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Makunouchi Ippo

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Makunouchi Ippo
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Japanese Name 幕之内 一歩
Birth date November 23, 1973
Homeland Tokyo, Japan
Weight Class Featherweight
Height 164 cm
Style In Fighter
Rank 8 or 9 WBC, 1 (OPBF), C JBC
Other Information
Affiliated with Kamogawa Boxing Gym
Trainer Kamogawa Genji
Championships Eastern Japan Rookie King
All Japan Rookie King
Japanese Featherweight Champion
Family Hiroko (mother)
Kazuo (father, deceased)
Wanpo (pet)
Occupation Makunouchi Fishing Boat worker
Voice Actor Kiyasu Kouhei
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 21
Wins by KO 21
Losses 1
First Appearance
Manga Round 1
Anime Round 1

Makunouchi Ippo (幕之内一歩) is a Featherweight in fighter from the Kamogawa Boxing Gym and the current JBC Featherweight Champion.

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[edit] Personality

At the start of the series Ippo is a 17-year-old high school student. He is usually a kind and reserved person who dislikes fighting, and because of that he had been bullied since grade school. He has a sturdy body and steady legs thanks to years of working for his family's fishing boat rental, and he possesses great courage against all enemies.

Despite his strength and courage, Ippo still behaves rather meek out of the ring and often humbles himself around his rivals. For example, even though he has defeated both Mashiba Ryou and Sendou Takeshi, he fears Mashiba and tries to avoid discussing a second rematch with Sendou whenever he is around. He also continued to be intimidated by Umezawa Masahiko, his former bully, long after he began boxing. He has a great deal of respect for his gymmate Takamura Mamoru and former Japanese Featherweight Champion Date Eiji and he was completely shocked when World Featherweight Champion Ricardo Martinez requested a spar with him.

His dream is to one day face Miyata Ichirou in the pro ring, and the two of them view each other as eternal rivals. Dispite these feelings towards each other, they appear to also view each other as friends and Ippo even refers to Miyata as Miyata-kun (宮田くん). Becuase Ippo tends to know a lot about Miyata, people tend to call him a Miyata Otaku, while his gymmates jokingly imply that he must be "gay for Miyata". At the same time, Ippo aims to become equal to Takamura in terms of strength.

Coach Kamogawa puts him through strict training and the two of them have a strong master-and-student bond. Ippo trusts the coach and has faith in his teachings, while Kamogawa believes that Ippo may be the one who will eventually realize his World Championship dream. Takamura has said that Kamogawa seem more like Ippo's father than his coach, and because Ippo's father died when he was young he begins to view Kamogawa in that way.

Ippo is quite friendly, and many of his rivals have become friends of his, most notably are Miyata, Sendou, Date, Sanada Kazuki, and Kobashi Kenta, whom all still keep in touch with him from time to time. He is well liked by his gymmates, especially Takamura (who picks on him relentlessly), Aoki Masaru, and Kimura Tatsuya. Even though he still has the personality of a young boy, he still manages to serve as a good senpai for his kouhai Itagaki Manabu.

When it comes to love, Ippo is definitely a late bloomer, be it because he is naive and pure-hearted or that he is awkward. He is in love with Mashiba Kumi whom he dates frequently, and she feels the same for him, but because of the silent pressure of Kumi's older brother Ryou, the "attacks" of reporter Iimura Mari and Itagaki Nanako, and the meddling of Takamura and the others, their relationship has yet to progress much. The one time Ippo confessed to her, Kumi had fallen asleep after drinking too much alcohol, and unfortunately she didn't hear it.

After his father died he was raised by his mother Hiroko and grew up assisting her with the family fishing boat business. He was originally supposed to take over the business from her, but she decided to postpone it until after his boxing career is over. When she was hospitalized after collapsing from overwork, Ippo considered retiring from boxing to run the business, but Umezawa asked Ippo to let him take over so Ippo could continue boxing. Also, Ippo's boxing trunks were handmade by his mother.

He apparently has a very large penis, which Takamura often teases him for. He has pantsed Ippo in front of waitresses, reminded him of his size during a match, and even discussed it in front of Kumi.

His given name Ippo means "one step", creating a pun in the series' title (as Hajime means "beginning" or "first", therefore "The First Step").

[edit] Nicknames, etc.

Character Nickname Japanese Translation
Nickname Fuujin 風神 Wind God
Takamura
Aoki
Kimura
Ippo's Mother
Umezawa
Nekota
Most Characters
Ippo 一歩 N/A
Kumi
Volg
Most Friendly Rivals
Makunouchi-san 幕之内さん see here
Miyata
Mashiba
Sendou
Fujii
Iimura
Ringside Announcers
Most Rivals
Most Spectators
Makunouchi 幕之内 N/A
Yagi
Nanako
Ippo-kun 一歩くん see here
Coach Kamogawa Kozou 小僧 Kid/Brat
Yamada
Itagaki
Senpai 先輩 Upperclassmen/senior
Takamura, etc. Miyata Otaku 宮田オタク Miyata Fanboy
Takamura (once) Big Maraa Ippo
Tama Aru Ippo
ビッグマラー一歩
玉ある一歩
Big Penis Ippo
With Balls Ippo
Aoki (once)
(see Round 27)
Freddy Ippo
Puma Ippo
フレディ一歩
プーマ一歩
N/A


[edit] Appearance

[edit] Boxing style

Ippo's boxing style is said to be modeled after Mike Tyson and Hamada Tsuyoshi. He is a natural In Fighter, a great Hard Puncher with an impressive KO rate of 100%.his style has had vast improvements which now consists of sways and liverblows, that eventually lead to the dempsey roll his finishing move. His strong flurry of blows have earned him the title Wind God (while Ichirou Miyata has the title Lightning God due to his fast blows). He is the number one In Fighter in Japan.


[edit] Training

[edit] Techniques

[edit] Story

[edit] Early Life

Not much is known in Ippo's early life, except for his childhood when his father died in a boat accident. Like at the present Ippo was a very shy, kind and obedient kid. He was also very strong willed and stubborn. During the time when his father (Kazuo) was missing out in the sea, Ippo went everyday to the shore to wait for his return. He believed his father's words that upon his return he will never leave Ippo and Hiroko again. Although his father never returned, Ippo was somehow able to satisfy himself that his father fulfilled his promise by finding the cap he wears during his father's departure.

[edit] High School and Pro Debut

One day when he was being tormented by Umezawa and his gang he was saved by Takamura (who was in the middle of his Road Work at the time). After that he began to take up boxing in order to learn what it means to be strong.

After joining the Kamogawa Boxing Gym he meets Miyata Ichirou and has 2 sparring matches against him. In the first fight Ippo displays his impressive stamina but is still outright defeated, in the second fight however Ippo manages to hit Miyata's jaw with an uppercut and gains an unexpected KO victory. Because of this, Miyata leaves the gym in order to be able to face Ippo again in the Pro Ring, and the become each other's Eternal Rival.

Ippo then takes the pro-boxer licensure exam and pass it with ease. After the test he meets Mashiba Ryou who is in the same weight class as him. Mashiba tells him to move another weight class, but Ippo does not yield and tells him that he want to fulfill his promise to Miyata that they would meet in the pro-ring again in the rookie kings tournament.

Pro-Debut Match: Oda Yusuke

Second Match: Fujiwara Yoshio

[edit] Rookie King Tournament

After winning two fights upon his debut as a pro-boxer, Coach Kamogawa enlisted him in the East Japan Rookie King Tournament. Ippo also had his own goal in the tournament which is to fight with Miyata in the Pro Ring for their tie-breaker match. With his goal, Ippo aims to reach the East Japan finals to full to a promised fight.

First Round : Jason Ozuma

Second Round : Kobashi Kenta

Semi-final Round : Hayami Ryuuichi

East Japan Final Round : Mashiba Ryou

All Japan Final Round : Sendou Takeshi

[edit] Championship Road

After winning the All Japan Rookie Tournament, Ippo found out his rival Miyata was going overseas. Ippo was left with no current goal at hand. Rehabilitating his hand from the injuries from his previous fight, Ippo rests from training and started supporting his fellow boxers at Kamogawa Gym in their fights. He then meets the current National Feather Weight Champion Date Eiji, who somewhat hints to him that in the future they may face each other since Ippo is already ranked number 10 upon winning the Rookie King Tournament. Ippo then realizes that he wants to fight the Champion and trains for his new goal.

Rookie King vs. Rookie King: Okita Keigo

Class A Tournament Semi-Finals (1st Round): Saeki Takuma

Class A Tournament Finals: Alexander Volg Zangief

First Japanese Featherweight Title Match: Date Eiji

Comeback Match: Ponchai Chuwatana

Second Japanese Featherweight Title Match: Sendou Takeshi

[edit] Title Defenses as JBC Champion

After obtaining the National Japanese Feather Weight Belt from Sendou, Ippo defended the title successfully for seven consecutive times.

First Title Defense: Sanada Kazuki

Second Title Defense: Hammer Nao

Third Title Defense: Yi Yonsu

Fourth Title Defense: Shimabukuro Iwao

Fifth Title Defense: Sawamura Ryuuhei

Sixth Title Defense: Karasawa Takuzou

Seventh Title Defense: Take Keiichi

[edit] Survival Match of Asian Champions

After yet another canceled fight with Ichiro Miyata, Ippo lost his drive and thought of retiring from boxing. However with the help of Iimura Mari and the words of his friends and previous opponent, he was able to find his true goal which is to become strong and went back to Kamogawa Gym to continue Boxing. Kamogawa then tells Ippo to aim for the World, but having them cut off the shortest route of getting to the top rankings by beating the OPBF Champ Miyata, Kamogawa tells Ippo that he will take a different path, which is to defeat all of the OPBF National Champions, obtaining their WBC rankings and becoming an unofficial OPBF Champion.

Against Thailand National Champion: Jimmy Sisphar

Against Philippine National Champion: Malcolm Gedo

Against Indonesian National Champion: Wally

[edit] Fights

Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win Malcolm Gedo KO 8(10), 2:37 1997-02-15 Tokyo, Japan "Winner Takes All"
"Survival Match of Asian Champions"
Win Jimmy Sisphar KO 4(10), 2:30 1996-08-01 Tokyo, Japan "The Scratch"
"Survival Match of Asian Champions"
Win Take Keiichi KO 6(10), 1:00 1996-01-25 Tokyo, Japan "The Challenge for the 7th Defense"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Karasawa Takuzou KO 2(10), 2:15 1995-10-03 Tokyo, Japan "The Challenge for the 6th Defense"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Sawamura Ryuuhei KO 7(10), 1:15 1995-06-15 Tokyo, Japan "Dragon Slayer"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Shimabukuro Iwao KO 7(10), 2:15 1995-03-21 Tokyo, Japan "Submarine Wars"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Yi Yonsu KO 1(10), 0:32 1994-12-20 Tokyo, Japan "Battle of Hawk" Semi-Final
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Hammer Nao KO 2(10), 2:42 1994-08-20 Tokyo, Japan "Proof of Power"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Sanada Kazuki KO 5(10), 2:33 1994-04 Tokyo, Japan "First Step"
Retained Japanese Featherweight Title
Win Sendou Takeshi KO 7(10), 1:32 1993-11-20 Tokyo, Japan "Lallapallooza"
Japanese Featherweight Title Match
Win Ponchai Chuwatana KO 2(10), 2:00 1993-07-11 Tokyo, Japan "The Road Back"
Loss Date Eiji KO 5(10), 2:32 1993-02 Tokyo, Japan Japanese Featherweight Title Match
Win Volg Zangief KO 5(10), 1:21 1992-10 Tokyo, Japan "The Lone Wolf"
Class A Tournament Finals
Win Saeki Takuma KO 4(10), 2:12 1992-07 Tokyo, Japan "Speed Star"
Class A Tournament Round 1
Win Okita Keigo KO 1(10), 2:58 1992-06 Tokyo, Japan
Win Sendou Takeshi KO 3(6), 3:00 1992-02 Osaka, Japan All Japan Rookie King Tournament
Win Mashiba Ryou KO 3(6), 2:13 1991-12 Tokyo, Japan East Japan Rookie King Tournament Finals
Win Hayami Ryuuichi KO 1(4), 2:59 1991-11 Tokyo, Japan East Japan Rookie King Tournament Semi-Finals
Win Kobashi Kenta KO 4(4), 2:58 1991-08 Tokyo, Japan East Japan Rookie King Tournament Quarter Finals
Win Jason Ozuma KO 2(4), 2:52 1991-06 Tokyo, Japan East Japan Rookie King Tournament Round 2
Win Fujiwara Yoshio KO 1(4), 2:50 1991-02 Tokyo, Japan
Win Oda Yusuke KO 3(4), 2:35 1991-01 Tokyo, Japan Pro Debut


[edit] Spars

This list does not include the numerous spars Ippo has had with his fellow gymmates.

[edit] Successions

Preceded by Title Succeeded by
Sendou Takeshi JBC Featherweight Champion
November 20, 1993-present
Incumbent
Okita Keigo All Japan Featherweight Rookie King Shigeta Akira
Okita Keigo East Japan Featherweight Rookie King Shigeta Akira