Is it really tho? We already know the vet he's facing, his story, motivation, I don't feel like it's missing anything. Less time also means you can avoid all the cringe narrative diagram Ippo's falling for everytime.
As a neutral guy, it's not. The whole point of the page is to tell that the MC is fired up because he'll finally be able to show his ground game. This one gives the impression that the triangle was somewhat expected when it's not.
I've read both version (without noticing, I was just rereading)...