Hajime no Ippo - The First Step - Vol. 139 Ch. 1427 - Trust

[MangaDex]

 

[Lumadurin]

ippo takes a dump
[random side character]
"This texture and scent... could this really be the poop of a retired boxer...?"
"If he stepped back into the ring now... I wonder..."
repeat for 8 years

 

[HawkGoggles]

One day it will be Ippo's turn, wonder who'll show up to help him?

 

[PyneAple]

"Take a good look at my face." Ippo blushes I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE IPPO

 

[Specs23]

this is it guys, this is the real endgame happening right now, gay sex will happen in 100 chapter

 

[jww420]

i need sendo to die in this next fight so ippo comes out of retirement. i dont know what else gets ippo back into the ring and im getting sick of the "what happens if he..."

 

[Abeace]

I swear im over kumi give me miyata x ippo

 

[NezzKind]

Where's the counter for how many times "Is (insert anything) something a retired boxer has" or "how strong a boxer would he be now, if he returned to the ring" has been said?

 

[AngelHQ]

I think Ippo's philosophy on boxing is the extact opposite of Miyata's. So, given his dialogue,

"Boxing is about outsmarting your opponent,
doing what they hate the most,
thoroughtly breaking them down",

I think can extrapolate Ippo's in the same structure, like this:

"Boxing is about appreciating your opponent,
focusing on what they excel the most,
thoroughly figuring them out".

Also, Ippo is probably bi

Also also, Miyata needs to get over himself: Ippo's analysis wasn't calm, he's just a huge nerd.

 

[Jachinz]

Where's the counter for how many times "Is (insert anything) something a retired boxer has" or "how strong a boxer would he be now, if he returned to the ring" has been said?

iirc its at about 15-20times someone has said something along these lines since Ippo retired

 

[agentch]

Time to reset the sign

[0] chapters without a character commenting on Ippo's improvements since his retirement

 

[ghostkun]

...have Kumi and Miyata ever interacted before? That guy said she doesn't like him, but I can't recall any indication of that.

 

[fatkidfallsdown]

Fuuuuck I want Ippo back in the ring

 

[Klordz]

Ippo showed more attraction to him than he ever did to that annoying sister chick.

 

[NotSomeone]

Ippo 100% wants to fuck Miyata more than he does Kumi

 

[DLRevan]

Despite all the people praising or wondering about Ippo's improvements in past chapters, frankly this is the first time Ippo has demonstrated and been noted by someone else to have given a perfect, holistic boxing analysis.

Previously, Ippo had gotten pretty good at analysis, but has always been making only half the connection, or adding on and completing someone else's assessment. This time, he's made a completely independent assessment of not one, or two, but three different boxers, pointed out the difference between all three, while laying out a game plan at the drop of a hat.

I'm not going to say the story isn't dragging, but for what it's worth its not just the same thing over and over again. Not only does this chapter indicate further growth, it's not out of nowhere and is based on very recent chapters, where he's been forced into think about strategy in world title matches and analyzing world class boxers close up, especially Ricardo.

 

[TheGodEmperor]

Beginning to wonder if Ippo's retirement from boxing before obviously coming back will be longer than Berserk and the boat

 

[chusetto]

George Morikawa still cockblocking all of us

 

[Hasyim]

This is it guys!
Finally we have a little bit preview of Ippo and Miyata rematch, we only need to wait for another 2000 chapters.

 

[bl865ood]

I might die before ippo comes back.