Back Alley is Round 256 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Genji Kamogawa, Shinoda, Haruhiko Yagi, Takeshi Sendō
Summary
After barely surviving the round, Ippo is told by Kamogawa, that Sendō will set the pace by landing hits regardless of his punches hitting the target or the guard, so in order to stop him, he must hit first. Meanwhile on the champion's corner, Yanaoka recognises the challenger's corner are in panic, and that the round was won by Sendō. Sendō tells himself he must finish it in the same round he was defeated the first time. Ippo intends to go after Sendō and be the first to attack but finds himself frozen in the middle of his attack, and receives a punch he manages to block. He sees the opportunity for another, but stops again at the sight of Sendō's Smash, which he dodges. This continues as Sendō appears to throw a punch that stops Ippo, but throws a different one at the end. Sendō keeps hitting a guarded Ippo and is disappointed at the fact that he is only guarding. It is then revealed that the reason for which Ippo is backing up, is due to Sendō's feints that have Sakki behind them. Ippo is in so much fear that even when Sendō is no longer hitting, he still backs up, eventually cornering himself.
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