Hajime no Ippo - The First Step - Ch. 1473 - The Man In Front of You

[MangaDex]

 

[brndndss]

didnt expect that level of introspection from rosario. he let being the champ go to his head, now gonna pay that price

 

[Tds-PdV]

Fair enough, Rosario acknowledged that he has himself to blame for his sub-optimal conditioning.

 

[Bearman851]

Short chapter, still hyped tho. MASHIBA! MASHIBA! MASHIBA! MASHIBA! MASHIBA!

 

[brainman]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

 

[rudezki]

Seems like he finally recognized Mashiba as a boxer. Feels like this is the first time he honestly looked at him.

 

[Damoon]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

In Mashiba's fight against Juan Garcia, Juan Garcia mentioned that Rosario a rough fighter, took away his belt. It could mean that Rosario became a champion without knowing what being a boxer is. Btw, Juan Garcia was the champion before Rosario took over.

 

[EarlofMillenium]

Rosario is finally gassed. Great fight.

 

[ShikiAlter]

It was in that moment he knew he fucked up. Also he is already dead.

Those memes did the talk on this chapter

 

[tallergeese]

Maybe Rosario will kinda be like the opposite side of the coin to Bryan Hawk. They both had rough childhoods and at least probable criminal histories, but Rosario seems to be introspecting and will maybe go through a bit of a redemption arc. Hopefully, he doesn't end up like Hawk, anyway.

 

[Qoute]

I think its cool that Rosario is saying the same thing Mashiba said after his fight with Ippo, cus he is supposed to be a Version of Mashiba that never had anyone to support him

 

[Hypemancer]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

I think it's partially the "build up" of these factors. It was going to bite him eventually and here it is when he finally caused one too many mistakes it topples his position.

The reason he's able to have this introspection now on a separate note was because he was blamed and punished for something he didn't do in the past, finally faced with a situation where he has no one else to blame but himself because in the ring the only thing that matters is your own efforts against the other persons.
I actually think this has the potential to be an interesting rematch if they do it again in the future.

 

[_hng_]

Ngl, I quite like Rosario, despite all of the BS he pulled during the match

 

[Graywing]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

It happened to Mike Tyson against Buster Douglas. Which led to his first and greatest loss.

 

[Graywing]

Please don't throw us a curve ball Morikawa sensei. Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[BusWindow]

Finally, some goddamn respect

 

[NotSomeone]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

This is probably the first time he got caught in this position. He himself says it: he won way too many matches, he was at the top of the world, he got arrogant, slacked off, got locked away in prison, and when the next big fight came he found himself unable to keep up with the challenger.

 

[TuzoIvan]

Is it just me, or is it really weird to write a world champion as just now realizing "ah geez, guess slacking off on weight control, hydration, conditioning, and general training is bad when fighting other world champion level boxers"? Like, how the fuck did he get this far? Even the most "raw talent, nothing going on upstairs" boxers that aren't Woli would probably cotton on to training being kinda important, yet here we have a world champion who is apparently only now coming to that epiphany?

This feels like the kind of attitude I'd expect from some kind of upstart who is rising through the ranks on sheer potential, and then encounters someone like Ippo, in chapter 250 or whatever, who trained his ass off, learned proper technique and all that jazz, and that's the turning point in their outlook or something. Not an established world champ, even one as shitty as Rosario. He must've had a couple fights at least to get here, right?

Not rare at all, tbh. More than one mexican fighter went the same route after touching the belt. They get too full of themselves and start with the mistakes and bad decisions.

 

[R2D2TS]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[Buraindo]

for as much of a villain he has been depicted as, that one panel felt pretty damn cool, admitting that and calling it fair shows he's for real