Manga: Hajime no Ippo

[DeluxSkillz]

a fine piece of magnificent manga we're up to chapter 341 currently on Volume 38, 70+ volumes are out in Japan and I hear it's still as exciting as the beginning for non mIRC users go to www.snoopycool.com to their Ippo page once there click on the black spot in the middle and you'll be taken to the hidden archive where you can download all of the manga chapter for chapter at high speed




SPOILERS

the Date versus the world champ was a great battle and omg the return of Gero Michi can't wait for the next batch of chapters and see this battle my predictions Ippo will get knocked around realizes that Gero Michi is serious and beat the crap out of him

[PSJ]

wow gero michi comes back? thats awesome. he was funny as hell, i finished vol 37 yesterday starting on 38 today..

[L8r]

damn cant w8 for that match... he sure didnt look like the old gero michi...
any1 know when the next batch will come out? a week, 2weeks, a month?

[PSJ]

finally read everything they got on snoopycool, geromichi looks dangerous. man i cant wait for this fight. and Date fought like a real man, damn that fight was good. i would like to see an ippo vs. the world champ fight in the future.

[DeluxSkillz]

4 more chapters released next release will be the battle can't wait

[L8r]

hope they releas the fight in one big batch.... h8 cliffhangers

damn ippo starting to get a bit off a attitude... about fucking time

[DeluxSkillz]

yeah it was neccesary ippo is gonna beat him up so bad it won't even be funny he'll still pull his usual I Need To Be Hit Senseless before I can beat up someone act

[PSJ]

i couldnt download the new chapters, why is that?

[DeluxSkillz]

this is snoopycool's torrents section it's there they are always late updating the archive

http://ded12.thehideout.net/%7Esnoopycool/torrents/

[PSJ]

i cant get that zip file..... is it possible that you could send them if you got msn?

[adam1441]

Any other location to download volume 38 onward other than snoopycool site?

[PSJ]

nope, i dont think so.

[Death BOO Z]

I hope Ippo's gonna KO geromachi in the first round, without getting hit and by using his left hand only.
and then Gero geros a bit and gets hit by a train.

seriously, I can't imagine Ippo having to resort to a comeback KO this time, he's the champ for crying out loud!

oh, anyway, HnI rocks.

[PSJ]

:'( i want to read the latest chapters!!! Delux can you login on msn as soon as possible?

[tensai]

wow, thanks DeluxSkillz
i just heard from a friend that the manga goes farther then the anime (just finished the anime a couple weeks ago) and now i can read what they havent showni/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

[PSJ]

yea this manga is awesome i started reading it from the start a couple of days ago. i cant believe how good it is.

[L8r]

YEAH!!! new ippo chapters over at snoppy (http://www.snoopycool.com/) i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

GHAAAA!!! i h8 cliffhangers....

other than that it was pretty good bunch off chapters

[DeluxSkillz]

yeah this fight is pretty damn good can't wait for the next batch

[Death BOO Z]

another cool chapters from a cool team!
so far, so good, Ippo isn't making a fool out of himself and Gero does great as a punching bag...

[PSJ]

ippo looks badass in the latest chapters punchin gero michi's brains out. its awesome.

[theblakeman]

Anybody know where I can get direct downloads for volumes? It's a pain downloading each chapter one at a time i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[PSJ]

there aint any other places. download 4 chapters at a time and start reading as you download new chapters. if you do it that way you get new chapters when you finished the chapters you got.

[Death BOO Z]

the irc channel (#snoopycool@irchighway.net) has an bot (spanky|) which serves the volumes with an xdcc list, it's complete volumes till 30 something, and from that point onwards it's batch chapters.

it's worth a try, but you need to register first.

[DeluxSkillz]

two new chapters released
http://ded12.thehideout.net/%7Esnoopycool/torrents/ippo_353-354.zip.torrent

[PSJ]

WOOT finally a little more of ippo beating the crap out of gero-michi


EDIT: oh my god that finish was awesome ippos seems to changin little by little to a more confident champion. i love it. i want more :'(

[TwisT]

OMG do the manga continue after the anime ended?? Seems like i have missed out again i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif

In what chapter or volume do the anime end?? because i dont have the will to read stuff i have already seen..

[PSJ]

hmm do what delux wrote in the first post and then check with the covers it should be fairly easy to see volume it starts at tho the kimura vs mahsiba fight is before ippo's first title defense.

[TwisT]

Ok thx.. And btw this anime-series rocked.. Takamura (sp?) was Mr.Comedy himself..

The joy and the laughter.. Damn, now i just want to rewatch the whole anime..

[PSJ]

read the manga form the start instead 1. it goes by quicker like in a few days. 2. its way better than the anime 3. its more enjoyable.

[theblakeman]

Anybody know where I can get hte rest of volume 39?

[Hakeem_21]

Does the manga go on after the anime ends?

[Death BOO Z]

Yes, espically in the recent volumes, they are about what happens even after the OVA's.
get the manga, it's good.

[Hakeem_21]

I just start watching the anime and the boxing matches are so great, his fight agianst Ozuma was great.

Is there an ova coming out so we can see whats happening in the recent manga chapters or is this anime totaly over if so i must get the manga cause i love the hajime no ippo.

[DeluxSkillz]

you''ll have to get the manga thee is no word about any other ova or movie being released so don't count on it i'm still praying though that they release more ippo a 2nd series wold be so bad ass

[Hakeem_21]

I hope they do cause its by far the best sport anime i have seen.If they dont ever do a second series or ovas it will not be a problem to adjust to the manga,i like mangas more than anime anywayi/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

[PSJ]

okay anyone got any news of this is snoopycool still doing it or will we be left without ippo?

[Hakeem_21]

Snoopy himself said in the snoopcool forum there will be Ippo very soon in a week or two....

[DeluxSkillz]

i've read an intervieuw with the director of the anime and he said he would love to do a second season so we might just be seeing more Ippo after all

[Hakeem_21]

That would be great if it happened!

EDIT:

http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/

for Vols 41-51i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

Ten vols of ippo at the same time bless Snoopycool

[Munsu]

i just read up to volume 51... some good stuff...

All i have to say is that Takamura is badass, and Aoki is simply.... you'll see

[Hakeem_21]

Takamura is the man and i who didnt like when Miyata won the last characther poll was happy to see Takamura is where he should be at nr.1

Also i did like the flashback it was very good and Ippo's fight was awesome. I have 50,51 left to read.

I hope that Ippo starts winning more easiely cause he is the champion now and he is better than this.

[Munsu]

Just read the last 5 chapters released (Vol 52)

Spoilers....








Man it was awesome to see Takamura use Aoki's trick in his fight and fail at it... also Ippo's new challanger is plain sick, Ippo will get his ass kicked, im waiting to see this new evolved Depsy Roll Ippo is talking about

[Hakeem_21]

Demsey Roll i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

I love when Ippo is learning a new move so i look forward seeing what he comes up with. Its my fav part of the manga when Ippo is training hard to master a new move.

[Munsu]

Here we go... more Ippo


http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/Ippo%20v52c06-08.torrent

[Honoko]

is anyone having trouble opening the ch 8 zip file besides me? i've downloaded this torrent at least 3 times last night w/ the same result.... the first two chapters were okay and then the last one was unzippable =P

[Munsu]

It is corrupted... it should be re-released today... wait for it...

[Honoko]

cool beans i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[PSJ]

Originally posted by: Hakeem_21
Demsey Roll
.

Dempsey Roll i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

Good to find links to Ippo have been looking for them for a while. currently re-downloading the anime to so the anime directly followed by the manga should be good. I can hardly wait.

[Munsu]

http://manga-scan.edwardk.info...l-52_ch-08.zip.torrent (http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/ippo_vol-52_ch-08.zip.torrent)

[PSJ]

Just read Takamura's world title match. That fight was seriously the best in all of Ippo.

[Honoko]

i haven't seen hakeem_21 around in a while..... does anyone have vol. 40 ch 2 available for me to d/l? it's the chapter after the geromichi KO. i have all the other chapters up to date except this one. PM me please =]

[Terracosmo]

Holy fucking shit this series is better than sex. I downloaded 10 volumes and I've read 5 of them and time just flew by, now it's 3 am and I'm supposed to wake up in 4 hours and then have an important presentation. Fucking shit. But it was worth every second! Just finished vol 41 and all the fights I've seen have been great, and Itagaki is a nice addition to the main cast.

[Honoko]

i love itagaki's dad-- he's one of my favorite characters.... then again, i probably shamelessly enjoy corny puns more than anyone else i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

ps-- aw, no one wants to show me love =( too bad.

[Terracosmo]

Oh sorry Honoko, I thought that perhaps someone had already helped ya out. I'll gladly send you the chapter, just suggest a transferring method i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

I haven't gotten to Itagaki's dad yet. Also, I overslept with 2 hours so the presentation kinda went to hell. Ah well, at least this gives me more time for Ippo...

[Hakeem_21]

Hehe Terra now you know how i have felt ever since i started watching and reading Ippo.


Honoko: I have send you a pm to help you out i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif



Also i heard wonderful news in EG mindwerks forum that i hangout at on of the guys behind the Ippo scans wrote in The Ippo thread they will realese 21 vols before the end of the december. Which means we will be at where the manga is in japan in vol 74.

Expect 10 vols realese in december just like before i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[Terracosmo]

Omfgholyshit @ Takamura VS Hawk. Takamura OWNS

[Hakeem_21]

That is the best match in Ippo,enjoy it fully i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[Terracosmo]

It was really awesome.

Just read about Itagaki's family, laughed so hard. Itagakimasu!

[Hakeem_21]

Itagaki was pain in the ass with his lame but sometimes funny puns. He made me read all the explanations of the punsi/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Terracosmo]

Okay now I'm up to date! i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

Notes:

- Along with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure & Berserk, this is definitely the best manga I've ever had the pleasure to read.
- Aoki-gumi rules.
- Itagaki's dad is the funniest guy ever (I love stupid puns)
- Takamura is the ultimate badass
- VORG IS BACK! I'm really happy, because he's my favorite character i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif Hopefully he'll stay at Ippo's for a while longer.

Sawamura is pretty badass, true psycho, he's cool but I still can't wait to see Ippo beat him down

[A.y.a.m.e.5.6.8.6.1]

I've never read the manga before, but I've got all the eps with the movie and ova. So, all this that you're talking about is stuff that's happening after all the anime, right? Sounds like it...well, just wondering.

[Terracosmo]

Yeah it does. The anime ends at ep 76 which is around volume 35 of the manga. The translated manga we are reading is almost up to volume 53.

[A.y.a.m.e.5.6.8.6.1]

Thanks!

[PSJ]

Awwwwww i want more translated!!! Have been checking through all the avaible raws today and it is so damn good even if i don't understand shit.

[Hakeem_21]

Welcome to the club, i have feeling like almost a year,cause the scans dont come often not even once a month.

[Honoko]

vol 52, ch 9 and 10 available on BT
http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/

enjoy =]

edit:
wooo~ the stage has been set. Finally get the entire back story for pyscho boxer dude. i hope snoopy releases vol 53 in its entirety next time. let them finally duke it out! oh wait, ippo is still evolving his dempsey roll.... >_< doh!

[Hakeem_21]

They will do a huge realese like last year.

But screw SC there are another group so we dont have to wait for SC anymore

I liked it alot that Sendou was in them,he is good character.

[Honoko]

really? what group is that? and are they starting off where SC is? details, please i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[Hakeem_21]

They are called OIS i think they realesed chap 9,chap 10 before SC. Why do you think SC realesed it a day after them maye they feel the competition. I read OIS version.

[Munsu]

you wanted 53? Then 53 you'll get

http://manga-scan.edwardk.info...BSnoopyCool%5D.torrent (http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/Ippo_vol-53_%5BSnoopyCool%5D.torrent)

[Terracosmo]

Read 52 & 53... awesome stuff, you feel sorry for Sawamura yet hate him... which is pretty cool.

Vorg is my favorite character, he's so great, everything about him. And the Aoki-gumi is the funniest element of Ippo right now. LOL @ when you saw them standing behind Vorg who was cleaning the Takamura statue. "Look! It's the Aoki-gumi! They are escaping!"

ROFL

[Honoko]

vol 54 is out by [Ignition-One]. you can find the torrent here: http://www.manga.baka-updates.com/releases.html
altho, it's a batch torrent with 52 and 53. but enjoy it. i'm am in the midst of hunting down the raw of vol 55 b/c that damn cliffhanger is urging me to pull out my hair.

[Munsu]

you don't have to hunt it down, just go to #lurk they have all raws up to 73 or so...

Ignition-One released a fix for chapter 474 for those interested...

http://www.point-blank.cc:1638...po%20474-fixed.torrent (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20474-fixed.torrent)

I'm glad a new group is doing this, especially one as good as ignition one instead of some shit group that just show up out of nowhere like in Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece


Edit: Actually, they've released up to chapter 493 which means that they've release beyond volume 54... vol. 54 ends at 492...

So the torrent for the following chapter (493) is:

http://www.point-blank.cc:1638...o%20Ippo%20493.torrent (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20493.torrent)

[Terracosmo]

Ignition-One is a great group, which also releases JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - I worked with them a bit before, when I was a part of scanlating that series. i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

*downloads #54*

[Honoko]

i'm irc retarded and prefer to stay that way i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif it's all good tho, i found my raws =]

[Munsu]

Can someone upload volume 54 and chapter 493 into some upload service like yousendit.com and pm me the link or something?

I'm desperate to read this and got no means of downloading it at the moment...

[Terracosmo]

Sawamura is an animal, I need to see how this fight concludes NOW >_<

Cliffhangers be damned!!

[Munsu]

Just read up to 493....


Damn, what an awesome fight...

I was expecting Ippo to dominate the whole fight... I really wanted him to finally show that he's the true champion with no equal... And with that, he can maybe start challenging the world...

[Hakeem_21]

Its almost to good to be true that we have three groups that does Ippo now.

I like how Ignitition one starts with realesing two vols at the same time.

Just read up to chap 493, and this is fight is soo amazing it will be the best ippo fight when its done,depending if he uses the new dempsey roll.

Sawamura is crazy and beyond cruel how he played with Ippo to make him think he was slipping by the bullets by his own.

Bud:

The only thing that makes it hard for him to dominate is the weakness of Dempsey roll and when he uses the evolved dempsey, he will be good enough to go agianst the world.

Cause everything else is soo much better than the others in japan,his speed and step in speed is getting faster every fight,his body is becoming stronger all the time making able to hit harder and use the new dempsey.

[Munsu]

No, the weakness of the Dempsey roll is not the problem with him not dominating the fight... the problem is that he didn't use the evolved Dempsey right off the bat...

[Hakeem_21]

He woulndt have a choice if he used his best move when the oppenent is fresh in the start. Also he didnt use it cause he hadent given up on dempsey roll before it got beaten. Now he has no choice.

The docter told him he could only use it twice, i think he thought he would hurt him with the normal dempsey before finishing up with evolved dempsey.

I dont think he will have any problems at national level when he masters the new dempsey.

[Munsu]

He knows there's no room for error... He's seen how destroctive a counter to the dempsy can be, even when the person hitting him is not in top shape and holding back... He knew he couldn't take the liberty of even taking one counter to the dempsy... So once he started doing the dempsy, and once he knew the counter was coming, he should've done his evolved dempsy right there...


And add to that that he was fighting like this would be his last fight, he was willing to use it 10 times if needed...

[Hakeem_21]

Yeah i know that but its seems like he has it hard to give up on his normal dempsey. He knew he would get hurt bad thanks Vorg knocking him out still he used it.

The reason he used the normal dempsey is cause Sawamura lured him to think that he could slip past his bullets and even dogded the lighting right. Then he sped up and knocked out it of Ippo. Miyata explained all this very good. How he played Ippo with the trap that made him use the dempsey.

Now I cant wait to see what Ippo comes up with, he just cant rely on the evovled dempsey in his current condition.

Man Sawamura is soo cunning. I like how angry he made Ippo, i havent seen Ippo this angry before.

[PSJ]

Read from vol 52 chp 9 to vol 55 chp 1 yesterday. That was some intense shit.

Sawamura is one crazy bastard, i liked when he met Mashiba and Ippo after the wiegh-in. First time ever i've seen Mashiba cheering for Ippo. All this protective big brother stuff gives Mashiba a whole new side, a side i think many can relate to.

Ippo being angry and cocky actually suits him if he could pull off a victory without much trouble, as it is now he gets his brains punched out and then goes for the comeback KO like usual, that pattern is starting to get really repeatitive.

And what a bad chapter to stop at, i want more right now.

[Hakeem_21]

The things is normaly he would have turned around the match a long time ago but Sawamura has actually beaten his best move and isnt hurt much. He can also connect with a killer counter anytime. I think the next fight will much easier for Ippo when he has a dempsey roll that cant be countered.

[Honoko]

ch 494 out by ignition one ^^ they are now my new favorite group =] even after looking at the raw for this volume, i still want the next scanslated chapter!

[Hakeem_21]

I also read it, the ending of the chap showed us what will happen to the prick. I cant wait to see his face when he realizes it isnt the normal dempsey.

ignition one are the best!!! they are fast and their quality is very good.

[PSJ]

The thing is, Ippo's new move won't be the Dempsey Roll as the Dempsey Roll is a rhytmic motion from side to side delivering punches at the same time you dodge. He will have to find something that can keep dodging but doesn't have a set rhytm you can follow. So what he will find is complete control of wieght shifting in all kinds of directions, that's how i see it.

[Hakeem_21]

The way i understand it its diffrent from the normal dempsey cause he suddenly changes rythem,directions using his lower body. He is still call it dempsey roll, an diffrent an improved one. I think he will start the normal dempsey roll movement then use what he learned when he saw that rythem is the weakness of dempsey.

We will se how it looks in the coming chaps.

[Terracosmo]

So damn good. I WANT MORE!!

[Lefty]

I can't wait to see how this fight ends.

[Hakeem_21]

I just read chap 495 and its really sad to see Ippo this messed up. He hasnt be hurt this bad at any fight before. Even he wins, he must get alot better before going outside Japan.

I cant take much more Ippo beating,hopes he finishes this fight soon.

[Honoko]

what about the sanada fight? that was pretty painful... my rationale would be that he's been through pretty tough spots before so that's why he's able to hang on... a simultaneous exchange in the dempsey during that short man's fight (samabuko? don't remember) was a good segway into this one, i'd say. it was during that fight that ppl started to notice how ippo's experience was beginning to pull thru.

[Hakeem_21]

Sanada's match was painful but not this painful. This fight is painful in many ways,he gets much bigger damage thanks taking dempsey power back at him plus sawamuras own power. Plus losing while using your best move is also painful.

[PSJ]

This is not fun to read when Ippo just gets his brains punched out. Fights like these need to stop, Ippo can't take shit like that anymore. It wouldn't be that bad if this was the first time he got punched half dead before he did something but the thing is, it is just one of all the fights he got hurt badly. If he continues like this he won't be able to box anymore let alone do anything, he's gonna get some pretty serious damage for the rest of his life.

And to have Sawamura dominate like this, i like that even less. There hasn't been a character i have disliked this much in Ippo ever.

I just want this fight to end so that we can progress. Fuck, Ippo could go down now and then work his way up again, that would be more realistic. He could have gone down after the second counter and lose the belt to Sawamura to later reclaim it in a dominating victory over Sawamura with an invincible evolved Dempsey.

[Hakeem_21]

That could still happen.

I agree about Sawamura,cant stand they guy and he is the one that kicks ippos ass

[PSJ]

Yea it could happen but come on, do you think it will? The Ippo formula is get your ass kicked then do a miraculous comeback KO.

[Lefty]

I get the feeling the evolved dymsy will do some damage but Ippo is over due for a loss and a hard relazation that being undefeated only leaves room for defeat.

[Munsu]

Too bad you don't remember that he ALREADY lost...

[Hakeem_21]

I think he means that he hasnt lost the title.

[PSJ]

496 and 497 out now. Get them here: http://www.manga.baka-updates.com/releases.html

Just search for Ippo on the top right.

EDIT: HOLY CRAP!!!!

This totally cancelled out everything i hated with this fight. What an amazing comeback, i said it would come and it came but i never imagined it would have this huge impact.

That was fucking amazing, but it seemed like Ippo's back took alot of damage, i feel him on that one. It's a pain to have a damaged back, i hurt my back at the exact same spot about 8 months ago, didn't completly heal until 2 months ago.

[Terracosmo]

That was indeed fucking amazing, the author of Ippo never ceases to amaze me.

NEED MORE >_<

[Hakeem_21]

The pic when he smashed the face of Sawamura was amazing. Even more amazing was the speed he had when he dogded and got in the range so fast.

I thought he would change directions not stop and in a flash knockout sawa.


PSJ: Thats why he used it now,he knew he knows he cant do many so he uses when he need it most.

[PSJ]

Yea i know, but if he needs he will probably whip it out again. He got enough willpower to do it, especially in this fight as he wants to win no matter what. When you're pupmed up on adrenaline you can take so much more than you can normally.

[Hakeem_21]

Yeah his will plus adrenaline will make him use it atleast two times more. The things is how much hurt he will be after the game for using it too much,how much shorter will it make his career.

I wonder how Sawamura reacts to this now he cant be sure about winning anymore which will make him more nervous and think more.

[PSJ]

I kind of don't think he will get up, this fight has been long enough already, he dropped his arm on the 8 count so to get up in 2 more seconds will be to hard for Sawamura. He got beaten both psycologically and physically now that Ippo took his dempsey countre twice and broke it the third time.

[Hakeem_21]

I also thought he woulndt get up but the way the chapter ended points to that he isnt out yet. Also people has gotten thier arms up again after 8 count several times.

I geuss we will see tommorow.

[PSJ]

Yea Hopefully. The only thing Sawamura getting up would prove would be Ippo's willpower to win this fight as he will just keep fighting until he dies or wins. Now Ippo's willpower has been proven to us a number of times in this fight so that doesn't need to be proved.

[Hakeem_21]

Yeah but seeing the evolved demspey roll again wouldnt be bad if he took out Sawamura the second time for good.

[Lefty]

499 out.

[PSJ]

498 right? If not, where did you find 499?

This guy is a master at dragging it out. I wanted it to end there damnit. I really hate that spineless teacher that follows Sawamura around, what is his problem? Sawamura should've just punched him out, spitting at him is to nice.

I can't understand why there aren't severe punshiment for what Sawamura has done in this fight, he uses elbows and shit when he fights, and everyone could see that they were intentional. As for using the ref as a shield, that shows that he doesn't want to fight anymore, just call the fucking thing off and give the victory to the guy that didn't chicken out.

EDIT: Now read 499.

This fight is over, Ippo got a clear grasp of this fight now. I don't think he will need to use the semi-evolved Dempsey again. I would like to see a knockdown from a normal punch now, all Ippo has knocked people down with is the Dempsey, from when he learned it until now. When is it Ippo's turn to evolve?

This chapter was some good shit though, i love it when Ippo shows why he is the champion.

[Hakeem_21]

Haha Ippo turn to evolve? Ippo is alot stronger and faster than before. Even Miyata and Sendou said that he was alot stronger and faster than his last fight who was just a couple of months ago. Its normal for fighter to finish with thier best moves. This time Ippo finished Sawamura with his best punches the powerful right and the liver blow.

I must say i miss the Gazelle Punch. Also i think Ippo knows he can take him with his other weapons so he doesnt need to hurt his body and use the evolved dempsey.

I love it though when Ippo fights with the basic and gets back to his best moves before the demspey.

Chapter 500 is the time for victory.

[PSJ]

Yea i want to see him beat Sawamura with normal punches and not whip out his super technique. I hope that happens this time, there isn't anything cooler than when Ippo knocks someone out with a huge liverblow.

[Terracosmo]

This is amazing, I love how the author manages to make the fights so long - yet so captivating. Nothing like the recent ones in Naruto, for example.

[Hakeem_21]

Thats cause unlike Kishimoto he knows how to write a good story and avioding predictiblelity. Even though we know Ippo is gonna win this fight is so good.


PSJ: I love the combo of Gazelle punch,liver blow. Hopefully he will punish Sawamura more with those punches.

I love when Ippo gets that light in his eyes and shows he is the champion even without using the dempsey. I cant wait to see which other moves he will come up with.

[Lefty]

500 is out. Another cliffhanger. I want this to end!

[Terracosmo]

That splash image of all the characters running was cool i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif reminded me of the images on the back of the DB/Z volumes.

[Honoko]

help via PM? the torrents for ch 498-500 are wack.. I keep getting some weird message error and it won't download properly =( can anyone rapidshare or yousendit these files to me?

[PSJ]

501 out. This was one of the coolest chapters yet. Ippo explodes and is now probably too hurt to properly train for 6 months or so. The evolved dempsey was badass though, i wonder what kind of training he needs to do to be able to do it without getting hurt, i mean he already got the strongest legs in the featherweight class.

[Lefty]

He might need to go up in weight to be able to have the mucle mass to do it wiht out sever injury.

[PSJ]

It doesn't come down to the muscle mass, a body builder for example is extremly buff but isn't strong for long periods of time. Ippo needs to build the muscles around his joints to be able to take the force of the evolved dempsey for a long period of time, working your muscles to be able to withstand for a long time doesn't give alot of muscle mass. And with his extreme running menu he won't gain weight that easy.

[Lefty]

But he needs to build muscle which will most likly up his weight unless he some how trims down in other places to keep the weight with the class. But we'll see what happens over the next ten or so chapters.

[Hakeem_21]

I dont think he will use it the next matches cause you could see he got hurt badly using it.

He can come up with other moves while he isnt ready for this new dempsey.

[PSJ]

Originally posted by: Lefty
But he needs to build muscle which will most likly up his weight unless he some how trims down in other places to keep the weight with the class. But we'll see what happens over the next ten or so chapters.

Ippo's legs are already extremly well trained so he won't gain much weight even though they become stronger. The term "Build muscle" has been used alot of times in Ippo but he never gained a pound.

[Lefty]

502 out, go get where you can find it cuz tosho seems to be down again.

[Terracosmo]

Me <3 I-O's release speed

Edit: SO AWESOME. Suddenly it's so much more understandable why Kawabe cares so for Sawamura. Beautiful.

[PSJ]

I agree with what Terra said. I loved Sendou's whole speech, Sawamura's reaction was funny.

Now comes all of Ippo's training to get back on track. The training between matches is sometimes even better than the fights in my opinion, the training allows alot more development for alot of characters as opposed to the development of 1 or 2 under the fights. We also get alot of top notch humor during the training arcs, I kind of miss that humor during the matches.


EDIT: 503 and 504 out. Get them at your usual place.

EDIT2: These 2 chapters were the best in a looooooong time. So much emotion packed into just 2 chapters, i almost started crying when Ippo came in with the hat, i felt a tear coming down my cheek.... The best flashback i have ever seen.

[Terracosmo]

I'm with PSJ, this was fucking amazing. Incredibly moving.
The author is GOD.

[Hakeem_21]

The training is almost better than the matches, i hope they go thier annual training camp soon,those are fun i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

Yeah the two chapters about Ippo's father was awesome,made love this manga even more.

The author really knows how to make things good.

[PSJ]

chapter 505 and 506 are out. Both very good chapters, 506 was amazing.

Looks like Ippo's mom will say something hard and serious but end it with a comfort type of feeling. This manga just keeps getting better and better each chapter.

[Terracosmo]

Very good stuff. It's amazing how the author manages to make all situations so intensive. There are no characters in this series that feels underdeveloped, he keeps pushing things forward and makes them feel just as fresh now as it did 500 chapters ago. ADMIRABLE! The poll results were funny by the way. "The Bear" got 19 votes i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Honoko]

hey man, people admire mothers who defend their kiddies, even to the point of getting eaten. gotta give props to that, right? i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

but yes, ippo manga is the best ongoing one i've been introduced to. the author just does not disappoint!

[PSJ]

507 out. Yet again an amazing chapter, it just doesn't stop it just gets better and better for every chapter.

[Terracosmo]

DAMN YOU CLIFFHANGERS

"We're best friends" - awesome quote.

[Hakeem_21]

Cliffhangers are killing me but im uses to them now i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

In other mangas the last couple of chapters would have felt cheezy with the "We're best friends" but not ippo.

I wonder who he will fight next,maybe someone outside japan.

[PSJ]

508 out, get it at your usual place.

I kind of hope the story focuses more on someone else again for a while until Ippo is healed up.


EDIT: Good chapter. It was easy going and gave Itagaki a little bit of development which was nice. Anyone else thought he resembled Ippo when he knocked down that guy?

EDIT2: 509 out.

Build-up chapter, nothing special exept Ricardo Martinez finishing a world title defense in a few punches.

[Terracosmo]

Awesome stuff... Ricardo is such a haxxor ;S

[PSJ]

510 is out. Not much to say, just another build up chapter but a good one.

[Honoko]

511 out. damn you, ippo. always getting hit first....

[PSJ]

DAMNIT! They're back to those endings. Ippo will destroy that punk once he gets his act together in a moment or two.


EDIT:

512 out.

Worst chapter in a while, didn't like it that much. Sure there were some build up for Itagaki and more fuel on the rival fire but not more than that.

[Terracosmo]

512: Felt very short, but nice development for Itagaki

513: ROTFLMAO!!! "No Yagis Allowed", "He looked like a demon", "If he had chosen the path of fishing he would be a world champion" lol so stupid
I never realized that Miyata's father was a champion at one point, I always thought he was beaten when he was close to becoming one

[Honoko]

no, i think they said miyata's dad got his face broke during the OPBF title match...

[PSJ]

514 out.

Both 513 and 514 were okay chapters, nothing special exept the Yagi sign hehe, that was some funny shit. Some development for Takamura and Miyata to.

[Hakeem_21]

My fav chapters are the ones with Taka, even with a normal chap like this he makes it special with his faces,loved when he chocked Miyata cause he punched him i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif
It was also funny when Miyata said,"i should undestimate,i will go all out" I was like you must be kidding,you are fighting Taka i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

The fishing competation chapter was the funniest in along while,the faces yagi and shinoda made killed me, it took 30 mins to read the chap cause coulndt stop after every page,great chap.

[Terracosmo]

515 is out. Takamura's new opponent, Eagle, has been introduced. He looks pretty dangerous, and while it doesn't feel as epic this time around (since Takamura already has a belt), I'm sure the author has nice stuff up his sleeve. I don't get all this mosquito talking though o_O

[PSJ]

Last time Takamura mentioned a mosquito he could only go for 5 rounds if i'm not mistaken, so to Ippo this means that his not in top condition or something.

[PSJ]

516 out.

Good chapter, some serious shit. I wonder if Takamura really got this eye condition, if he does this will get even more serious.

[Terracosmo]

Things just got even more interesting.

Nice to see Sanada again, I like how the author brings back old characters at random times i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[PSJ]

Yea, that keeps the manga interesting.

EDIT:
517 is out! BOOOJAAHH! Get it here:http://www.manganews.net/scanlatorinfo.php?id=72

Cool chapter, now we learn about the damage boxing really can do to your eyes. Freaky with an eye that decays right there in your head, i sure wouldn't want that.

I don't think Takamura has this condition though. I think there really was a mosquito buzzing around his room so he couldn't sleep and i think the only reason Miyata landed a clean one was because he focused on the fishing.

[Honoko]

i was more interested at what sanada pointed out about ippo than that whole eye thing, to tell u the truth.

[PSJ]

I completly forgot about that, i was to focused on the eye thing. Nothing like useless information eh?

Ippo hasn't gone done for a while, but he did go down against Sawamura and he went down haaaard. Ippo probably has a skull of iron or something to be able to ram his head against Sawamuras extending fist and not get any longterm damage.

I'm not to interested in Ippo until he shows signs of developing the dempsey, right now i want to know if Takamura will be able to go on at full throttle and not stop at some red light in the form of an eye injury.

[Honoko]

ippo didn't go down during the sawamura match. he came close a few times but he never did. i kno b/c i just checked. the only time he actually hit the ground was when sawamura tackled him to buy some recovery time.

your statement gave me the perfect opportunity to procrastinate and read that fight again instead of working on my thesis paper due tomorrow i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[PSJ]

Really? My bad then, i was sure he went down when he got hit by the dempsey counter. Takamura is still more interesting right now i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Hakeem_21]

Taka has the eye problem cause its more realistic he has it since he really got hurt badly against Hawk,which was a first for Taka.

I dont think his Eye problem will stop him,he is too stubborn to let that stop him. Im more worried about his future as a boxer. He better get the surgery quickly.

There isnt a chance Miyata landed the punch thanks to the fishing,since Taka is always fooling around but never gets caught off guard. We know that since Aoki and Kimura has tried many times i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

I like how the mangaka put more drama into the story with this eye problem and focusing on the injury part of the boxers life. Thats why HNI is my fav,the mangaka givs you everything not just good boxning,comedy.

[PSJ]

You compare Miyata to Aoki and Kimura? Bad comparasion.

Takamura is supposed to be the larger than life character, the invinsible giant, god on earth etc. etc. It will break the illusion if he got the eye condition. Besides this manga isn't really that realistic, i mean they are punched bloody in every single fight and no one ever gets any really serious injuries exept that southpaw guy who fought Sendou and he was a minor character. I don't think any of the mains will get carrier threatening injuries.

[Hakeem_21]

I meant its realistic oustide the boxing hall,there must be some imaginition otherwise it would be boring. Ippo is very realistic character, you can find a guy with his personality anywhere.

It will break the illusion,that why he has the injury. Cuase we all think he is a monster. This will make Taka better character since he isnt bulletproof anymore.

Ippo has already a move that has shortened his career some.

Taka will overcome this but it shows he can have serious injuries too,this will ruin somethings for him.

Its a good balance,they both have injuries thanks to hawk ans sawamura who are their hardest matches.

[PSJ]

I can see what you are saying but i still want to have the illusion that Takamura is invinsible.

I agree that it's very realistic outside of the boxing ring but then again how unrealistic can everyday life get?

[Hakeem_21]

I mean what happens in the story outside the ring is realistic for a manga like this. Compare it to other sport mangas like for example how realistic is thier everyday life. They are never home,eats hamburgars every day in Macdonald(Momishiro and Echizen)

Not only POT most mangas in the same genre as HNI has unrealistic everyday lifes.

Why do you wanna have the illusion? It was cool before but he must develop his characters,have tough times. Even Ippo has had very tough life outside the ring,his mother,bullies injuries,now his mentor is in big trouble.

[PSJ]

Yea there is alot of stuff going on but i feel that the stuff about Takamura's family took him down to earth plenty, he doesn't need more of that stuff, not in my opinion anyway, but i guess it gives him an even bigger invinsible image if he has this eye condition and rises above it.

[Hakeem_21]

Exactly i cant wait to see him fighting with the handicap. Like when Hawk hurt him bad that Taka lost his normal hairstyle and he was fighting for a comeback with that light in his eyes. That was one of the best part of HNI.

[PSJ]

I liked when Coach Kamogawa fixed his hairstyle and said "you can't take the belt without your trademark hairstyle".

[Hakeem_21]

Hehe i didnt even remember that part, i must reread the manga i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[PSJ]

518 is out. Get it at the manganews link a page back.

Build up for the big question which will follow in the next chap. Some good stuff, can't wait til 519 though.

[Hakeem_21]

Something i wonder after this chap is what Taka fights for. I wanna know his reason other than he love boxning ,we will hear it hopyfully in 519.

[PSJ]

519 out!!

I knew it!! I was right, you was wrong!! The only reason Miyata got a punch in was because he punched him when he was focusing on other things!!

[Hakeem_21]

That can be true but he could also be lying to Ippo. Who said he has the problem all the time.

It just feels like the mangaka is playing with us,its HNI's style to make us worry for nothing.

[PSJ]

Well if you have an eye condition of this severity i'm pretty sure it affects you all the time.

Anyway i am right until i am proven wrong!!

EDIT: 520 out.

Yagi and Takamura's fishing competition is finally under way and how funny it is.

[Terracosmo]

ROTFLMAO Papaya

[Hakeem_21]

I liked how Yagi got finaly plenty of airtime and it was funniest shit i have seen the chaps that was about his fishing skills.

[PSJ]

521 is out, tagged as 520 on manganews if someone uses that site, just get the one at the top of this list:http://www.manganews.net/scanlatorinfo.php?id=72

Good chapter, alot of build up and we get to see one more of Itagaki's fights. Cool match, Itagaki tries out some in fighting and does it rather well.

[Terracosmo]

LMAO, I just love how the pond keeps adding "No *name* allowed" signs.

[PSJ]

522 is out, go grab it at your usual place. The Golden Eagle shows his face in Japan, that guy looks seriosuly strong.

[Terracosmo]

David Eagle is cool. i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[Hakeem_21]

Only in Ippo can the Handsome character look cool just like this Eagle guy. I like how he isnt like Hawke,as they said it will be cool seeing a true champion.

[Honoko]

Snoopycool came out w/ ch.483 all the way to ch 603. happy downloading!

[PSJ]

Would it be to much to provide a link?

Link: http://www.manganews.net/seriesinfo.php?id=50

All the snoopycool torrents are the same. It's one big torrent with all the chapters.

Btw, 522 is the last chapter of 57. So if you want to start where ignition one is right now pick up at vol 58.

[Terracosmo]

Oh my fucking god, EIGHT volumes?! That was random. Sure ain't complaining though!

[PSJ]

Read it all last night, and man does it have some awesome fights. Itagaki going all out, Ippo showing who's boss and Takamura beating the crap out of a certain american.

I loved how the coach got nostalgic when he saw the logs and how Itagaki told him that only an idiot would try to do it with his fists. Some very nice Itagaki-Mashiba development right before Itagaki's fight against Makino. Good stuff, this series is getting better and better each chapter i read.

[Honoko]

all the fights were great and the training/in-betweens/humor parts of ippo did not disappoint i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif and i'm LOVING all this character development and evolution of the fighters, particularly itagaki. all the cameos of ippo's past opponents while takamura was wandering around was great too. man, i could go on and on hahahaha =]

[Terracosmo]

BROCCOMAN!

[PSJ]

Ignition one has released vol 58-61 + first chapter of 62. I for one will support this groups releases as they release 1 chapter every day with an occasional break of one day, i like that much better than Snoopy releasing 8 volumes to break the spirits of other groups and then take a rest for a couple of months.

Here goes the link:http://www.manganews.net/scanlatorinfo.php?id=72 <--- Ignition One releases, just download.

[Hakeem_21]

I read SC 8 vols but IGone will catch up to them before jan is over and then we can read ippo everyday as usuall.

Nobody cares about SC cause they realese shitty mangas more than they realese Ippo.

[Honoko]

snoopycool's released v.66-67 (ch 606-627) for those interested.

http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/Ippo_606-627.torrent

[PSJ]

Oh shit i love this. Cool, this will give me something to do tonight.

[Hakeem_21]

I read earlier two great vols specialy the end of vol 67.

[PSJ]

Finally read all of it. It was the best yet. The series really is advancing right now, we will have some cool development up for grabs in the coming volumes and i know for a fact that there will be one hell of a fight in vol 73-75 or so.

[Terracosmo]

I'm also up to 67 now. Itagaki is awesome!

[Honoko]

go gattsun gattsun! i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif how great to sneak in a pun or two in itagaki's match =]

[Hakeem_21]

Haha the puns in HNI is killingi/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

I like Itagaki more now cause he knew he coulndt win Imai at the end but still he fought like it was life or death. I cant wait to see when he has become better and fight with so much heart as he did. How he dodged Imai while fighting so close to him was amazing.

Ippo can finaly bring down Miyata and move to the world stage,his next two fights will be awesome.

[Honoko]

vol. 68 by snoopycool out! (minus 2 chapters)
http://manga-scan.edwardk.info/Ippo_628_635.torrent

[PSJ]

That volume is probably missing one or two chapters, never seen an Ippo volume with less than 9-10 chapters.

EDIT:

Cool! I want the fight right now, i want to see Ippo shatter that old man. No doubt that Ippo will win.

[Terracosmo]

According to Snoopy the fight will apparently be lame i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Hakeem_21]

Snoopy is beyond lame he thinks Itagaki is lame and that his fight was bad......

[Honoko]

Originally posted by: PSJ
That volume is probably missing one or two chapters, never seen an Ippo volume with less than 9-10 chapters.
you're right. i checked the raw and he stopped just before the actual fight. maybe we'll see that in bulk next?

as for the fight itself, not bad setup. can't wait to see what sorta tricks this "veteran" has =P my heart is made of stone. who cares of this guy has a son he wants to show off to i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

anyone bother looking at the vol. 61 special? the interview was kinda funny... plus the "which character are you?" test was amusing. apparently, i'm an aoki..... lame.... >_<;;;

[Terracosmo]

@Hakeem: True, I can't understand how he finds Itagaki lame... I love him.

For the reference, I also got Aoki in the test i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Hakeem_21]

Snoopy i want to break his neck, who does he think he is. Saying Ippo vs Take is boring like we need him to approve things for us......

They say they will realese the rest of this vol+2,3 vols more cause they are gonna realese the hole fight at once.

[PSJ]

This fight aint gonna be that long. Not 2-3 vols. I think it's lame to stop right before the fight, they could've released 2 vols at once instead of giving us an unfinished volume.

[Hakeem_21]

Ippo fight are never shorter than two vols. Hell Itagaki's fight was almost 4 vols long.

[PSJ]

Ippo fought a guy in less than one volume, you know when he pushed with pressure alone and then ended it in an amazing combination at the ropes.

[Honoko]

would it be considered a spoiler to tell u guys what volume the fight lasts til? u could always check the raws... as i have obviously broken down and succumbed to in order to support my HnI fix i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Hakeem_21]

YES IT WOULD BE A VERY BIG SPOILER.

I dont want someone to ruin ippo for me......


PSJ: There has been some cannon fodders that he beats easiely but some fights are more important and you know will be long,like this one.

Also Take has never been knocked out so it should be a long match,cause of his tricks that might make ippo lose his pace.

[PSJ]

I think Ippo will beat him fast to shows the readers once and for all that he is too good for Japan. Imagine Ippo beating a veteran with lots of tricks who can take damage incredibly well in just 2 rounds or so. That would show everyone that he is ready to step it up.

[Hakeem_21]

We will see but if ippo beat him that easy then the build up of Take is pointless.

[PSJ]

Originally posted by: Honoko
would it be considered a spoiler to tell u guys what volume the fight lasts til? u could always check the raws... as i have obviously broken down and succumbed to in order to support my HnI fix

i did that but i don't remember how it went.

The build up wouldn't be pointless at all, that's what makes this series so good, all characters get build up even if they are minor. The man is satisfied with just challenging the champion so to be beaten easily and to be the fighter the champion shows that he is ready for the world on would be enough for Take.

Did that make any sense? That was one hell of a long sentence.

[Hakeem_21]

But Take has been build up little more than usuall cannon fodder for Ippo. The thing about his record,nothing getting knockout,scaring Date,his kid making him never go down.

Since the Karasawa match was short and easy i hope this fight will be alittle more challenge for Ippo.

[PSJ]

I really want to see Ippo move up, if this fight only lasts a few panels it will still be satisfying. It will last a bit longer though but i don't think it will last 2 vols.

[Hakeem_21]

I want nothing more than Ippo going after world and OPBF but this match is extra tricky cause what ever he says he cant focus solely on this game now that he is facing Miyata next. Thats what will makes this match harder than usuall.

Also i wonder what Take will do.

[kAi]

For all you fans out there I've added more Hajime no Ippo, upto volume 68 chapter 8.
enjoy

[PSJ]

Chapter 9 and 10, vol 68 and chapter 1-3, vol 69 is out. Get it at irc or snoopy's manga tracker. www.snoopycool.org

[kAi]

Chapter 5 of Volume 69 is up at MangaTraders.

[Hakeem_21]

Ippo is starting to annoy me how can he let an old man out muscle and beat him in own game aka infighting. He wont be able to go the world level if he doesnt learn how to use tricks and fouls like this old man does.

[Zidarri the Exile]

I love Hajime no Ippo. I've yet to read past v65, though. Anyone here have 66- and up saved? If so, please send me? ^_^

*joke*

I just don't have the time to read it online, so I'd like to download it in a torrent file if at all possible.

[Hakeem_21]

Go to snoopycools site or stoptazmo.com to download vol 66-69

[Honoko]

anyone read ignition one releases? they're on vol 71 right now...

[Honoko]

Bumping up-- Ignition One's on vol. 73 in the thick of Mashiba v. Sawamura. I must say, I never thought I'd ever root for Mashiba until now @_@

[Augury]

Asshole vs bigger asshole huh? ;) I've read up to 683 - I think it'd be totally in character if Mashiba just kept pounding Sawamura into the ground, but somehow I don't think it'll happen.

[PSJ]

What? Mashiba is awesome, ever since itagaki started hanging out with Mashiba, he has grown alot as a character i really enjoy reading about Mashiba.

Ignition one released up to chp 693, go get it at Manganews.net

[maikes]

Does anyone know why there havent been any new chapters for a while?

[Augury]

The more pertinent question would be how they could possilby crank out so many chapters in such a short period of time. The team members probably burned out or need to catch up with other priorities, give them a break by not asking.

[Honoko]

Ippo up to Ch 723 out by Ignition One. (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20v76.torrent)
And all I can say is.... FUCK.

[Augury]

Yeah, "FUCK" pretty much sums up the volume. (don't read further before reading to 723)





I think that this is a good development though. If Ippo went ahead and had a match with Miyata, he'd retire afterwards and the manga would end. I don't think the story will end on a low and depressing note after so long, so this means that Ippo will continue boxing and learn how to climb over this new wall in his path - the prospect of no longer having a clear goal. Lots of people become lost during their lives and by addressing this issue seriously in his work, Morikawa (the author) will connect will with many of his readers and create an interesting story - if exectued well of course.

Taking care of your parents isn't something to be lightly passed over, but I don't think that this will be the message that Hajime no Ippo will send out. Discovering and pursuing your own goals will probably be the direction that Ippo and the story moves towards.

[BlitzRonin]

Man, I'm glad that EVERYONE read this now....

When the RAW came out a few months back I was super mad...but we'll see what happens.

[Hakeem_21]

Whats up Blitz what you doing over here :)

The first i post here in months only cause dynamite glove is alittle dead.



About the story this was the best that could have happened for Ippo.


I dont think he would ever retire this early, i think he was fooling himself and we will see that.

[PSJ]

This volume was amazing, however i am suprised no one of you mentioned Itagaki's victory over Hoshi, that fight was pretty cool. Even though Hoshi seems to be pretty slow if you compare him to someone like Ippo, Itagaki was crazy fast in that fight. Wonder what would happen if Itagaki and Ippo duked it out seriously.

The issue of Ippo and Miyata, i think that it is a great turn in the story, Ippo will have to realize that if he wants to fight Miyata he will have to do it waiting at the top. I think Miyata has figured out who Randy Boy Jr. really is and therefore feels that he is obligated to beat him, even more so than his promise to Ippo. That's why he said no to Ippo.

[Hakeem_21]

Ippo would own Itagaki no matter how fast he is, Ippo is too though for Itagaki.


One punch from Ippo would kill him.

Ippo is at hole diffrent level than Itagaki.

[PSJ]

Yea i know, of course Ippo would win, Hoshi is a snail so we can't really judge Itagaki from that fight but i still think Ippo would struggle a little in the begining until he gets used to Itagaki's crazy speed. But from round 2 onwards itagaki will be dead. Ippo will totally wear him down with his stamina. Ippo can keep punching longer than Itagaki can run.

But i still think it will be an interesting fight.

I just thought of something, if Hoshi can at least trade blows with Sendou and actually knock him that good then would Sendou get dominated against Itagaki like Hoshi was? I am not convinced that Sendou has evolved all that much. He seems to full of himself at times.

[Honoko]

724 by [I-O] out. (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20724.torrent)

Yeah, that whole fallout with Ippo and Miyata made me forget about Itagaki... that fight was amazing. I only wish I could see Ippo dominating in his matches more often.

I don't think Sendo's developed anything new yet. To me, he's still recovering and stuff. Didn't he comeback as a jr. lightweight or something? He's still training to get his featherweight body back.

As for ch. 724-- I'm glad there's someone out there who might be able to knock some sense back into Ippo. Once I got over the whole Ippo/Miyata thing, I realize that this twist was something desperately needed in the Ippo-verse.

[PSJ]

This twist was the best thing that ever happened, i never cared much for Ippo vs. Miyata in the first place. You knew that it wouldn't happen once it was decided that they were gonna fight.

The words "your fists are still light" is probably something that made Ippo realize what Date hopes he can achieve.

But at the moment Itagaki is the most interesting character in the Ippo-verse, he is a character that can totally dominate fights without struggling at all in a great fashion and he can fight hard fights to develop without making it like Ippo's generic comeback pattern.

I can't wait to see Itagaki wearing the national champ belt. He will have it shortly. Who are left to take it after Ippo cleaning up? Karasawa didn't retire right? Shimabukuro did if i'm not mistaken and the rest of them probably pulled out to.

[BlitzRonin]

The thing with Itagaki though is.....sooner or later he's going to come across someone who has Slow Battle as well...and they'll be on even ground.

Hakeen - DG should be picking back up now that I-O is back from their break...

[Hakeem_21]

I didnt mean DG scans be slow, i meant the forums was slow well since its summer and there werent new chapter to keep us going as it is now.

PSJ

You cant compare Hoshi to sendou just cause he knocked him out in a spar. I mean Hoshi can barely box which is why Itagaki dominated him.

Sendou is like Ippo but not as good, i dont think Itagaki would dominate him. We saw what Sendou does to speedster with Saiki.

[Honoko]

^ I don't think Hoshi actually sucked-- it was more like, Itagaki was just too damn good. Blitz has a point, though. I would really like to see someone who can match up to Itagaki's fighting ability. The Imai fight was kinda like that... but as of now, I can't really think of anyone who'd be Itagaki's competition. Sendo (when he gets back in shape), maybe? I could see a Sendo/Itagaki match.... maybe a fight for the belt :D That'd be pretty sweet.

[Hakeem_21]

Who can match Itagaki? Itagaki might rule japan, but sendou,Ippo is at world level. Sendou went to fight mex boxers so he can challenge Martinez, i dont think he would do that if there was any but Ippo better than him in Japan.


Sendou would own him. He has everything Itagaki doesnt have. Experiance,power,cunning,stamina. Itagaki right now has only his raw talent, i mean he has great speed and defense. But he is too newbie on everything else to compare him to Sendou.


Itagaki will have to beat a real boxer before you compare him to Sendou, the only one that hits Ippo so bad that he was pissing his pants.

Hoshi is a newbie even more than Itagaki thats clear. He didnt have enough boxning training except his one shot. Imai is at Itagaki's level and not Sendou!!!

[PSJ]

I didn't say that Hoshi and Sendou was even, i more or less asking about your opinions. But still if Hoshi is able to punch Sendou then that shows the diffrence in speed between Sendou and Itagaki.

There are more techniques to catch a fast fighter but you cannot compare a damaged Saeki with Itagaki. Saeki was never the same after fighting Ippo.

Sendou is strong and fights on instinct and relies alot on scaring his opponent but what will happen to him once he faces an opponent who isn't scared and can handle Sendou's power? Itagaki wasn't scared while sparring with Mashiba and he came out from the Imae fight in one pieceafter dodging heavy blows at close range, the same goes for the Hoshi fight, he enjoyed it when they brushed his hair. The dude loves danger so pitting him against Sendou would be an awesome fight.

I'm not saying Itagaki would wipe Sendou out in a couple of rounds but i think he could stand a chance. Knocking Sendou down has proven to be a bitch though so Itagaki would have to fight hard. I think Itagaki could give Sendou a run for his money if Sendou still pays all attention to offense and non to defense. It is pretty hard to judge though since we haven't seen him in a whole fight for a while.

[Hakeem_21]

Sendou was sparring with Hoshi when he hit him and knock him, if you think Itagaki is suddenly stronger just cause of Sendou's sparring with Hoshi. Its like saying Ippo isnt better to Shigeta who played with him when they sparred. I wonder who it was beat Shigeta to a pulp and scared him away from boxning.....





Still you cant compare Itagaki to Sendou just cause of he beat Hoshi WHO IS NEW TO BOXING. Let him a tough boxer before comparing him to Sendou.

[BlitzRonin]

The thing with Itagaki is...his Slow Battle ability is the worst thing that infighters like Ippo and Sendo could go up against.

I mean, in today's release Kamogawa has forbidden Ippo and Itagaki from sparring with each other, because swingining at something you can't hit, is no way to build confidence. Kamogawa speaks from experience as the same thing happened to him when he fought Nekota.

Right now Itagaki is on the fast track to the JBC title...I imagine that Ippo will relinquish it and Imai Vs Itagaki II will happen for the title. Either that or Itagaki could go straight for the OPBF belt like Miyata did (since Ippo is bypassing the OPBF) and Imai and Hoshi can fight for the JBC title.

Lots of stuff could happen.

Also in the video games...these people have Slow Battle -

Itagaki (although he's really the only one to actually use it in the series)
Miyata
Nekota (Maybe Nekota was using this against Anderson as he was just picking him apart)
Kimura
Takamura
Sendo
Vorg
Sawamura
Eagle
Hawk
Nekota

[Zidarri the Exile]

I want to see Ippo fight Jimmy. That would be so awesome.

[PSJ]

Sendou was sparring with Hoshi when he hit him and knock him, if you think Itagaki is suddenly stronger just cause of Sendou's sparring with Hoshi. Its like saying Ippo isnt better to Shigeta who played with him when they sparred. I wonder who it was beat Shigeta to a pulp and scared him away from boxning.....





Still you cant compare Itagaki to Sendou just cause of he beat Hoshi WHO IS NEW TO BOXING. Let him a tough boxer before comparing him to Sendou.

That are just minor points. Sendou still struggled with Shigeta but got used to it after a couple of rounds. Ippo would probably have done the same, i mean Take used a southpaw stance and that made things much more difficult for Ippo but he got used to it and won.

Getting used to a speed you can't match is impossible as long as it doesn't have a simple rhytm, Saeki had a simple rhytm and Mashiba had a simple rhytm in his spars with Itagaki, in those spars Itagaki had no trouble at all dodging as he got used to the speed and a simple rhytm. The main concern with Hoshi being able to hit Sendou even though it was a spar, what i was trying to point out was that Hoshi is able to hit Sendou, not that he could defeat him. While Hoshi hit nothing but air against Itagaki.

Counting in the newest release as Blitz said about Ippo not being allowed to spar Itagaki cause of the diffrence in speed, add to this that Sendou doesn't care about his defense at all. Itagaki may stand a good chance against a fighter like Sendou All you think of is Sendou's strong points, try to look at his weaknesses to. If he were able to scare Itagaki though he would rule the fight in an instant.

The fighters we have seen him have trouble with hasn't been scared of him, remember when Ippo got scared. Sendou ruled the fight but Ippo got his courage back and won, not easy victories but he was able to win once he got rid of the fear. Vorg should have beat him for the title and he wasn't scared either. Shigeta treated Sendou like his bitch for most of the fight but once Shigeta got scared Sendou knocked him down in an instant.

Add to this what Sendou and Ippo was talking about when they saw Itagaki vs. Hoshi. "punch and hope you'll catch him" "Grit your teeth and take the counter then knock him to the floor", Hoshi tried both and i don't remember him succeed. What makes you think Sendou will succeed when he got that kind of mentality?

[Hakeem_21]

If speed were everything as you make it out to be, then Miyata would rule the world by now.

Ippo and Sendou strenghts is that they can take alot of beating,If Itagaki cant hit ten times before running away there is a chance for a counter just like Hoshi planned but he wasnt good enough. I mean he wasted alot of energy and time with going after him with full power when Itagaki was only toying with him.

Sendou will prolly lock him down to corners like he did against Ippo.

Itagaki will meet someone tough soon,then we will see if he is only speed.




Any i am sick of this, my only point is Itagaki is nothing but potential until he has shown take someone at Sendou/Ippo level.

[Honoko]

Any i am sick of this, my only point is Itagaki is nothing but potential until he has shown take someone at Sendou/Ippo level.
While I still would like to see a Itagaki/Sendou fight, I can see your point. Itagaki is always pointing out that he still loses to Ippo when it comes to stamina. He can beat Ippo in sprints but when it comes to running long distances at the same pace he just can't hang. In any case, I will still hope ;)

[PSJ]

Hakeem if you would read my posts properly you would know that i already adressed the issue with cornering an out boxer and Sendou's strenghts.

The only thing i missed was the stamina thing and diffrence in taking hits.

I'm still not saying that it would be an easy victory for Itagaki but i am saying that he might stand a chance. With you it sounds like Itagaki would get owned in the first round.

One more thing, How can you actually think that Sendou and Ippo are at the same level right now? Sendou has been injured for close to a year while Ippo has refined his fighting alot. They are not at the same level anymore. It would be impossible for Sendou to make up for that one year diffrence in just a few months.

[Honoko]

[I-O] has up to 731 out. Ippo's in a match again finally!

[Stoopider]

He's fighting a mad man! Cool.

Looks like these types, he have to put him down.. and put him down seriously for good. I think Ippo's opponent's going to die in this match.

[BlitzRonin]

Round 732 is out now...

I usually post them when they come out @ http://www.dynamiteglove.com

The latest RAW is 740...so I-O is very close to catching up.

[Honoko]

With ch. 740, [I-O] has now caught up to the raws! Woo! Anyone know if they'll be scanslating as the raws come out? Will the torturous week-long wait for good manga include HnI now?

[Augury]

Also with chapter 740, Ippo has finished his fight with Jimmy Sisfa. Seems like the mangaka is intent on keeping Ippo's "no knockdown" streak going. The first Ippo-has-been-knocked-down chapter ending fooled me, but the ones after that were a bit much...

And I like your description of waiting for manga, Honoko. "torturous week-long wait" indeed :P

[PSJ]

I'll be willing to wait a week for each chapter when the manga is this good. What i don't want is a 3 month wait for an entire volume that you finish in less than an hour.

[BlitzRonin]

With ch. 740, [I-O] has now caught up to the raws! Woo! Anyone know if they'll be scanslating as the raws come out? Will the torturous week-long wait for good manga include HnI now?


They sure will, be scanslating as they come out.

Also what did you guys think of Puar's kick ass coloring job on those 739 pages? I was completely blown away.

Also...while I doubt Ippo will be fighting ALL of these guys...here is his OPBF Hit List

http://www.dynamiteglove.com/ippolist.shtml

[Hakeem_21]

I'll be willing to wait a week for each chapter when the manga is this good. What i don't want is a 3 month wait for an entire volume that you finish in less than an hour.


No worries since the manga is weekly and the group scanlates as soon as the raw is out.

[Honoko]

They sure will, be scanslating as they come out.

Also what did you guys think of Puar's kick ass coloring job on those 739 pages? I was completely blown away.

Also...while I doubt Ippo will be fighting ALL of these guys...here is his OPBF Hit List

http://www.dynamiteglove.com/ippolist.shtml
hahahahhaa-- I think it's funny there's all these questions marks and then just two guys' pics. The "owned" label is a nice touch though :p

And the colored pages were indeed awesome ^^ Definitely a nice bonus.

[BlitzRonin]

Yeah I'm thinking he won't fight all those guys, but I just put them up there as place markers...

All of those countries (a few states and territories) are able to fight in the OPBF.

So Morikawa has a lot of options here...

Although I can't see Ippo fighting anyone besides the countries that have already been active in the manga -

Thailand (Done)
Australia
Korea
Philippines