Hajime no Ippo - The First Step - Ch. 1472 - Accumulation

[MangaDex]

 

[Cidolfas]

You know, it's progress towards a conclusion instead of another week of trading blows and nothing else.

(I imagine the pacing on this fight will feel fine on a re-read, but the lower page counts per week make it feel like it's dragging)

 

[poweron]

I HATEE this half chapters 😖

 

[EarlofMillenium]

Damn, head bounced off the mat and everything.

The end is coming one way or another.

 

[umutace44]

You know, it's progress towards a conclusion instead of another week of trading blows and nothing else.

(I imagine the pacing on this fight will feel fine on a re-read, but the lower page counts per week make it feel like it's dragging)

yea its cause of the short chapters recently reread the fight and it hit the spot

 

[Alesund]

Rosario's dehydration to cut weight before the match is finally coming into play. He lasted longer than anyone expected. It makes you wonder how things would go if he was at 100%.

 

[umutace44]

Paneling this chapter was really drawing in my attention

 

[Kireato]

Damn, head bounced off the mat and everything.

The end is coming one way or another.

Yeah, that's a really bad down. That match really should have ended there and then. I can only assume that 8 count took like 30 seconds and the referee was stretching out the count with every fiber of his being to give Mashiba the time to recover.

I guess we shouldn't be too surprised that Mashiba ate that counter since he's always been a bit susceptible to head hunting, but I thought he'd have a convincing win against an opponent who isn't at their best. Instead he's getting concussed and making sure his sister still views boxing in a poor light.

 

[brndndss]

yeesh what a counter. but not enough to keep mashiba down. its over for rosario

 

[ghostkun]

holy moly i don't think they should let him fight with exposed organs like that

 

[EdenMarino]

Man every character had a badass line this chapter. Conclusion of this fight is going to be incredible.

 

[Soul_puker]

Ippo with more than 10 page? Wow

 

[Zaerox]

whomst

 

[AmnaelFamnael]

Mashiba showing his insane tenacity again

 

[Nolzi]

Ippo is making the moves in the background to fire up Mashiba

 

[BusWindow]

Rosario was betting it all on that counter. They've explained before that counters are like cutting the brains signals to the rest of the body, if it's cut long enough then they can't get up for the 10 count, but if they do then they have the opportunity to recover. But body blows and poor stamina are things that build up over the course of each round and once your tank is empty you're done. Mashiba was clearly aiming for the latter.

 

[nidaime]

Yeah, that's a really bad down. That match really should have ended there and then. I can only assume that 8 count took like 30 seconds and the referee was stretching out the count with every fiber of his being to give Mashiba the time to recover.

I guess we shouldn't be too surprised that Mashiba ate that counter since he's always been a bit susceptible to head hunting, but I thought he'd have a convincing win against an opponent who isn't at their best. Instead he's getting concussed and making sure his sister still views boxing in a poor light.

Nah. Rosario’s condition probably took the edge off his punch. Those body blows add up.

 

[MangaReaderPJ]

Seems like Rosarios bad weight management is finally gonna bite him.

 

[Graywing]

Stand in business Mashiba!! Thanks for the chapter!!?

 

[DLRevan]

Yeah, that's a really bad down. That match really should have ended there and then. I can only assume that 8 count took like 30 seconds and the referee was stretching out the count with every fiber of his being to give Mashiba the time to recover.

I guess we shouldn't be too surprised that Mashiba ate that counter since he's always been a bit susceptible to head hunting, but I thought he'd have a convincing win against an opponent who isn't at their best. Instead he's getting concussed and making sure his sister still views boxing in a poor light.

It may have looked like a bad down, but that doesn't mean he can't get back up. A boxer can be back on his feet in less than a second once he recovers. He probably spent 4~5 seconds coming to his senses, ignore the montage. The ref is also not supposed to start the count until the other boxer has gone to a neutral corner. You literally see this in the chapter.

It also ultimately doesn't matter. The ref isn't required to count in seconds. The 10 count is just a 'technique' for the ref to determine if the boxer is able to continue. If he sees signs the boxer is recovering, he may slow the count to get a better assessment. Conversely if the boxer is clearly already recovered and is using the count to buy time, he may speed it up.

What matters is what happened in his head, not what it looked like when he hit the ground. That is just suggestive he had a serious concussion, but not a surefire indicator. It depends where exactly he was hit, how hard, what angle, how prepared he was for it. Heck, even how dehydrated is a factor.

Morikawa does not draw randomly (most of the time). The most probable concussions come when you hit the chin or front of the head, the back of the head, or when the head experiences snapback from whiplash. What we see is he likely took the counter on the side of his jaw, didn't spin much, and then he hit the mat flat on the side of his head. These are less likely to cause brain injury.

In any case, we don't need to speculate. He got back up and his eyes are alive, so clearly it wasn't as serious as it could have been. He was either lucky or prepared, or both. Makes no sense to cherrypick factors for a version of events that is already proven false.

Why would you expect him to pull an easy win anyway? In case you forgot, Rosario is a unified champion with two belts and considered by some the best lightweight boxer in the world. It's also not his first fight in 'bad' condition. It's still going to matter because Rosario is clearly now in worse condition than Mashiba is. Rosario is running empty after taking tons of body blows....go back to previous chapters and see how Morikawa has been consistently emphasizing the wind being knocked out of him. If you actually stop to think about it, outside of his downs, Mashiba hasn't taken much damage or tired out much. His obstacles are more technical, like the bleeding cut.



With that out of the way. Hey, I think this is the first time he's not only acknowledged Ippo's support, but it didn't come with any resentment and he treated it like it was important to him. That's....quite a milestone actually.