While Hajime No ippo is on Break we can look at a few quick things in the series.

This series has been trying to press the idea into our heads for so many chapters now. The World Class opponents are monsters and to compare them to the average national level opponents could be seen as an insult.

Mashiba is now in the Realm of monsters.

We all should remember how One sided Mashiba made Iga look in his Title Defense. Iga was the National Japanese Champion who had all eyes on him as he made his way through the Ranks. In this Fight Mashiba Proved that he is a legit World class fighter by completely obliterating the Japanese champ in only 3 rounds.

Mashiba was faced with every previous weakness he displayed in his past Bouts and he faced them head on and displayed his Major improvements and destroyed Iga in the Process. National level opponents are now beneath him and he’s moving on to the world.

Much like in the Real life, the Gap between being World Class and being a good Fighter is massive. A good example of this Is when WBC Champ Jermell Charlo Knocked out the Young fast rising Rookie Erickson Lubin in one Round (Charlo vs Lubin KO) And here’s another example but it’s a bit more comical because the Guy was very cocky and Condescending. (Lemieux vs Sullivan)

Makunouchi Ippo has to get rid of all of his weaknesses in his Boxing before he makes another attempt at the World Stage. The Men he faces at the world stage would make light work of him if he were to face them with such obvious weaknesses.

Men like Takumura are a rare breed, and For ippo to reach his status it would take complete mental fortitude and Tunnel Vision on his goals. we all know that this has been Ippo’s biggest problem since day one and it’s a big reason on why he’s currently retired.

It’s very easy to overlook the Importance of the Jab in boxing, but when we revisit Ippo’s spar with the World Champ, It took only a jab to completely shut him down in a single round. The Champ had tried this same tactic with Sendo but Sendo is an evolved fighter at the doorsteps of the realm of Monsters.

Ippo is on the right track when it comes to perfecting his Boxing style, at the world boxing level a Jab is crucial to ones success. Any chink in his armor could once again lead to his ruin, Men like Sendo and Mashiba are evolving non stop but Ippo had been too focused on the Dempsey roll to actually improve his basic Boxing ability.

Thanks for the Quick Read. This was just a quick discussion to give us something to stave off our anticipation for the next chapters release.

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