Not Qualified To Be A Pro is Round 1231 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
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- Title Page Character(s): Ippo Makunouchi
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Miyata struggles as he gets pummelled by body blows. His opponent makes a big swing, Miyata throws a weak counter that has little effect. Miyata then barely blocks a punch before the ninth round ends. Ippo realises something is off about Miyata, Imai then states to Ippo, Miyata doesn't deserve to be a pro. Imai points out that the venue's atmosphere is dead even though it is a title match. After Imai claims that a pro's job is to deliver what the fans came to see, Ippo suggests that Miyata has a reason he can't do it now. Imai states that Takamura never made an excuse, Miyata chose to be in the featherweight class. Round ten begins, Ippo claims Miyata never complained, he suffers in silence. As Miyata throws a left jab at his opponent, Imai states his left jab looked like a "sigh", something that didn't happen when Imai sparred with him. Miyata is pushed to the ropes and is bombarded with body blows. Imai states Miyata shouldn't be weak right now as he has dealt with weight control for awhile, he just lacks his drive. Ippo believes Miyata's drive is to carry on his father's legacy and become the world champion, but Imai claims that his drive is gone because Ippo is no longer in the ring. Miyata is then hit, dropping his mouthpiece as he falls, believing the match to be boring.