Once painfully shy, Ippo Makunouchi keeps climbing Japan's featherweight ranks in this classic boxing manga. In Volume 31, Ippo faces an opponent whose class and ring craft outstrip anything he has met before. He sharpens his signature barrages, the Dempsey Roll among them, only to run headlong into a wall of defense and experience that forces him to rethink what winning really means. Chasing the backs of Takamura and his Kamogawa gym family, Ippo confronts his own weakness and tightens his fists for the next punch.
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The centerpiece is surely the mid-round moment when Ippo unleashes the Dempsey Roll. His rival has clearly studied him, controlling early exchanges with range and counters that leave Ippo chasing shadows. Cornered, Ippo commits everything to a single blow, diving into striking distance even at the cost of taking damage. In true Morikawa fashion the bout cuts away just before the decision, closing on Coach Kamogawa's terse words and Ippo's unbroken stare. It is a volume that asks not who won, but whether he can still stand.
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| Author | 森川ジョージ |
|---|---|
| Publisher | 講談社 |
| Volume | Vol. 31 |
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