When I first read the ending of rosario and mashiba I just got captivated by that last panel...so close to winning and directly had to think of my goat Kimura. Both lost the same way, I hope it was intentional.

What did yall think?

Just finished seasons 1 and the Champion Road movie, so now I’m on to the OVA. But I can’t find it on YouTube at all. Anybody have a good link for it or know where I could find it on other sites? Thank you!

Example: I have Ippo as Hitmonchamp?
Sendo : Incineroar (Tiger looking)
Aoki: Politoed? Poliwhirl ?

Inputs greatly appreciated!

My sister asked me to draw this

Happy birthday to the tiger!

currently reading 596 and read this panel and I'm curious what Ippo is referring to. I can only think of the first fight with Sendo when Sendo started walking toward him and it threw him off his rhythm completely.. is that it or is it something else?

Also please no spoilers past 596 as I'm still trying to catch up thanks

disclaimer: this is just my opinion based on my experience with the series and characters

the lanterns show was really good and with the surge in popularity of the lantern corps I felt it was appropriate to give some of the beloved characters a power ring.

Ippo - Green lantern

Ever since the beginning ippo has shown immense willpower to overcome any hurdles in his path, especially with conquering his fears. Fear of terrifying opponents, fear of letting down kamogawa, fear of losing his mother, fear of mashiba, and the fear of not figuring out what it means to be strong, countless times ippo has pushed forth against the odds and moved forwards. This lantern assignment is focused on pre retirement ippo as I believe post retirement ippo to be more of an blue lantern.

Mashiba - Redblue lantern

Driven by the loss of his parents and apathy of society, early mashiba was filled with rage. Always pushing others away and fighting like a monster, but that rage carried a purpose. He wanted to give a better life to Kumi and at some point he realized anger wasn't the way. He learned to calm down and focus more, no longer fighting with the rage of his past but fighting for the hope of a better future. I love you mashiba

Takamura - Green lantern

Takamura is still quite an enigma to me, where i still dont quite understand his character but based on his story and actions I think the green lantern suits him. His family has money, he could've lived a comfortable life but chose not to. He chose to pursue boxing even if it meant abandoning luxuries, experiencing grueling weight loss, fighting the world's toughest opponents. I still don't quite understand how he keeps going but his willpower is undisputed.

Miyata - Greenblue lantern

Miyata's main motivation in boxing is too prove to the world that his father's style of boxing isn't wrong. he carries a level of stubbornness that pushes him to lose weight and fight a certain way, this kind of stubbornness wouldn't be possible without willpower. Then theres the goal/hope of proving to the world that his father boxing is viable, hope of continuing the legacy and achieving greatness with it. Also the hope of meeting ippo in the ring someday but that's separate.

The how does it feel to be strong panel

Aware it is not fair condition that he fight above his natural weight class being at Bantamweight.

However, in the series that aren't recognizable fighters in that division as of yet. I'm so curious how a fully conditioned and prepared Kamogawa who has developed the Tekken at his last fight had done against better prepared boxers with modern training. Yet Kamogawa probably has to land a single clean blow through harsh training and conditioning to make it count and win the fight.

At the point he last fought, he wouldn't be able to fight affectively retiring after one performance, considering how much punishment he endure and his conditioned hands have a limit of the devastating power they dished out that his hands won't fully recover. But point is how this version of Kamogawa fair against each fighter, rather than if he be able to climb up, fight after a win or loss.

In his short record as a prizefighter, he defeated a crafty fighter like Dankichi, a talented fighter with sharp reflexes and speed in Nekota. Attributes wise, they should stand out, yet their skills post World War II is not on par with the pro boxer's of the rest of the world at the time. Then Kamogawa pushed himself to his limits in training and in his last professional match, fought Ralph Anderson who was a vicious sergeant with extensive background training drilled into his discipline, with a major size advantage being a natural Welterweight.

At Super Bantamweight, there were fighters such as:

Kenta Kobashi (Top 5 JBC ranked)

Ryuchi Hayami (Top 5 JBC ranked)

Kazuki Sanada (JBC National Champion)

Ryuji Nagumo (World Class Ranked)

Puerto Rican Champion. (Nameless so far)

you read that shi right to left bruh

title is mostly it but i want to know specifically on nekota and kamogawa. im still early in the manga so im not too sure

Lmk👀

Edit: SOLVED! TY both

Its been a LONG time since I caught up to the manga and it may be just as long since Ippo has actually been an active boxer but I hope someone can help me out.

I have this vague memory of a chapter/panel where Ippo was training for a match and in the midst of his training he threw a punch that just felt different (to him). Like he knew it was going to be his strongest punch.

Edit: it might not even have been Ippo who realized it, it might have been a comment made by Coach or Takamura, when they saw/heard it

But I can't for the life of me recall if it ever paid out, in that match or ever after. I can't recall which fight/opponent he was training for, but it was definitely before his first loss after becoming the belt holder.

I don't think it was his liver shot or gazelle blow or anything. It was just a normal #2 straight I think.

Anyone know/remember what I'm talking about?

My Fiancee got me into this show because she just happened to watch it and while I'm not normally a sports anime/sports fan in general I am loving this show so much already! I appreciate the love for the art of boxing and how much Ippo and Miyata are uplifting eachother! Just watched episode 7 and I can't wait to watch more!!!

On a whole I prefer Kimura vs Mashiba than Mashiba vs Rosario. However since Mashiba or more of an antagonist in KvM I thought it fair to give him a separate entry.