The Weak Champion, or The Powerless Champion in the official K Manga English translation is Round 44 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Characters Introduced: Yasuda
- Locations Introduced: Ōtaki Boxing Gym
- Real Life People Mentioned: Maxie Rosenbloom
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Kenta Kobashi
Summary
Preoccupied with about the incident with Kobashi, Ippo tells his gym mates, Takamura, claiming to know Kobashi's secret, gets in the ring with Ippo. At first, Takamura manages to somehow paralyse Ippo without touching him, but it is revealed he is only blowing into his ear. Kamogawa, who ends the spar, tells Ippo to focus on himself and not his opponent and they begin to practice. Meanwhile at the Ōtaki gym, Kobashi is sparring when his opponent tells him to improve his punch. As he demonstrated the punch, Kobashi points out that it is easy to dodge, this angers his partner who mocks Kobashi's weakness. Yasuda calls him over for training, and encourages him, by letting him know that knockouts are not the only thing in boxing. After training, Kobashi and his coach go to a restaurant where they discuss the possibilities of Kobashi (who is nervous about the match) defeating Ippo.
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