Template:Boxer Miyata Senior, credited as Miyata's Father (宮田父, Miyata chichi) is a trainer at the Kawahara Boxing Gym.
He is a retired Featherweight boxer and the father of Miyata Ichirō. He worked as a trainer at the Kamogawa Boxing Gym until Miyata left the gym in order to fight Makunouchi Ippo in the pro ring.
His surname is Miyata. In Japan, surnames are listed before given names. Miyata's given name is currently unknown.
Background
During fight with Raccon Boy Sr.
Formerly JBC and OPBF featherweight champion, he was an acclaimed boxer with hopes of challenging the world, whose style and technique were a source of admiration for his son, Miyata Ichirō. While in the final round of his seventh title defence, he was defeated by Racoon Boy, with what many refer to as "a lucky punch", despite having the lead in the scorecards. He sustained a terrible injury to his jaw, but it was his mental state that suffered the most.
Unable to overcome his feelings of helplessness, he was convinced that his style was not good enough to defeat raw strength. The defeated champion abandoned the opportunity to make a comeback, and retired permanently from boxing. After retirement, Miyata begins working at the Kamogawa Boxing Gym as a boxing trainer, and his son's personal coach.
History
Early Days Arc
Miyata and his son during the spar.
When Takamura Mamoru brought in Makunouchi Ippo, Kamogawa Genji has Ippo spar against Miyata Ichirō as a test. Miyata Senior acts as Miyata's second for the sparring match. After his son's victory, he becomes shocked when he finds Miyata in the shower room with bruised arms. When the day of the rematch spar arrives, Miyata Senior is his son's second for the spar. After his son's defeat at the hands of the newcomer Ippo, who they both largely underestimated, the father-son duo decides to quit the gym, with hopes of settling the score in an official match. They later join the Kawahara Boxing Gym, where they began preparations for the upcoming East Japan Rookie King Tournament.
Rookie King Tournament: First Rounder Arc
He acts as Miyata's cornerman during his match against Takada Teruhiko. He tells Miyata about Ippo's win against Hayami Ryūichi. He acts as Miyata's cornerman during his match against Mashiba Ryō. After Miyata's lost, he got rid of the reporters and sees Ippo who sends him a message he got from Miyata, "Forgive me.".
Match History
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | Randy Boy Senior | KO | Unknown | ca.1980 | Unknown | OPBF Championship Match, led to subsequent retirement |
| WIN | Yanaoka | KO | Unknown | ca.1980 | Japan | Unknown |
Appearance
Miyata's father younger.
Miyata's father shows obvious telltale signs of old age and, despite being a boxer in his younger years, has lost a significant amount of muscle mass. He has discoloured hair that shows little signs of balding, eyebrows of average thickness, a comparatively large nose and expressive eyes with small dark pupils. His cheekbones and dimples are also shown to be quite prominent in his old age.
Personality
In his younger years as a boxer, he was shown to love boxing and his own style of boxing with great passion, a passion he passes on to his son Miyata Ichirō. He appeared confident and was considered a world contender in his prime form. Consequent to his pride-shattering loss against Randy "Raccoon" Boy he retired, melancholic on the fact that his technique was no match for raw strength in the long run. Since then he has been acting as his son's personal trainer, retaining a keen eye and focused seriousness for boxing as he had in his younger years, but little of the enthusiasm.
Fighting Style and Techniques
Miyata's father was an out-boxer who used the same style that his son uses. It was shown that he could win his fights by points, but he would rather finish fights by KO (which lead to the loss to Randy "Raccoon" Boy). He lacked power so he would use counters as his primary weapon to finish his opponents. He used extraordinary speed, timing, and courage. It is revealed that his skills were far greater than his son, when Yagi states that Miyata (who was at the time the OPBF champ and a world ranker) "still has a long ways to go." It is possible that he has the same level boxing sense as genius Itagaki Manabu, since Kamogawa mentions that he experienced the "above ring perspective" that Itagaki experienced during his match against Saeki Takuma.
Weaknesses
Like his son, he lacked power in his regular punches. It's also possible that since he has the same style as his son that he shared the same predictability as well. He was not plagued by weight control like his son so stamina was not the problem.
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