Beyond Just a Little Further is Round 1171 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Ichirō Miyata
Summary[]
Miyata asks Ippo if he is broken, and Ippo somewhat happy that he cares like his gym-mates. Ippo updates Miyata about his status. He tells Miyata that he is almost ready for his comeback match for the next stage. Miyata leaves disappointed, but he knows Ippo is talking about the next stage of the Dempsey Roll. Later on, Ippo still shocked that Nagumo lost easily while he is training. While at the tree with Takamura's line, Ippo remembers his past goals when he started boxing when Takamura saved him from bullying. After clearing goals Takamura set for him, he was inspired by the changes he saw in himself. Then he started chasing Miyata, a boxer he looked up to. After fighting Sendō, Volg, and Date, Ippo kept going and pushed ahead thinking that boxing giving him so much, where it has become harder and harder to stop. Ippo doesn't think he could become a beast like Takamura, and he wonders how far he can go. Itagaki, Aoki, and Kimura join him to prepare for their upcoming comeback matches. Kimura's going through harsh weight control for it, where Aoki mentions he needs to move up to Lightweight. Ippo plans to cheer Kimura on, while Aoki and Itagaki are excited for their comebacks fights. The day of the match, Itagaki wins his match in decision. During Kimura's match, he is having a tough time during the 5th round he starts clinching a lot. The fight ends in a draw. As Aoki's match is about to start, Takamura believes it will be even worse. The bell rings, Aoki starts with a Frog Punch motion.