Hajime no Ippo - Vol. 125 Ch. 1263 - Forgotten Teachings

[MangaDex]

 

[Nvy]

Is he actually gonna do it

 

[Happily_Grim]

Here comes the God of Wind.

 

[Deonis]

Just come out of retirement already, Ippo! You've got power-ups in skill, physique, technique and mentality! You're basically Ippo 2.0!

 

[artistx]

"He who rules with his left rules the world"

 

[MangaOverAnime]

Ippo: ah shit here we go again

 

[boldmonkey]

How you let yourself forget about that, Ippo? Well, it's because your coach is an incompetent fucking moron who couldn't do his job to save his life.

 

[Seb4sti4n]

Yes, this is one of the best rules in boxing, but there is one better... Fast punch kill strong punch.

 

[ghostkun]

@Seb4sti4n
That reminds me, McGregor said something to the effect of... "Timing beats speed, precision beats power."

 

[SPTCoyote]

Next Chapter: Coach corrects him and reminds him he's not breathing enough.

 

[Asynchria]

Holy shit he actually realized it. I hope he realizes some other things as well, and gets his ass back in the ring because that's where he's most happy.

 

[rudezki]

Just come out of retirement already, Ippo! You've got power-ups in skill, physique, technique and mentality! You're basically Ippo 2.0!

But you seem to forget one important factor.

No hair.

 

[Doomroar]

Hearing him say that while in retirement does hurt.

 

[Pocman512]

Ippo did not forget anything. He is a freaking monster dwarf with one of the shortest ranges. Using his left is never going to work

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

@Doomroar
I thought this would be funny. Seeing him realize how foolish he was fighting
But it's not funny tbh, not anymore and as much as people meme on him about there are plenty of IRL Boxer who in a sense "lost their way".

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

@Pocman512
Not the point, when shit hit the fan he almost never adapted.
He stopped dodging after his opponents figured him out
He only kept charging and at times got lucky
He never mixed things up or tried to think several punches ahead
With such a simple approach to boxing losing was bound to happen.

 

[Ceildric]

@boldmonkey

I agree with this. As much as I like Coach Kamogawa, he really seems to drop the ball a lot, especially with Ippo. He never picked out that Ippo "lost" his left? He never corrected this fundamental mistake?

Or for that matter, something that bothered me a few hundred chapters back, he never adequately prepared Ippo for south paws. Even though Ippo faced one for the first time only "recently", he had had several matches over the years where his opponent mixed in a south paw stance. The coach at some point should have given him at least the textbook / basic understanding of how to deal with it, in case it came up. And especially once they signed a match against a south paw, Coach should have trained him, but no, Ippo had to get lessons from Itagaki of all people.

And, unrelated, the biggest problem is not losing his left, but rather not having the drive to win. He wanted to test his skills, see how far he could go.