} The Grim Total is Round 885 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
Summary
Ippo catches himself as he was about to fall. Wally jumps towards Ippo, who is unable to move his legs or fists to throw a punch, so he begins guarding. Wally pushes Ippo to the corner with punches to his guard. Ippo is then beaten in the corner until the fifth match ends, with Yagi catching his fall with the chair, thanks to his chair skills. At Ippo's corner, Kamogawa checks to see if Ippo is okay, asking him to answer him. Ippo mutters that he tapped Wally five times. Itagaki thinks that it is time to admit it, as everyone was sure Ippo would win after he scored a down on Wally in the first round, but then after Wally started fighting back, it has been worse for Ippo. Aoki remembers Kamogawa telling everyone about how they need to remember that they are a boxer 24 hours a day, and claims that Ippo was like the embodiment of what he was saying, but now he is getting torn apart and only landing small and weak body blows, making it seem like all the hard work, effort, and diligence was for nothing. Takamura mentions that they might call it unfair, but they can't deny that no matter how hard he worked, he still wouldn't have kept up. Takamura adds that it is what people with pure talent is about, and there are only a few people like Wally, adding himself to the list of naturals. At Wally's corner, Miguel notices Wally's expression changing as if he is ready to end the match. As Wally leaves for round six, he claims that Miguel hit his leg with the stool, which Miguel confusedly apologises for. Ippo is instructed by Kamogawa to touch Wally six times in the sixth round. As the sixth round begins, Wally dashes towards Ippo. Kamogawa tells Shinoda and Yagi that he is bracing himself, because if Ippo falls even once, he will throw the towel. Kamogawa thinks that sometimes no matter how much effort someone puts out, it doesn't pay off against natural talent.
Trivia
- Shinoda is erroneously depicted without his moustache in the fourth page.
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