The Wind God's Challenge is Round 1031 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): TV Announcer, Mamoru Takamura, Eiji Date
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As the match between Ippo and Alfredo is about to begin, the announcers make their prediction. Takamura believes Ippo is screwed. Date gives a more detailed prediction: he believes that Ippo's focus should be on Alfredo's left, since Ricardo has a very similar left, so Ippo's ability to cope with Alfredo's lefts will say a lot about his future. An argument between Takamura and Date starts when Takamura claims that Date would know best since he is known as the only person in Japan to lose to Ricardo's lefts, wanting him to tell everyone if Ricardo's punches hurt. Ippo makes his way to the ring, shadowboxing as the audience around him stands. Miyata remembers when Ippo first joined the Kamogawa gym, and now he notes that he is a world ranker. As Alfredo walks to the ring as well, Miyata becomes shocked.