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Aug 30, 2008 2:49 AM
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Great episode! the boombox scene was hilarious at the beginning
Sep 24, 2008 9:03 PM
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yeah anyway that guy is really fast so how he will defeat him
Oct 27, 2008 8:43 AM
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Staring strategy failed. Ippo should go out-boxing style or throw some feints.
Jan 5, 2009 1:47 AM
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This guy is fast. How many strategies is Ippo going to practice for this guy?
Jan 15, 2009 2:46 AM
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Speed Star is fast o.o
Feb 2, 2009 3:14 AM
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i hope he swats him like a fly. 2 classic speed always beets power until now
Feb 3, 2009 5:05 PM
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I remember I first bought Victorious Boxers when I got to this part and was stuck on Saeki. Then I learned from the anime and applied to to the game and won. Up until that point, I was losing by points or getting draws.
Aug 26, 2009 4:05 AM
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well, its six rounds and all that bouncing around is probably pretty tiring, so Ippo could probably wear him down by just continuing with this strategy and then move in for the kill once he slows down.
Sep 18, 2009 9:14 PM
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Nice a speed boxer this should definitely be interesting.
Jan 10, 2010 1:58 PM
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I had to fight hard not to laugh at loud at the Ippo/Kimura boombox scene.
Aug 2, 2010 4:27 AM

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Saeki really deserves the title speedstar. He's good.
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May 31, 2011 12:34 AM

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Nice matchup here! A Speed Star Vs. A Power puncher! I wonder how Ippo's going pull off this one haha :-D
Nov 7, 2011 8:30 PM
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What the hell Ippo? Use your speed :(
Jun 15, 2012 8:35 PM

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The beginning was really funny! Return of the Ippo dance routine.
Dec 23, 2013 7:52 PM

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I guess they don't call him Speed Star for no reason :)
Jan 15, 2014 8:40 PM

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That dance at the beginning was hilarious xD

Ippo strategy was so simple, yet very clever. Psychological war is almost as important as boxing itself.
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Aug 9, 2014 5:02 PM

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Nice start of the match, I really wonder how it will turn out this time!
Dec 22, 2014 4:48 AM
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When Ippo had Saeki in the corner at the end of this episode …is it just me or did anybody else think Ippo should have gone for body?
Dec 23, 2014 10:10 PM

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He was still too fast at that time also, his initial plan of the body shot didn't work.
Jul 31, 2015 6:28 PM
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Really good episode, Ippo's opponent this time is very interesting... he is speed hacking though.
Aug 27, 2015 9:29 PM

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Specializes in speed huh, not that interesting to be honest.
Dec 14, 2015 11:07 PM
Ceasefire NOW

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Ofc he would have a cheetah print. xD
Jan 21, 2016 1:28 PM

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I dont want Ippo to lose this one.
Mar 6, 2016 7:44 PM

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Ehh, this fight looks kinda boring. It's obvious with these opponents that have 0 backstory or buildup lately that Ippo won't have any serious trouble with them.

Ever since Sendo, Ippo's fights have just felt like padding until we get to Date.
Feb 26, 2017 7:23 PM

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jacobpaige said:
well, its six rounds and all that bouncing around is probably pretty tiring, so Ippo could probably wear him down by just continuing with this strategy and then move in for the kill once he slows down.

It doesn't work like that. It's more tiring to attack all the time than to dodge, also it's frustating to don't hit the one who dodges and because of that you can end being too reckless. On the other side to be dodging all the time it's more mentally tiring cause you are all the time 100% focused on all the movements of the other fighter.

Let's see how this fight goes, it looks promising.
Oct 20, 2017 8:56 AM

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Surprised Ippo has not yet faced a speedy opponent till now, just goes to show how creative the mangaka is to keep things interesting.

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Nov 14, 2018 2:23 PM

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I thought Ippo's strategy was going to be making faces at Saeki XDDD
Nov 18, 2018 6:56 AM

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Power vs. speed
It's hard to watch, going to be hard match :(

Saeki almost kissed Ippo xD
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Jun 14, 2019 1:14 PM

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Wait Ippo is 164 cm tall? I thought he would be around 170 cm, seems like I am the same height :) (cries in midget)

Seems like the match this time is Speed vs Strength

Dec 12, 2019 6:55 PM
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IM SO SOFT RIGHT NOWWWW UWU the bouquet and then the boxing trunks and THEN THE NEW BOXING SHOES TT^TT so sweet omg my heart
why is umezawa such a dad trying to take a picture in the waiting room lol

this guy Saeki is a formidable opponent but i just can't get over the fact his introduction to the anime was so rushed like we just met him last episode and now him and Ippo are fighting...

Reapermask said:

Wait Ippo is 164 cm tall? I thought he would be around 170 cm, seems like I am the same height :) (cries in midget)

Seems like the match this time is Speed vs Strength


IKR lol I was thinking the same thing about Ippo's height! I had to pause it and fully grasp what i just saw XD I'm literally the same height as him lmao
Jan 20, 2020 1:37 PM

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I really like the fact Umezawa’s here again. He’s a completely different person now. I’m curious to know how the match will end.
Feb 10, 2020 11:03 AM

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holy shit it's Sonic!
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Feb 22, 2020 2:01 PM

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Saeki's a thrill seeker and Ippo's definitely the one who'll finally give him what he needs and more. It's nice to see Umezawa and Mama Makunouchi show Ippo some support by giving him a new getup.

Even though it wouldn't be half as fun to see that staredown in real life, it was a really tense display of the psychological aspect of boxing here and they certainly more than made up for the lack of action with how speedy things were when things really started.








Apr 18, 2020 4:39 PM

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Umezawa has insane amount of development.I can't even remember any supporting shounen character being this developed.Going from default school bully beating MC to such a nice guy and MC's close friend.Everything about pacing is so good in this anime.
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Dec 30, 2020 3:11 PM

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Saeki got some nice hair structure, lowkey jealous.

Ippo with new shorts and shows, that's some serious motivation xD But honestly, when he got them that was pretty touching.

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Jan 13, 2021 4:11 PM

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seriously how ippo going to punch that guy? even date weren't able to do much against his speed.

staring is really the only thing ippo got under his slaves?
Aug 3, 2021 9:33 PM

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This guy is seriously way too fast.. good luck Ippo, you'll need it :)

Dec 6, 2022 12:16 PM

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Stare no Jutsu was pretty OP for a minute or two. Speed Star is super fast, let's see how Ippo handles this.
Aug 5, 2023 3:09 AM

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Saeki was pulling some anime moves this episode. His trunks and boots have a horrible design though.
Mar 7, 2024 12:26 PM

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When they said saeki was fast they weren't kidding.🥊
Jan 29, 1:29 PM
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this Seiki guy seems like a hacker, lil does he know Ippo has the best hack (mc hack)

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