The Prince's Skill is Round 1141 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details[]
- Title Page Character(s): Shinobu Iga, Baron Kurita, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura, Sōshi Ōshima, Ippo Makunouchi, Manabu Itagaki
Summary[]
When the match between Iga and Ōshima begins, Iga walks slowly towards Ōshima. Ōshima uses fast footwork and attacks Iga's guard, while Iga is unable to land his punches. The third round consists of the same, and Kimura and Itagaki feels like their switching to be on Iga's side because they are annoyed by all of Ōshima's female fans cheering him on. After the third round, Kimura notices Iga starting to go for Sōshi's body, thinking that Iga is trying to slow Sōshi down and finish him in the later rounds. Aoki notes that Iga has been avoiding taking serious damage. He adds that most of Ōshima's rights have been straights, so Iga just has to keep his guard up and watch for downward rights, and if he dodge the jabs, duck in, and get close, he can aim for the body. Iga throws a body blow, but it hits Ōshima's block. As Ōshima's expression shows he didn't like the body blow attempt, Aoki notes that that isn't a position Ōshima wants to be in, as anything that makes Ōshima uncomfortable is good for Iga, and he believes Iga is great at getting into that position.
Trivia[]
- Shinobu Iga's match record is incorrect. In chapter 912, Haruhiko Yagi claimed his record was 7 matches, 7 wins, 3 KOs. In this chapter, the audience says his match record is 8 matches, 8 wins, and 4 KOs, seemingly skipping his match with Masaru Aoki or Katsutaka Imae, as it should be 9 matches, 9 wins, and 5 KOs at this point.