The Forging is Round 1148 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi, Genji Kamogawa
Summary[]
As Ippo begins training by pushing Kamogawa on his scooter slowly, Kamogawa explains that the movement of the Dempsey Roll wears on the muscles, so he needs soft and flexible muscles that can withstand sudden changes in direction. Kamogawa adds that the deeply rooted muscles are built by putting pressure on them slowly, so he will be building up his outer muscles as well. Kamogawa further explains that he will increase the applied pressure and then increase the load. For multiple days, Ippo trains by doing fast and slow exercises. When three potential new members come to the Kamogawa gym, Yagi gets excited. Yagi shows them around the gym. When the three potential new members see Aoki, Kimura, and Itagaki shadowboxing in the ring, they feel as if they will easily pass them up. The three sees what Ippo is doing, and are shocked as Yagi shows them Ippo training for his new Dempsey Roll by hitting the sandbag in different directions.