Hajime no Ippo - The First Step - Vol. 138 Ch. 1410 - At The End Of The Death Match

[MangaDex]

 

[Cidolfas]

This chapter felt super short, even though it clocked in at a standard page count.

(TBH, I'm just glad this fight finally ended.)

 

[Notadmeraldondo]

He ded

 

[Nolzi]

Smiling Ricardo is cursed af

 

[Beastkun]

yeah figured ricardo would still win lol

someday he'll get beat......

maybe?

 

[GaboDabo]

Ricardo scary this chapter

 

[Razorwenis]

Holy shit, finally that is over. Although i might lose my mind if i have to watch sendo now fight Ricardo. This also didnt have a dramatic enough ending to inspire out boy back to the ring.

 

[Belkin]

Finally, we met El Diablo

 

[Jonnychamp35]

A smiling Ricardo… chills…

 

[Yiledute]

This fight was every bit I wanted it to be, from a narrative standpoint. If Wally dies it would make it S tier for me. Not because I wish him death, but because it would paint Ricardo as a way bigger villain than any of the others. Sawamura, Hawk, Anderson, none of them have actually killed anyone in the ring.

Ricardo almost killed Date, he even finished the fight to purposely avoid killing him. So it would elevate the stakes a lot if this time Wally actually died as a consequence of this fight.

 

[Jachinz]

Good fight glad it went exactly how I wanted. Cursed smiling Ricardo is just the cherry on the cake. Man was already at peak but he has unlocked smile tech in his skill tree, its all over for anyone.

 

[Vrizu]

Goddammit, the manga is gonna end soon and my boy Wolly will never get his deserved victory.

 

[Amariithynar]

Anyone else still annoyed that they deliberately cut down Wally's wildness and that's the whole reason he lost, basically, since he was running Ricardo ragged beforehand?

 

[Nuggz]

The look in his eyes and that fucking smile... God damn

 

[Wolves]

I still think Wally's got a Death Flag, hope he doesnt die

 

[Yiledute]

Anyone else still annoyed that they deliberately cut down Wally's wildness and that's the whole reason he lost, basically, since he was running Ricardo ragged beforehand?

But "they" didn't cut it, it was Ricardo. He pushed Wally to the point that running and jumping around wasn't good enough anymore. And I don't know what you mean by "running Ricardo ragged", Ricardo at the very most was beginning to actually try.

 

[Damoon]

Anyone else still annoyed that they deliberately cut down Wally's wildness and that's the whole reason he lost, basically, since he was running Ricardo ragged beforehand?

Nah, few chapters after 1402 says all about wally's downfall. Ricardo would eventually overwhelms Wally with his high level boxing skills with no help from coach. Wally seem tired (chapter 1402, page 18) while Ricardo maintains his stance, still using his textbook boxing.

 

[ghostkun]

I dunno... I think it would have been better if Ricardo didn't smile. Still the unphased, unmoved champion.

 

[brndndss]

the smile was shocking for sure, but i was more disturbed by that precision brutality of a KO

 

[ribbitribbitsaga]

This fight was every bit I wanted it to be, from a narrative standpoint. If Wally dies it would make it S tier for me. Not because I wish him death, but because it would paint Ricardo as a way bigger villain than any of the others. Sawamura, Hawk, Anderson, none of them have actually killed anyone in the ring.

Ricardo almost killed Date, he even finished the fight to purposely avoid killing him. So it would elevate the stakes a lot if this time Wally actually died as a consequence of this fight.

wally shouldnt die tho