Chapter 535

Prelude to War
Chapter Info
Next	Chapter 536
Chapter	535
Previous	Chapter 534
Volume	59
Japanese Title	激戦の序曲
Romanized Title	Gekisen no Jokyoku
Pages	20
Arc	A Passing Point Arc
Episode	Round 19 (Season 3) (p.1-19)
Issue	Weekly Shōnen Magazine #38, 2001 (cover date): September 5, 2001
Release (JP)	August 22, 2001

Prelude to War is Round 535 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

Details

• Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, David Eagle, Masaru Aoki, Tatsuya Kimura, Manabu Itagaki, Ginpachi Nekota, Ippo Makunouchi, Ichirō Miyata

Summary

Takamura and Eagle proceed to stand still while throwing jabs, not landing any clean hits until Takamura grazes Eagle's face, knocking him off balance. Takamura takes the chance to deliver a follow-up right straight, but it gets dodged. After Eagle retreats and takes on a defensive stance, Takamura follows and throws punches at the guard, unknowingly being brought to the ropes due to Eagle stepping forward while blocking. Kamogawa notes how there are different options available for both boxers since Eagle went through the Olympics and global level boxing while Takamura is a master of brawling, so he isn't used to Eagle's way of putting pressure on another boxer. Kamogawa believes Takamura is going to encounter his least favourable type of match, and possibly have his greatest weakness exposed.