Insane Connection is Round 782 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Manabu Itagaki, Mamoru Takamura, Masaru Aoki, Manabu Itagaki, Genji Kamogawa, Haruhiko Yagi, Kyōsuke Fukui, Tsukahara, Ippo Makunouchi, Malcolm Gedo
Summary
After dodging a right uppercut, Ippo delivers a liver blow. The punch does not stop Gedo's movements as it only grazed him, leading Ippo to charge forward with his neck tight against Gedo's lefts again. Takamura thinks that there is no way the Extending Punches are completely ineffective just because the fist isn't clenched all the way, and Ippo is being told to go forward and take all of the hits. He thinks that having the courage to accept those orders as if they were his only hope, to have that kind of faith which can push him forward even in a situation like this is all because of Ippo's and Kamogawa's insane connection. When Ippo gets to Gedo's chest again, he perfectly dodges the right uppercut, however, Gedo quickly blocks his chin and his body. Ippo begins throwing a punch, but doesn't know where to hit.