A Visible Inevitability is Round 1027 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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Despite the danger, Itagaki keeps his guard low, which causes Takamura to yell out for him to get out of the corner and use his legs to move around, as he can't punch worth anything, and comments how he isn't "Chronos" since he is so slow. While Kimura is annoyed by Takamura's comments, Aoki thinks that Itagaki must have a good reason to lower his guard. Imai knows that Itagaki's lowered guard is a trap, as most boxers will go after him and all that will be waiting for them is a counter. Itagaki sees Imai in slow motion, as well as each twitch in his eyes, and every muscle he tenses. As Imai goes for a body blow, Itagaki counters with a left uppercut. Imai's raised head goes back down and onto Itagaki's chest, pushing him into the corner post again. Imai launches a series of body blows on Itagaki, who tries to clinch, but Imai pushes his hands off him, hitting Itagaki with more body blows. Imai knows he is experiencing his pain in slow motion, watching himself beaten slowly, unable to do anything, and thinks how everyone envies Itagaki for his speedy reflexes and sharp eyesight, but he bets Itagaki wishes he never had them.