Lies or Truths? is Round 452 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Shimakawa, Katsutaka Imae, Masaru Aoki
Summary
Imae repeatedly hits Aoki's guard at a corner, confident that his punches are affecting him as Aoki looks like he is about to go down. Imae's coach believes that if Imae quickly knockouts Aoki, his self confidence will increase, and, with that and stability, Imae's career will be a long one. Yagi is in disbelief that Aoki has a plan like Shinoda said he did, asking Kamogawa if it is okay to continue the match. Kamogawa requests for Yagi's patience, as he notes that Shinoda has trained Aoki the longest, so he knows best. After dodging an attack, Aoki escapes the corner. Imae, exhausted, decides to wait, as there is only twenty seconds until the fourth round ends, and knows that Aoki will be saved by the gong if he rushes in. However, when Aoki stumbles, Imae felt as if he is one punch away from going down and rushes in to attack his guard again. Ippo, Kimura, and Itagaki realise how weird the match is going, as Ippo claims that Imae should know that he hasn't been connecting direct punches, and Kimura and Itagaki point out how Imae looks tired and not on the winning side. The fourth round ends with Aoki being saved by gong after having his guard attacked. Imae becomes shocked as Aoki easily walks to his corner without looking like he is about to lose, while Imae himself is exhausted. Imae walks to his corner, realising he has been fooled throughout the match by Aoki faking his damage to make him attack until he gets tired. At his corner, Aoki reveals to his seconds that since he couldn't use his Frog Punch, he thought of having Imae take control when he noticed him getting over confident. Kamogawa thinks the dangerous strategy led to a great payoff despite the loss in points. At Imae's corner, Imae's coach is shocked upon learning of Aoki's strategy and Imae is frustrated about the dirty strategy, as it will lead into a match of exchanges. Kimura and Itagaki are surprised about the strategy, and Ippo believes that Aoki is the only one brave enough to pull that sort of strategy. Takamura admits Aoki has some skill, telling Tomiko to watch closely, as he may have more tricks up his sleeve. Round five begins, while Imae plans to exchange punches, he freezes as Aoki runs circles around him with footwork.
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