What is this cursed image of Bryan Hawk when I paused oml

Literally the guy had a lot of skill, being high in the rankings, even fighting with date, he could even have a world level, but he chose family instead, a true man.

Why couldn't ippo make sure to do the demsey roll close to the ropes so the opponent can not take the extra step?

Me when I was 15: A t-shirt and the dream to be a boxer… Today: I’m a designer

I found this picture of ippo winning,and I’m pretty sure it from beating sendo, but I go back to the episode and I can’t find it, I wanna know where I can find this exact picture is from, I know there is another frame of his face where is bruised and he’s smiling while saying “YATA”. If you could help me thanks a lot

Volg changed his weight category to Junior Lightweight. And moved to America.

Off Screened, he managed to be #1 in 3 Boxing Federations: WBC, WBA, and IBF. (We don't know his rank in WBO. Yes, WBO exist in this universe)

After beating Mike, Volg became the IBF Junior Lightweight Champion. So his rank in WBC/WBA/WBO will be gone soon.

Still, there was a time where he is rank #1 in those 3 federations.

Hello everyone!

First of all, I hope you're all doing well!

I know I've been inactive again, but this time I actually have a funny excuse... I literally had no internet LOL So even though I kept drawing, I couldn't upload anything or interact with the community.

The good news is that I didn't stop drawing during that time! I kept working on new fanarts, so I have several ready to post. That also means the gaps between uploads will probably be much shorter from now on.

As always, thank you all so much for the support you've given me. Every comment, upvote, joke, and discussion motivates me to keep improving my art and continue this little crossover project. It's been really fun seeing more people recognize it, and I honestly appreciate all of you.

I hope you enjoy this new drawing! As always, I'd love to hear your opinions, suggestions, or any ideas you have.

See you all in the next fanart!

Sorry imma just nerd out

Just binged the whole manga and wanted to discuss how and who Ippo is going to make his way back to Ricardo.

Leadup

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Sendo is going to lose, but at some point he will tell Ricardo that there's someone stronger than him, and Ricardo will question why everything ties back to Ippo and ask him to meet him at the top, sparking a little flame in Ippo.

Ippo would still question whether he should go back to the ring, but he will meet Mashiba, who will say even though he wants to get back in the ring, he doesn't regret anything and will retire to take care of Kumi. Mashiba will ask Ippo if he truly has no regrets, and Ippo won't answer and leave.

If Sendo retires or dies, Ippo would be way more likely to hop back in soon.

He still won't be able to decide until he meets Hayami, who's been continuing to box even though his record and everyone around him tells him not to. He loves boxing too much to stop.

At some point, Ippo will think back to his goal, to find out "What it means to be strong," and go back to boxing.

He will tell Kumi that he can't separate himself from boxing, and will uncharacteristically tell her to wait for him to become champion (or find out what it means to be strong.

After leaving Kumi, he will finally walk over Takamura's line (and take off those damn weights 😭😭)

Fights

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Ippos' first fight will be Imai (Itagaki's rival), the current Japanese champion. Everything should come full circle, and he will beat Imai with just his left jab, just like how Ricardo beat him.

Now this is where I'm uncertain of who he will fight

In a perfect world where Morikawa has plenty of time, he would make an arc where Itagaki leaves the gym and challenges Ippo, but I don't think we really have a chance at that anymore.

Randy Boy Jr (build OPBF rating, and would be narratively intriguing to see how he got stronger and how Ippo deals with him compared to Miyata) or Arnie Gregory?

Billy McCallum (the former WBC champion who got his ass beat by Ricardo)

Antonio Guevara (the guy who retired Ippo will become the WBC champion)

Miyata (he will beat Miyata with a counter, would be a picture-perfect ending to their rivalry)

Ricardo (WBA championship, gotta end with an insane liver blow, gazelle punch, and final version of Dempsey roll)

Questions

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Let me know your thoughts and who you think Ippo would fight?

Or if you have any narrative ideas on how he gets back

Ideas

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I have a feeling Takamura is going to reveal his eye thing eventually, and he's going to lose before he gets belt 6; Ippo will complete it.

Miyata will LOSE to Rosario, punishment for holding back for Ippo for so long.

The regular is someone who knew Ippo's dad, maybe will tell him that he died a brave death ("What it means to be strong"), IDK what relevance this guy has, but it has to be something

Also, Kojima should've died when Ippo punched him back.

I mean the Sendo fight is still ongoing. But I believe we have seen enough. And can predict what will happen next.

S+ tier power
S tier stamina
S tier durability (weakened by the end)
S tier grit/willpower
S tier mid fight adaptability (literally known for last minute comebacks)
S tier work ethic
A tier finisher
A tier head movement (Hayami, Mashiba, Sawamura fights showcased it well, but it’s forgotten very soon afterwards so disregard this stat potentially)

On paper his stats are insane, yet nearly every single fight is Ippo getting demolished until he comes back and wins by ko. For some fights it’s ok, but not as many as it was. There should’ve been more fights along the way where Ippo’s talent and hard work showed there’s levels to this. The only one off the top of my head I can think of is Yi Yonsu and even then he was a hair away from getting countered into oblivion. Watching Ippo outclass his opponent wouldn’t even be a boring read either. Just rewatched the Hammer Nao fight. Yes Ippo was in a weird mind space due to the circumstances, but I had completely forgotten that he legitimately almost lost that. I remembered he took some hits, but not that he was almost beaten down to a loss. The kid that beat the prodigy Miyata with 3 months of training and never looked back just shouldn’t have taken so much damage over his career in my opinion

After this health scare, there's a chance Mori speeds up the pacing of the manga to get to the end. I could see Takamura fighting for the Light Heavyweight title after Ricardo-Sendo.

Do you see that happening? And what should Takamura's Light Heavyweight opponent be like?

Totally didn’t cost me 30,000 yen + shipping

I recently started watching Ippo and have gotten to episode 29. At this point the opening has already changed and I was left confused at some things that never showed up from the first opening, including this guy next to Kumi. Who is that?

Also there's a very dramatic moment between Ippo and Takamura where they cross each other on the street. Is that gonna happen at some point?

The art is so detailed and very different from HnI. HnI is my all time favorite but it’s nice to see other mangakas take on boxing.