Oguchi (小口, Oguchi) is a trainer at the Nabe gym, training boxers such as Watanabe Daisuke. He is known to be a veteran trainer that has trained countless world champions.
History[]
Part III[]
Keith Dragon Arc[]
When Watanabe Daisuke's match against a JBC ranker arrived, Oguchi went with him to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Before the match began, he was preparing ice to be used at the corner when Kamogawa gym members Aoki Taihei and Kintarō Kaneda tried to get him to give some of their ice to them. As they kept pestering him, Oguchi saw Makunouchi Ippo and yelled at him, questioning his tactics of teaching Taihei and Kintarō. While listening to Ippo and Daisuke's conversation, Oguchi stopped Ippo, as he assumed that Ippo is trying to do research in case Itagaki Manabu has to fight him, however, Daisuke backed Ippo up as he glad that Ippo took interest in him. Oguchi left with Daisuke to the ring as his match was beginning. Oguchi was Daisuke's chief second during his match, where Daisuke won by knockout. Oguchi celebrated with Daisuke in the ring.
Appearance[]
Oguchi is a somewhat large man with short light coloured hair that is combed back. He has a trimmed short beard and wears a strict facial expression a lot of the time. At Daisuke's match against a JBC ranker, Oguchi wore a light coloured shirt that has "DYNAMITE GLOVE" at the front and back, along with black pants and white shoes.
Personality[]
Oguchi is serious individual with a short-temper. He is protective of his boxers, stopping Ippo from talking to Daisuke because he assumed that he was trying to get information from him to put in use if Ippo's boxers had to fight him. He shows how proud he is whenever his boxers win, going into the ring and lifting his boxer in the air when he wins.
Etymology[]
- The surname Oguchi means "edge" (小口).
Trivia[]
- Oguchi is based on the real life trainer, Oguchi Tadahiro (小口忠寛, Oguchi Tadahiro).[2]