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A Definitive Deficiency is Round 596 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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A week before his match against Imai, Itagaki has his last spar which is against Ippo. Ippo gets immediately caught off guard by Itagaki's improved speed and his hedgehog-like punches, however, Ippo could read his punches. The spar ends without a knockout, and Ippo claims that Itagaki is well prepared. Afterwards, Ippo goes to the rooftop, where Takamura suggests for him to tell Itagaki the truth that he would lose by knockout to Imai if he does not change his strategy. Itagaki, being told by Kamogawa to see what Ippo and Takamura are talking about overhears part of the conversation and questions Ippo. Takamura ends up telling him that he lacks unpredictability. While Imai is training at the Otowa gym, he is informed by his coach that Makoto Maezono has won the West Japan Rookie King Tournament, being warned that he is a southpaw. Imai reminds his coach that the East Japan Rookie King Tournament isn't done yet. While his coach insists he has nothing to worry about given the fact that Imai has defeated Itagaki three times in high school, Imai refuses to underestimate Itagaki. Back at the Kamogawa gym rooftop, Ippo tells Itagaki that he believed that he should enter an in-fight with Imai to throw off his rhythm as it troubles Ippo when it is done to him. Itagaki becomes concerned and confused as to what to do. At Kamogawa's office, Takamura discusses with Kamogawa how it would be boring if they have an easy match, due to wanting an answer of who would have been stronger between Ippo and Miyata if they fought in the East Japan Rookie King Tournament, which Kamogawa deems it the "Phantom Card".

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