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The Champion's Front Foot is Round 1456 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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Rosario closes in on Mashiba with a fast step-in. He ducks under Mashiba's Flicker Jab at close range while putting his right foot behind Mashiba's left foot and throwing a left straight at Mashiba's face. Mashiba blocks the punch with one hand, while the impact makes him get knocked back. The audience are surprised by how fast Rosario's step-in and punches are. Mashiba tries to keep a distance from Rosario, however, Rosario quickly gets close to Mashiba with a fast step-in, putting his right foot behind Mashiba's left foot and throwing a barrage of punches that Mashiba blocks. Kimura notes how Rosario's punches come from weird angles that make it hard to dodge. Miyata observes that Rosario overtakes Mashiba's outside foot the moment he steps in, and then throws a strong left, thinking that that is what is so irritating about fighting Southpaws. Takamura deems Rosario a cut above the rest and believes that the key to fighting a Southpaw is the position of their front foot and setting up one's right against their left. Ippo thinks that if Mashiba can't figure out what to do against Rosario's tactics and adapt, the match will just go downhill. Mr. Bin thinks that there are few boxers who can replicate techniques at the level Rosario has and is sure this is the first time Mashiba has seen this, dismissing the idea that Mashiba can adapt on the fly during the match.

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