Meeting in the Weighing Room, or Encounter in the Measuring Room in the official K MANGA English translation is Round 210 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Characters Introduced: Ponchai Chuwatana, Snake Thomas, Pone Morocotte
- Title Page Character(s): Genji Kamogawa, Ippo Makunouchi, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura
Summary
The members of the Kamogawa gym arrive to the weigh in and Ippo is surprised to see his opponent is not as scary as he imagined. Despite his looks, it is clear that he is a strong fighter who has build up his body for the fight. Knowing that one single powerful punch will not be enough to defeat an opponent who has as much stamina as Ponchai, Ippo decides to do some training. As Ippo slides in an attempt to attack and defend at the same time, he displays a move that leaves Umezawa speechless. Umezawa notes that it is the first time he has ever done it like that and wonders what kind of move he plans to use. The day of the match arrives and the first to fight is Aoki. Despite what is judged by appearance, he easily defeats his opponent via knockout in the first round, as he has his girlfriend in mind. While Ippo is in his dressing room, he hears the ruckus outside and comes out to see Kimura being overwhelmed by his opponent. However he gets up and tells himself he has nothing to lose (the contrary of Aoki) because the girl he likes, is with another man.
Trivia
- This chapter marks Ponchai Chuwatana's first appearance outside of pictures, having first debuted in a picture before.
- Ippo Makunouchi's Sunday punch; the Dempsey Roll, is first hinted in this chapter.
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