What Makes Him Strong is Round 1037 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Alfredo González
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Alfredo decides to handle Ippo's charge by using footwork to maintain long distance while using left jabs on his guard. Ippo begins dodging them more successfully, and, when he gets close, he gets hit by Alfredo's left uppercut that he noticed looked like a straight at first but then it changed direction mid-throw. Date tells everyone how the testing phase is still going, as Ippo is using his own body to help him measure up to his opponent by taking hits. Ippo thinks how Alfredo's lefts use the same starting motion, but the angles change mid-way. Thinking of punches that change and twist, Ippo remembers his matches against Mashiba and Sanada. Alfredo notices how Ippo was not surprised after taking the uppercut and braced himself for it, wondering what Ippo will do now. As Ippo rushes towards him again, Alfredo is unimpressed with Ippo having no variety in his fighting style, and knows that he can't handle punches that have change ups. Alfredo lands another left uppercut, and once another left uppercut is thrown, it misses, as Ippo remembers the training he did with Kamogawa.