Performance Test is Round 957 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Title Page Character(s): Manabu Itagaki, Takuma Saeki, Mari Īmura, Minoru Fujii
Summary
As Itagaki and Saeki stops throwing punches, Fujii tells Mari how the two boxers have realised that the kind of punches they've been throwing won't get them anywhere, and both of them are better at dodging than landing hits, so they are looking to take the next step. Saeki wants the two of them to stop holding out on each other and put all the cards on the table to fight the kind of match that only they can put on. Itagaki is a little depressed since Saeki was the amateur elite called the "Speed Star" because no one could touch him, wondering what would happen if he was competing with him. As Itagaki sways his body side-to-side, Saeki sees that he is going to show off his top speed, wondering which way he will go. Itagaki plans to use the entire ring and shift up on gear at a time. As Itagaki begins circling around the ring, at top speed, Saeki starts to follow him. After Itagaki and Saeki kept staying close to each other when both were moving at top speed, they start throwing punches that miss each other while moving around the ring.
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