Aiming For a Fresh Start is Round 1144 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details[]
- Characters Introduced: Matsuura, Nishijima Coach
- Techniques Introduced: Diagonal Dempsey Roll
- Locations Introduced: Nishijima Boxing Gym
- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
Summary[]
At the Kamogawa gym, the junior lightweight ranker, Matsuura, and the Nishijima coach arrive for Matsuura to spar against Ippo. Before the spar, Matsuura is impressed by the gym's boxers such as Ippo, Aoki, Kimura, Itagaki, and Takamura. Matsuura excitedly shakes Ippo's hand as he is glad to meet him. When the spar begins, the gym members notice that Ippo is getting hit too much, thinking that he may still have damage from his fight with Alfredo or his instincts haven't kicked in yet. Ippo starts dodging the punches as the gym members notice Ippo is dodging them with the weaving of the Dempsey Roll. Kamogawa notices that Ippo is weaving up and down more now, wondering if he is trying to test the new Dempsey Roll. Ippo gets close enough to use the Dempsey Roll and begins attacking with it. Instead of the usual left and right hooks, Ippo throws an uppercut from below, breaking Matsuura's guard.