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Impossible to Predict is Round 874 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

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A panicking Ippo throws a right hook at Wally, who went behind him and gets countered. Ippo throws a left hook that Wally dodges by jumping behind Ippo while Wally thinks his friends in the jungle are faster when he plays tag with them. Wally dashes towards Ippo and then jumps into the air. Ippo tries to hit him while he is in midair, however, Wally lands a punch on Ippo's face while jumping behind him. Wally runs while ducking low near Ippo, who tries to land a right uppercut, but Wally slides on the heels of his feet while swaying backwards and then throws a right while swaying, hitting Ippo's face. Wally then jumps while spinning, throwing a right midair hook that hits Ippo's face. Ippo tries to attack, but Wally jumps back, and the momentum of the swing makes Ippo fall on his back. The referee declares a slip on Ippo, who is confused about Wally. As the referee tells Ippo to get up, Wally sits down as he thinks it is time to take a break, making the referee tell him to get up too. Itagaki doesn't think that Wally's way of fighting can be called boxing, however, Takamura tells him, Aoki, and Kimura that Wally is fighting fair and square in the middle of the ring without committing fouls, wondering if they are really mad just because they have never seen a boxer jumping around. Takamura believes that Wally doesn't get surprised by what other people do, but by what other people can't do, and that Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki are surprised by Wally is so athletic that it borders on being unbelievable. In terms of speed, Kamogawa thinks Wally is not that different from Itagaki or Miyata, but his ability to move in three dimensions with that agility makes it hard to keep up physically and mentally as well as impossible to predict. Kamogawa also observes how Wally has a calm state of mind that allows him to relax and lets him come up with new and inspired ways to move even after seeing the power of Ippo's fists. As the match resumes, Ippo doesn't know what to do as Wally charges towards him. Kamogawa yells out for Ippo to not hesitate, as he won't have a chance if he doesn't take the initiative. Ippo then begins to charge towards Wally as well.

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