Bison's Thoughts is Round 1099 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Genji Kamogawa, Haruhiko Yagi, Shinoda
Summary[]
At Takamura's corner, Takamura comments how Bison has a bad attitude, but Kamogawa points out that he does too. Takamura claims that he has a plan on how to deal with the Flicker Jabs: he will get used to them. Kamogawa scolds his plan, as the match will be over by then. Kamogawa tells Takamura the two problems he has: the Flicker Jab's range is long, and Bison being great at swaying, explaining that if he gets past Bison's left, he will just slip away. Takamura guesses he will just step-in twice as far then, but Kamogawa notes he will just get countered by a right straight, making Takamura irritated. At Bison's corner, Bison's coach notices how lively Takamura's strategy meeting is, making Bison remember how noisy it is back at home. Bison recalls how the new looking buildings back at home mask how dangerous everything is, and how he learned boxing as a way to protect himself. He was shocked to discover that he could beat anyone and climb higher than the top of the highest skyscraper, but one day, he lost for the first time ever by Eagle, then a second time by Eagle again in the Olympics qualifiers. He watched the Olympics at home and saw Eagle shine, describing how his nickname "Golden Eagle" suited him as it was like he was soaring above the skyscrapers. Bison remembers that when Eagle turned to pro boxing, it was like Eagle flown too far for him to reach him, and was so dazzling it blinded his eyes, while he felt like he had an inferiority complex from growing up at the foot of the skyscrapers. Bison kept reaching out as far as he could, but just when he felt he could finally reach Eagle, Takamura showed up, deeming him a thief, and plans to take his treasure back. As the second round is about to begin, Takamura and Kamogawa argue as they both don't know what to do. As the second round begins, Takamura dashes toward Bison.