2009-06-26, 20:04 | Link #364 | |
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I think that Morikawa in all these years is "building" Ippo as a mix of fighters, the strength of Takamura, the wisdom of Kamogawa, the Status of Date. Figths like the one against Gedo make him to know the dirty fights... The key against this monkey, it's the same that we saw recently in Takamura's fight against Brian Hawk. Remember what said Hawk's second, how wonderful Takamura was at balancing the isntinct and the technique, he was amazed by that and i think that he's training this boy with that in mind. Ippo's goal are to beat Miyata and Ricardo Martinez (please isn't "richardo" it's "ricardo" ), so to do that, he will need all the tricks the world knows. Thus, Morikawa is making that Ippo, fight after fight, not only stronger but an ultimate boxer able to defeat Martinez in an epic and clean fight. But he can take all the time of the world (come on, Ippo can reach the 1000th chapter easily ). This arc will be about the "wild ippo", the "takamura" inside Ippo. Ippo will need Miyata's velocity to catch a monkey i guarented you.
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2009-06-28, 11:34 | Link #367 |
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It depends, in Morikawa's mind the fastest have weak punches, but what if in this case (notice the second of this guy) we can see a prodigy fast AND powerfull boxer?. What if this guy is a "takamura"?.
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2009-06-28, 16:54 | Link #369 |
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yup... cannon fodder indeed, but... Ippo takes lessons from every fight, even the fight against geromichi.
That's my point, every fight is a step in ippo's road to defeat both miyata and martinez, but to take that step, he needs to learn something new, technique, courage, valour, respect, speed... Which aspect will learn ippo in order to defeat this rival?.
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2009-06-28, 17:11 | Link #370 |
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^Since there is no real set-up for this match, I strongly doubt that it will actually be a truly difficult fight. I expect it will be yet another one of Ippo's "Monster of the Week" style matches - an opponent who has a brief intro and a strong ability, but once that ability is sealed, they crumble quite easily (despite how Morikawa likes to drag out some of these fights). Right now, the only thing going for this kid is the fame of his trainer, without that I doubt many of us would be as interested in the upcoming fight.
Personally, I am waiting for Ippo to challenge the Korean, Chinese or Indian (is India part of the OPBF) Champs, he can then go on to challenge some of the higher WBC ranking opponents in Europe and the Americas, before finally taking of Martinez or Miyate or both. |
2009-06-28, 18:17 | Link #371 |
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Ok, but this trainer ain't a "normal" trainer, in his first appearance he was strongly linked to Kamogawa and how he failed in Hawk's development as a boxer and how Kamogawa succeded with Takamura mixing both wild/raw power and technique.
That's why i think that this fight can be in that direction. I think that this trainer wants revenge from Hawk's fight against Takamura. Remember Sanada's trainer, who aimed for the same thing. PS: i read 858, and wow... Iimura-san took the lead there . But, as i thought, this fight will be not only about ippo but the seconds also. You saw the speed of the indonesia's champ and his personality... it's like a goku . Ippo will need some skill there.
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2009-06-29, 20:15 | Link #374 |
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Seeing Ippo doing the heart break shot on the cheating Gedo fight makes me think that's one of advancement Ippo had against Miyata and Martinez.
Also gotta wonder why Martinez has inner glow in the eye even if he's not beaten up, my reason for that is that he's prowess comes out whenever he's fighting a strong opponent.
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Or perhaps, the glow is a proof that Martinez is an Uchiha and uses the sharingan!
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2009-06-30, 03:33 | Link #376 |
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Now that mention it, I think Takamura should spend some time in America sparring with better opponents. He's severely handicapped without adequate sparring partners. It works because this is a manga but in real life he'd probably be in serious trouble every time he faces a world-class adversary.
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2009-07-07, 11:23 | Link #378 |
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Miyata has 2 things he got from Date. One defensive the head turn and the offensive crockscrew counter. Miyata as a counter puncher as Sendo said he's a "HEAD HUNTER" he'll punch more on the face rather in the body.
While Ippo is a body blower with his trademark liver blows, now has another arsenal to his disposal that can stop fighters momentarily. The Heart Break Shot.
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2009-07-07, 14:58 | Link #379 | |
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i totally forgot when ippo did the heart break shot. Was is sometime during the gedo fight. What chapter was it? |
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