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The Gap Between Their Camps is Round 1402 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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With Ricardo on the attack, he sends out a left jab that Wally counters, however, Ricardo blocks the counter one-handed. Ricardo thought that if his straight punches get sent out while Wally throws long arching punches, his own should be hitting first, but with Wally's fast hand speed, he deduces that Wally is the fastest boxer he has faced by far. Ricardo also notes how Wally's ability to move around as if he is hopping treetop to treetop with such high speed makes him wonder how he will catch him. Ricardo decides to use body blows to slow him down, but, when he goes for one, Wally knocks his fist down, and hits Ricardo's face with a right hook. The audience is in shock by how powerful Wally is as the fourth round comes to a close. As Ricardo walks to his corner, he thinks how Wally has already took prevention measures against body blows, as if someone has already used them against him before. Ricardo can't think of anything to approach him with, and decides to just use theories until one works. Bill calls the referee over to tell him to warn Wally's side about using the ropes too much. At Wally's corner, Ippo wonders why Wally and his seconds look happy all of a sudden, since he noticed that Ricardo was able to close the distance, hurting their goal to win by points. The referee warns Wally that if continues to use the ropes too much, he will deduct points. Dankichi argues that Wally is not using them unfairly, only to move around, and questions if it is because of the enemy side or a hometown advantage. The referee claims that it is a grey area that leans more to it being illegal. Miguel decides to not argue and believes it is time for Wally's feet to stay on the ground. At Ricardo's side, Bill stresses how Wally's side has exposed the weakness of the champion's seconds, as they have let Ricardo isolate as he believes that there is no one that can advise him. Ricardo tells Bill that maybe it is because he respects his decisions he makes, and that he has nothing but gratitude for his seconds. As the fifth round begins, Ricardo and Wally enter an exchange where neither one lands a blow on each other. Dankichi tells Ippo how Miguel and Wally set this scenario up by having Wally go full speed and get ahead in points to make Ricardo have no choice but to go into the offensive in time for Wally to do the same. As Ricardo notes to himself how against a genius, he will still choose the basics, he lands a fast left jab on Wally's face.

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