The Magician's True Strength is Round 774 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Techniques Introduced: Extending Punch
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Malcolm Gedo
Summary
At Ippo's corner, Kamogawa explains to Ippo about how Gedo was feinting at close range to escape into his blind spot, but he now understands it and with Ippo having fought boxers with faster hand speed than his, Ippo should be able to close in. At Gedo's corner, when Gedo admits that Ippo's punches are dangerous and wants to avoid direct hits, Gedo's coach asks him if he will be able to dodge his punches, to which Gedo answers that he is the magician. As Gedo gets ready for the second round, he tells his seconds that they would get 20% of the prize money. As the second round begins, just when Ippo begins to gauge Gedo's punching range and figures out his trick from the first round, he gets hit outside Gedo's punching range, shocking Ippo and Kamogawa, as Ippo thinks Gedo's arm just extended.