Those Who Support the Hawk is Round 1105 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Genji Kamogawa, Richard Bison, Bison's Coach
Summary[]
At Takamura's corner, Kamogawa explains to Takamura that the tip of the Flicker Breaker penetrates deep, so if he blocks it normally, then the impact keeps one from following up in time. He adds that Bison batted away at the point past the tip where it is weaker and not as much force, then with Takamura wide open, Bison landed a right. Takamura starts going to sleep, complaining about Kamogawa's long boring rant. Before heading out for the third round, Takamura asks what everyone knows Mamoru Takamura can do. Ippo yells out for him to do his best. Takamura likes the answer, much to Ippo, Aoki, and Kimura's confusion. Kamogawa thinks Ippo had a good choice of words. When the third round begins, Bison enters his Detroit Style, while Takamura approaches and then stops, unable to do the Detroit Style as his Flicker Jabs got shut down last round from the counter. Yagi thought that Takamura was acting like he wasn't hurt. Kamogawa explains that Takamura was unconscious while sitting at his corner, but Ippo's cheering snapped him out of it. Kamogawa adds that Takamura saw everyone worried about him, so he decided to put up false bravado, forcing himself and basically dragging his body with sheer will. Yagi believes Takamura needs to find a way to recover by keeping away or going in to clinch. Kamogawa points out that there is no where to hid to keep away, and he can't get past the Flicker Jabs to close in and clinch. Kamogawa knows that Takamura has been punching with his fists clenched, fully understanding how strong Bison is and trying to force him away with power punches, talking to his gym mates to build himself up. Takamura gets hit by some Flicker Jabs and gets pushed to the ropes. Takamura moves his left arm around, which Bison thinks he is trying to start using Flicker Jabs again, but knows he can't because he has the Flicker Counter. Takamura puts hit guard up, and, when Bison throws a Flicker Jab, Takamura asks Bison if he knows what Mamoru Takamura can do.