ippo

Trust is Round 1427 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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Miyata tells Ippo that he trained and sparred with Sendō for five days. He adds that while Sendō's new weapon is formidable, there is not a scratch on his face. Ippo praises Miyata for avoid the punches of someone who is about to have a world title match, claiming that he could become a world champion if he keeps it up. Miyata tells Ippo that he wishes to refrain from challenging the WBA title, as wanting a world title and wanting to beat Ricardo are two different things. Miyata notes that Ricardo is essentially his improved form, as he is better than him in all aspects, so his chances of beating him is slim to none. Miyata asks Ippo if Sendō, whose punches couldn't reach him, stands any chance against Ricardo. Ippo believes the one with the best chance of beating Ricardo is Sendō. Ippo adds that he also believes Miyata and Ricardo have similar traits in their boxing styles, but the more they resemble each other the better the chance that Sendō could beat both of them. Ippo explains that the thing Miyata and Ricardo have in common is their heart. Ippo claims that dodging Sendō's punches must have took incredible effort and care, and that when Miyata is focused on defence, it is really hard to catch him. Miyata states that that is what makes it so simple, and that all he has to do is stay in low gear and cruise to an easy decision win. Ippo believes that it would not be like that, as Miyata has too much heart to be happy with a decision, so he will want to fight back and outfight him. Miyata asks Ippo if he really thinks an opponent who knows he can win by decision will purposely step in to an exchange of blows. Ippo believes he would, as his bravery as a boxer is something he trusts in. Miyata starts walking away, as he claims all he came for was to tell Ippo that he doesn't see Sendō winning. Ippo runs to Miyata to ask him if he is going back to Osaka to keep training with Sendō, to which Miyata answers that he is. Ippo is excited, as it means Sendō's chances will go up. Ippo starts telling Miyata more similarities between him and Ricardo. Miyata tells Ippo that he will fight him like a virtual Ricardo and asks if there is anything else on his mind. Ippo believes that Miyata and Sendō must be great friends since they are training together for a long time and must be talking about cats since they are cat people, irritating Miyata. Walking away, Miyata wonders if this is really the perspective of a boxer who is committed to staying outside of the ring, as Ippo showed a calm and precise analysis of everything. Watching from afar, Taihei and Kintarō guesses that Miyata is nice sometimes even if he seems real cold and Kumi hates him. Itagaki thinks on how Miyata's generation is peaking, but he is the only one stay stagnant. He wonders if Miyata keeps showing up like this in order to check something.

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