chapters ended similar way but now ippo is prob gonna be on receiving end
also what coach talking bout? ippo has always been able to close the distance with huge bursts of speed, usually from a neutral state
Ippo has never changed his tempo. Either he crabs up and stays that way, or he rushes in non-stop. He just follows the script Kamogawa laid out for him beforehand. That's what Mashiba's coach meant (and I realize the guy still doesn't have a name...). Ippo was originally a highly predictable fighter.
It might not seem that way at first because in the manga format, we see seconds play out over entire chapters.
Hm.....I want to see Mashiba drop Ippo. And that's great, because Ippo wants to get brought down, he's coaching mashiba., not fighting him for real. Then it'll work against Rosario, but Rosario will squeeze something else out and show people the deep hunger that makes champions.