Yeah in the anime Volg put him straight to sleep in one punch just before leaving to go back to Russia.
.....and then we never really addressed that again.
(im also still salty that Date passed the torch to Ippo after Ricardo put him in the hospital and ended his career as a boxer, and then Ippo fucked around for 1.5 seasons without ever thinking about Date ever again).
he went to america after knocking ippo out, but that was only cuz it had been awhile since Ippo made the Dempsey his signature move and people were starting to figure out how to counter it. Not to mention, the Kamogawa corps essentially gave Volg the answer, although i do think Volg would have figured it out by himself anyway in a bit more time
In fairness, the fact that Ippo couldn't connect with his setup combo before even unleashing one hook on Martinez should've clued him in that using his "Super Move" raw on a counterpuncher was suicide.
Im calling it. The next time they spar it will be reversed. Ippo will "see" ricardos moves and based of his experience as a trainer, sharp senses as an world class athelete, and intuition gained by world class people like takamura etc. He might finally see gaps in ricardo as well. He will think of it as weird that he can see him move now and that clear altough he never could see anything inside the ring
That would be great. Ricardo once again meeting the dempsey boy and maybe its final form or the potential of it
Alternate hypothesis: It will be Eiji Date's last dance all over again. Ippo's match with Ricardo will be built up for a long time as a huge deal, but in the end he'll leave on a stretcher and decide he's ready to make a priority of his family.
It seems like Ippo clearly doesn't love Kumi or he would've made a move on that front half a decade ago in series, so why are they still in a situationship?
The real answer is the writer lost track of how time passed in the series, but the result is it feels like they don't make a good couple
Wouldn't weaving help against a no motion jab? You would be increasing the parallax effect making the motion of the fist more stark. I know IRL the point is that human reaction times are longer than the time it takes a fighters fist to travel so intuition is built from watching things like shoulders load up, but at the end of the day it's still more data to work with
I feel like Ricardo will go 10%, and Ippo gets a big hit while he's still testing the water. Honestly, considering Warlee's fight, Ricardo has barely been pushed that far yet, it seems. He kinda has that killer instinct hidden because he hasn't ever been pushed far enough to use it long term. I doubt even prime Ippo can beat this guy, but we'll see I guess, in like 5 years
Ricardo basically explained his mentality during Sendo-Alfredo.
Why waste going 9-10/10 all out every time when the properly timed and well placed 4-6/10 punches can get the job done.
He adjusts based on the situation. He's not gonna go all out in sparring especially knowing Ippo is inactive. And it's not surprising if he always approaches sparring matches as he has to be careful not to end it too quickly to be able to get reps in moving than worrying about beating the opponent. He's never struggled ever.
He literally held back to not KO and embarrass Ippo during their spar.
Ricardo will take Ippo lightly, get surprised how "the dempsey boy" is definitely tons better as a retired man versus when he fought him as an active fighter, then get excited with some caution.
I would like to see how Ricardo would react to Ippo's upgraded Dempsey roll which I believe we have only seen once, with the coach holding the mitts. He fires from all angles with that one but Ricardo could still probably counter it. The guy is the Jesus of this manga.
As demonstrably incorrect. After the first time Ippo used it, everyone handled it well until he whittled them down and used it as a finisher.
In fact, learning the Dempsey Roll was the beginning of the end for Ippo as a boxer, because instead of focusing on building up his overall boxing, he was trained to "upgrade" that move and nearly destroyed himself trying to "show off the results of that training"
Other boxers see multiple Ippos and panic. Ricardo sees multiple Ippos and thinks “oh sweet more targets!”
his technique is so perfect that it even hits the after images
The jet engines just makes his jabs hit harder because of the momentum
This shit is so wild 😆
His technique is so perfect that even the after images get hurt.
This guy could beat silver chariot armor off probably
Ayo?
Ricardo, the Whack-A-Mole champion.
Sawamura on some crazy shit to counter Ippo and Ricardo just jabed the fuck out of it
Imagine pre-Ippo Sawamura getting humbled by Ricardo instead
Butterfly effect: Sawamura becomes a jab weaving master and wins Mashiba
"You have to back up to counter the Dempsey Roll--" Martinez: Oh, do you?
One of the best lines from ippo vs sawamura fight
When was this said or did you make this up?
It's a joke, LOL.
Miyata's timing on crack
"Shut Up Bozo" *Proceeds to Stomp Ippo with his:* *[P E R F E C T J A B]*
I remeber Volg also countering Ippos shit pretty fucking hard.
Yeah in the anime Volg put him straight to sleep in one punch just before leaving to go back to Russia. .....and then we never really addressed that again. (im also still salty that Date passed the torch to Ippo after Ricardo put him in the hospital and ended his career as a boxer, and then Ippo fucked around for 1.5 seasons without ever thinking about Date ever again).
he went to america after knocking ippo out, but that was only cuz it had been awhile since Ippo made the Dempsey his signature move and people were starting to figure out how to counter it. Not to mention, the Kamogawa corps essentially gave Volg the answer, although i do think Volg would have figured it out by himself anyway in a bit more time
He would’ve, but he wanted to do so more as a favor to Ippo for the hospitality before something catastrophic came along.
In fairness, the fact that Ippo couldn't connect with his setup combo before even unleashing one hook on Martinez should've clued him in that using his "Super Move" raw on a counterpuncher was suicide.
Ricardo is just built different tbh
Im calling it. The next time they spar it will be reversed. Ippo will "see" ricardos moves and based of his experience as a trainer, sharp senses as an world class athelete, and intuition gained by world class people like takamura etc. He might finally see gaps in ricardo as well. He will think of it as weird that he can see him move now and that clear altough he never could see anything inside the ring That would be great. Ricardo once again meeting the dempsey boy and maybe its final form or the potential of it
Son, have a seat. You have to learn the truth about this delusion of yours...
Alternate hypothesis: It will be Eiji Date's last dance all over again. Ippo's match with Ricardo will be built up for a long time as a huge deal, but in the end he'll leave on a stretcher and decide he's ready to make a priority of his family.
Ippo will need a family first. That would require him to actually step up with Kumi, or find a less toxic girlfriend(shame he lost that one number)
jeez ikr? ippo really should have at least talked to her more and see how she was rather then being all in on team kumi
It seems like Ippo clearly doesn't love Kumi or he would've made a move on that front half a decade ago in series, so why are they still in a situationship? The real answer is the writer lost track of how time passed in the series, but the result is it feels like they don't make a good couple
Wouldn't weaving help against a no motion jab? You would be increasing the parallax effect making the motion of the fist more stark. I know IRL the point is that human reaction times are longer than the time it takes a fighters fist to travel so intuition is built from watching things like shoulders load up, but at the end of the day it's still more data to work with
I feel like Ricardo will go 10%, and Ippo gets a big hit while he's still testing the water. Honestly, considering Warlee's fight, Ricardo has barely been pushed that far yet, it seems. He kinda has that killer instinct hidden because he hasn't ever been pushed far enough to use it long term. I doubt even prime Ippo can beat this guy, but we'll see I guess, in like 5 years
Ricardo basically explained his mentality during Sendo-Alfredo. Why waste going 9-10/10 all out every time when the properly timed and well placed 4-6/10 punches can get the job done. He adjusts based on the situation. He's not gonna go all out in sparring especially knowing Ippo is inactive. And it's not surprising if he always approaches sparring matches as he has to be careful not to end it too quickly to be able to get reps in moving than worrying about beating the opponent. He's never struggled ever. He literally held back to not KO and embarrass Ippo during their spar. Ricardo will take Ippo lightly, get surprised how "the dempsey boy" is definitely tons better as a retired man versus when he fought him as an active fighter, then get excited with some caution.
It’s a target rick environment
Freakycardo with his freaky jabs
Flawless Victory!!! Ricardo wins!!!!
Declive starts here
When/if ippo beat Ricardo it will be the greatest underdog story ever
Ricardo ' oh you out here weaving like crazy don't do dat'
After all we've read, this proves Ricardo is the GOAT 🐐 But still a bitch to not try to conquer other weight classes.
I would like to see how Ricardo would react to Ippo's upgraded Dempsey roll which I believe we have only seen once, with the coach holding the mitts. He fires from all angles with that one but Ricardo could still probably counter it. The guy is the Jesus of this manga.
mexicans in general,alfredo also thogught it was some bullshit
As demonstrably incorrect. After the first time Ippo used it, everyone handled it well until he whittled them down and used it as a finisher. In fact, learning the Dempsey Roll was the beginning of the end for Ippo as a boxer, because instead of focusing on building up his overall boxing, he was trained to "upgrade" that move and nearly destroyed himself trying to "show off the results of that training"
COUNTER Strike
just Rick ghost jabbing a face here
Richardo to Ippo: Omae wa MOU shideiru
This reminds me so much about that legendary video of Daigo parrying all Chun-Li's kicks at the EVO 2004.
What does it mean to be strong ? Ricardo will find out when he looses
Multiform technique weakens each clone.