the foreshadowing of Ippo's retirement) and the really cool Wally vs Ricardo. Something that Hajime no Ippo gets consistent tough are the boxing fights where Hajime no Ippo is almost a two-parter with one the slice of life and build up to a match and on the other hand boxing matches, where gonna talk about the latter. Ippo vs Sendo 2. Still, even if something like that came to happen (which I doubt very much) we'd be missing Ippo vs Karasawa, Ippo vs Wally (very important for the foreshadowing of Ippo's retirement) and the really cool Wally vs Ricardo. Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436 upvotes. Ippo's a veteran, it's painful to see him go into fights like it's only his third or fourth and rely so heavily on a crutch move. Takamura vs Eagle. The amount of cum that will pour out will be legendary and be the best dessert for the audience they will ever have in their entire existences. . Honestly, I think Miyata cancelling the match with Ippo worked toward Ippo's benefit. Even ones that may seem strange like Aoki’s frog punches. Takuzō Karasawa (唐沢 拓三, Karasawa Takuzō) is a retired featherweight professional boxer who was affiliated with the Kinoshita gym . Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589. plotarmor) 6. But the fact that when Ippo turned himself around and changed into someone Umezawa admired, I believe brought forth some kind of change in Umezawa. Pendulum - Watercolour (Official Video). Reply replyIf we are assuming 26 episodes for another season of HnI, how exactly should that run? The last season ended with Takamura's victory or Eagle, and…Seconded - Ippo has always used it as a big finisher but with his fight with Karasawa (yes, this is the bare minimum for monster Ippo), when he put a seal on the Dempsey roll to focus on the basics, he used the bobbing and weaving to psyche out Karasawa; Ippo already has powerful punches, but to make them anticipate a big combo and then do another. Takamura vs Morris West (boring match, but baddest of conclusions) Miyata vs Randy Boy Jr. I just want Ippo to stave off brain damage so he can be the best coach in the world by the end of series. But I have to go with (Ippo VS sawamura) in my opinion. Round 290 Anime Debut: Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road Personal Japanese Name: 真田 一機 Nickname (s): "Super Doctor S" Gender: Male Homeland: Tokyo, Japan Height: 167 cm (5'5") Occupation: Doctor Kinoshita Boxing Gym (Trainer) Professional Boxer (Retired). Sike honestly fell alseep reading it. People have been discussing whether Kamogawa will die for years now but on my latest re-read i've got a new theory. As for the world stage I have no idea how itll shake out. s2 date was on a complete different level than in s1. He originally started boxing to try and answer one simple question: "What does it mean to be strong?". And Ippo casually chipped in $3500 and he isn’t even a gambler. *For some reason, my original post got flagged as Spam. With Ippo possibly become punch drunk/retiring, that changes everything. When Tuesday rolls around and the HnI Scantrad team hasn't uploaded yet. the fight this channel was created for. Ippo vs Sawamura. But until Morikawa put another Match Poster with a month day in the story, we don't really know for sure. Ippo Makunouchi (幕之内一歩, Makunouchi Ippo) is the eponymous protagonist of Hajime no Ippo. reReddit: Top posts of November 27, 2022. Chapter 764. Lol so true, ippo vs karasawa comes in mind immediately, like: "yeah screw you and your core-strengthening training" *procede to smash the fuck out the guy without a single flashy move Reply windraver • Ippo Makunouchi (幕之内一歩, Makunouchi Ippo) is the eponymous protagonist of Hajime no Ippo. Mga lods pa support naman po ang ating Second Channel: thanks :)Prev Ep: after retiring for a time, while Ippo and Sendo were still active, he still became champion before them. He came up with thte Dempsey roll on his which means he isn't stupid. Both Itagaki VS Imai fights are really cool too, but I can see them being not that important for Ippo. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436. Takamura vs. VS Makunouchi Ippo. Karasawa's ring entrance. Asha_Brea • 2 yr. The dude's, like, 26 now. Date. Aoki vs Iga Ch. Nao had a nightmare of a time hitting Ippo. I know many of the character’s fighting styles in Hajime No Ippo are inspired by real boxers. The build up it self in sawamura's story. I plan on moving to the the second series and then the OVA’s…Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. 28. . I also don’t think I’d include Ippo vs Alf as well. In my opinion Ippo vs Alfredo was much much better than Sendo vs Alfredo, also by an artistic point of view. Hajime no Ippo OST - Sile. Was this simply due to the fact that there was never any food around in post-war Japan, making it far too easy to stay on their weight control "diet"? Just a random thought, always thought it was weird that these two were. Fun fact miyata wasn't meant to be ippo's rival morikawa only meant for him to be a sparring partner to ippo but fans loved him and morikawa decided to give him more importance. That's about the highlight of the fight before a. Itagaki wakes up and utterly destroys his next opponent in excitement. I feel like a Miyata vs Sendo fight would go similar to the RBJ fight where Miyata would have the initial advantage. Reply gomazoa93. Ricardo will be caught by surprise but will be able to deal with it. Bison have a higher range than what Takamura had at the time (And Takamura's range was better than the bear) and Eagle throws fast, heavy and consise counters. 2 million yen is approx $15,000. Kamogawa is smaller than ippo and fought a guy that's not only smaller than Takamura but also has arguably never. Itagaki lands an uppercut on Imai. 767 (Buildup was good but fight kinda dragged out) 9. It is also the reason Takamura starts so far below his natural weight when taking on the world. Early Prime Ippo Throwback - Vs Karasawa Ch 589Ippo vs Mashiba spars - Chapters 764 & 1436. 820 (Good fight but. He would win against Gedo easily. Ippo vs Sendo II 5. He retired due to preferring to continue his dream as a doctor instead of a boxer in the professional ring. Most hyped up match in Ippo was Brian Hawk vs Takamura (opinion). e: having a ippo vs miyata match in a pro ring, Ippo assuming the role of Date's baton pass, ippo's relationship with kumi not advancing despite the time passed, and even the fighting knowledge that Ippo gets that magically seems to be forgotten and unused). His most prominent matches were against Makunouchi Ippo for the JBC featherweight title in the Under Siege Arc and his match against Itagaki Manabu in the Class A. I just learned there was an official Ippo vs. Wally's trainer, Miguel. It’s pretty telling that Ippo had to combine techniques to win, it was technical skill that was able to beat Sendo’s all-instinct Bruiser fighting style. 11 votes, 26 comments.