Caged Beast, or Beast in a Cage in the official K Manga English translation is Round 159 Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Techniques Introduced: Crouching Style
- Title Page Character(s): Minoru Fujii, Minoru's Assistant
Summary
The day of the match arrives, and as Fujii tells his partner, the level of attendance is just like that of a championship match. The audiences cheers are divided between both fighters, but the odds are in favour of Volg. At the TV Announcer's table, where JBC's middleweight champion Takamura and featherweight champion Date are guest commentators for the fight, they transmit an interview where both fighters state how much they want to win. Kamogawa, still angry at Ramuda's attitude, reminds Ippo of the plan but the latter is too concentrated on the fact that he feels like a prey for a caged animal in the ring. The round begins with Volg immediately charging to Ippo's location, where a battle of jabs begins and neither fighter is able to land a decisive blow. Volg is however able to land an uppercut causing Ippo to be more cautious and tighten his guard. Despite being more careful, Ippo receives another uppercut, which changed from angle when Ippo closed his eyes to receive the impact, and went through the guard. Ippo backs up against the ropes, but Volg follows him relentlessly and attacks again.