The Bison's Weapon is Round 1097 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details[]
- Real Life People Mentioned: Thomas Hearns
- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Richard Bison
Summary[]
As Bison has entered the Detroit Style, Mashiba quickly recognises as his Hitman Style, and Sendō recognises it as the style "Tommy" uses. Mashiba, wanting to know who "Tommy" is, Yanaoka explains he is Thomas Hearns, who some sees Bison as his successor. Mashiba claims he didn't copy off anyone, so Sendō thinks that since Bison was taught, it means he is using the old school Hitman Style. Ippo, Itagaki, and Aoki don't know how to deal with the style's use of Flicker Jabs in a heavier weight class, but is certain Takamura has his own unique way of dealing with them. Takamura slow walks towards Bison without a guard. Bison begins throwing Flicker Jabs at Takamura. Takamura parries them for a while while closing in on Bison until one makes Takamura's right arm fly back. As the Flicker Jabs continue, Takamura dodges and blocks them, but he still gets pushed back. Sendō and Mashiba are amazed by how strong Bison is, and Sendō believes that if Mashiba's Flicker Jabs are a scythe, then Bison is using nunchaku with heavy sticks at the ends.