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His current record as a professional boxer is 26 matches, 23 wins and 3 losses with all 23 victories by KO, and at his peak he had held the seventh ranking in the WBC. The story continues with his ascension to becoming the Japanese Featherweight Champion, a title he defends eight times before relinquishing the belt to focus on the world title, a journey he begun by challenging other national title holders in the OPBF. Hajime no Ippo has covered each of Makunouchi's fights, starting with his introduction to the boxing world and winning the All Japan Rookie Kings tournament in a talented rookie Featherweight class that has produced four national champions and two OPBF Champions in varying weight classes thus far. Ippo used the same pattern of attack on his first title defense with Sanada but due to the damage that he sustained his attack stopped after a couple of hits. Taking the opportunity of Sendo being stunned, Ippo then revved up his Dempsey Roll which hit Sendo a couple of times before knocking him out. Ippo then followed up with the Gazelle punch (an uppercut using the strength of the legs for additional power), which made Sendo's jaw fly up and stunned him for a few seconds. Starting with the liver blow, which damaged Sendo's right ribs, Ippo then used a feint with his own version of 'Sakki' (killing intent), called 'Courage', making Sendo raise his guard.

Since the Dempsey Roll could not be used if the opponent won't back down, Ippo utilized all three of his techniques. In addition, his intense training has allowed him to mimic some fighters' specialities with a degree of success such as Sendo's smash attacks or Jimmy Sisfa's jolt attacks during their matches.ĭuring his fight with Sendo, Ippo showed the Dempsey Roll's perfect form. His nickname is the God of Wind, coined after the force of his powerful blows. He temporarily stopped using the Dempsey roll in order to refine his basics and become a more complete boxer. His destructive Dempsey roll technique has been a particular focus in the story and has continued to evolve through the series: in the match with Sawamura, he added a rapid stop-and-start to prevent it from being countered, and against Jimmy Sisfa, he incorporated an uppercut to the rotation, but Makunouchi needs to continue to develop his lower body to use these without risking further injury. His natural talents include stamina, balance and enough punching power to turn around a match instantly combined with his superb fighting spirit, these assets lead to his comebacks victories and have allowed him to overcome any technical shortcomings. He stands at 164 cm (5'5') tall with a 165 cm (5'5') reach and has consistently weighed 126 pounds (57 kg). Ippo is described as an in-fighter (though, he resembles more of a boxer-puncher) and is well known for his comeback KO victories, his Peek-a-Boo style defense and his heavy blows which include three signature punches: a rib-cracking Liver blow, Gazelle punch (an uppercut variant), and the Dempsey roll, modeled after punches used by Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and Jack Dempsey respectively. Since then, Takamura has treated Ippo like a younger brother and has taken him under his wing.

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Like he has with Takamura, Kamogawa personally takes on Ippo as his pupil and starts him on the path to being a pro boxer. Immediately after arriving at Kamogawa Gym he impresses Takamura and Kamogawa with his explosive punching power and guts in the ring. After seeing a video of Tyson, Ippo becomes inspired to take up boxing to feel reborn with strength and asks Takamura to get him into Kamogawa Gym. Takamura saw something in Ippo and introduced him to the world of boxing. As fate would have it, Takamura came upon Ippo as he was getting a beating from a couple of bullies and decided to help him. When he was young, Ippo used to get bullied and picked on by others in his school. He lives with his mother, Hiroko Makunouchi, and helps with the family charter boat fishing business-a job which has developed his lower body well enough to become an effective boxer.

His boldness as a boxer is juxtaposed with his shy and amiable personality outside the ring. Ippo is the main protagonist of the series. Ippo Makunouchi ( 幕之内一歩, Makunouchi Ippo) Voiced by: Kōhei Kiyasu

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