Hajime no Ippo - Ch. 1491 - Immovable

[Doomroar]

"The only rings i care about are engagement rings Sendo!" - Granny

 

[kiero13]

sendo loses vs. sendo wins only for him to lose to ippo again

 

[rudezki]

It would be pretty funny if both Mashiba and Sendo would croak from their world championship fights..

 

[eatgoddamnshit]

I miss /a/, we would have Sukuna Condom edits of this page already...

 

[ssjkakaroto]

I think it's the perfect opportunity for Ippo to return. Sendo loses by points, making Ricardo notice he's not at his peak and making Ippo realize he can be beat. At the same time Sendo's granny recovers and he starts dating the girl.

 

[Amplify]

I miss /a/, we would have Sukuna Condom edits of this page already...

I have no board and I must shitpost.

 

[SciFiMisc]

The man she raised is going to his face punched in so hard he'll be able to taste what he had for breakfast a second time.

 

[1kken]

Baton metaphor, love interest, "I will win the match".
At least he's giving us clearer red flags this time.

Mashiba's loss genuinely surprised me.

 

[LeannaCR]

Grandma's totally dying during the match, you just know

 

[Graywing]

Please let him win. Don't have him take 3 L's. Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[FlorianGran]

Granny dying as soon as Sendo loses would be rough

 

[yDiavolo]

NOOOO now it feels even more sad when Sendo loses

 

[NeverAnother]

Ok so in the interest of theorycrafting: what if what Sendo has a “half-way” strategy? I mean half-way in that he can make a motion that goes to half-way and then stops, but can be resumed and still not lose power. When Ippo was caught off guard by that feint, it was a smash that came from Sendo’s already outstretched arm. SO what if that means that if Sendo throws a punch meant to be a feint, and Ricardo responds, he can turn that “half-way” thrown punch into a full power one? They kept talking about “Pulling punches” before the spar started and I thought that was a bit of funny phrasing, but it makes some sense if we view it this way: Sendo pulling punches is literally him engaging with a punch then having the option of either continuing with it or switching to a different one, not that EITHER punch is less lethal but BOTH bunches are just as lethal.
Ricardo does this thing where he watches, makes a note, then pulls off a plan, right? But like in fighting games, if your plan of defense leads to a 50/50 then you can execute perfectly and still just make the wrong choice in the end. To avoid the 50/50 you have to engage and be more offensive, but then that technically has the chance of making you more vulnerable.
No idea what the actual plan is or how the fight will go, but this thought just struck me as “it could work”.

 

[tave49]

Miyata has been crazy funny these last few chapters. Honestly he would make a really good coach/second

 

[NotSomeone]

If we ain't seeing Ippo v Ricardo at least let them spar together sometime...

 

[BanButterfly]

I really like that whole "Peeling off" the champion mentality
Its not that ricardo is Invincible, its that we havent found his weakness yet

 

[AmnaelFamnael]

What if Ricardo actually loses and goes "Great! I can become even stronger!", then proceeds to beat Sendo in the rematch and for good measure retires Miyata too...

Yeah sure, by now it's more likely for Sendo to kick the bucket than win this match

I slways believed Sendo's grandma ain't dying before he has a wife that can take care of him

Also his grandma is too precious calling him over and (half) joking around to help him relax. She's too sweet

 

[ribbitribbitsaga]

Did you guys notice? On page 4, the eyes of Miyata behind the sunglasses?

In the end, Miyata is the BIGGEST Ippo fanboy EVER.

... and Ippo is the biggest Miyata fanboy ever.

As for the match, Sendo will lose for sure after this foreshadowing of the baton. We all know Morikawa wants it to be Ippo at the end, I just question the pacing...

Gay sex

 

[R2D2TS]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[stfuad]

Does anyone else think kumi is really just a beard for ippo and that’s why he’s so gay about miyata all the time. Is that why he never made a move on her? Looks like sendos about to fuck his old teacher. Whats ippos excuse?