Ralph Anderson (ラルフ·アンダーソン, Rarufu Andāson) is a former American sergeant and a world-class professional boxer, who was the main antagonist of the Post-War Arc. He largely underestimated Japanese fighters.
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Background[]
Post-War Arc[]
Anderson in the ring along with his seconds.
Anderson served as a sergeant during World War II and was, before his life in the military, ranked fifth in the world for welterweight boxers. In 1947, he went to Japan where he partook in matches against the Japanese, such as Hama Dankichi, where he would mock the apparent weakness of the Japanese people and throw out merchandise on the ground for the Japanese to pick up as he looked down on them.
Anderson hitting Nekota with a Rabbit Punch.
Soon after his match against Dankichi, which left him unsatisfied, he chased a woman, who would be defended by Japanese prizefighters Kamogawa Genji and Nekota Ginpachi. The two prizefighters challenged Anderson to protect Yuki but were both beaten by Anderson's one-two and Cross Counter. Satisfied, Anderson let the woman be and left fellow soldier Miguel Zale (a fellow soldier under Anderson's jurisdiction) behind. He later officially fought Nekota again in the ring, seemingly getting overwhelmed in the first round before Nekota's previous brain damage kicked in, during which Anderson used a Rabbit punch as a last resort to worsen Nekota's brain damage and win. Kamogawa, angered at Anderson's further provocation that Japan was weak, declared that his fists have yet to be matched against Anderson, and requested a match with the latter. Anderson, believing that the Japanese weren't good at giving up, began to train his abdomen with utmost determination to defeat Kamogawa with genuine boxing skill.
Anderson getting defeated by a Tekken.
With Miguel advising him as a cornerman, Anderson led in the preliminary rounds, knocking Kamogawa down several times and getting frustrated at the latter's unwillingness to be defeated. He later came to somewhat respect Kamogawa, and vowed to win by knockout for his own pride and for the sake of America. Kamogawa took Anderson to the eighth round, where an accidental slip on blood caused one of Anderson's punches to lose power. In light of this, Kamogawa landed two devastating Tekkens on both sides of Anderson's rib cage, shattering the latter's ribs and causing them to pierce his internal organs. Anderson was then taken away on a stretcher, suffering a painful loss.
Match History[]
| Match History | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post WWII - "Prize Fighter" | ||||||||
| # | Result | Record | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Type | Notes |
| ? | LOSS | 7-1-0 | 1947 |  Kamogawa Genji[1]
|
Tokyo, Japan | 8(15) | KO | Suffered first loss against a Japanese fighter, internal organs were pierced by shards of his broken ribs. |
| ? | WIN | 7-0-0 | 1947 | Nekota Ginpachi[2]
|
Tokyo, Japan | 4(15) | KO | Used signature Rabbit Punch to give opponent severe brain damage. |
| ? | WIN | 6-0-0 | 1947 | Unknown[3]
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(15) | KO | Sent to the Hospital |
| ? | WIN | 5-0-0 | 1947 | Unknown
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(15) | KO | Sent to the Hospital |
| ? | WIN | 4-0-0 | 1947 | Unknown
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(15) | KO | Sent to the Hospital |
| ? | WIN | 3-0-0 | 1947 | Unknown
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(15) | KO | Sent to the Hospital |
| ? | WIN | 2-0-0 | 1947 | Unknown
|
Tokyo, Japan | ?(15) | KO | Sent to the Hospital |
| ? | WIN | 1-0-0 | 1947 | Hama Dankichi[4]
|
Tokyo, Japan | 1(15) | KO | Lost By Counter Sent to the Hospital |
| Retired | ||||||||
Appearance[]
Anderson is a tall man with fair complexion and a muscular body. He has blue eyes and blond hair with bangs that hang over his forehead.
Personality[]
Anderson was a largely boastful, selfish and callous boxer. He was also characterised by his patriotism towards his own country and his openly supercilious and racist nature towards the Japanese. Anderson did not hold the country of Japan to much esteem, especially following America's recent victory against the country in the Second World War, and he sought solely to fight with its men and sleep with its women. He was also a crooked fighter who was not above using career-ending fouls among other malefic techniques if the odds were not in his favour during a fight.
After his fight against Nekota however, in spite of his selfish personality, Anderson regained the "pure blood of a boxer" and trained earnestly for his then upcoming fight against Kamogawa. He mentally notes during his fight with the latter that strong Japanese men do exist, and decides not to foul against Kamogawa, redeeming himself as an honest boxer. Though he comes to respect Kamogawa for his willpower, he still saw Americans as racially superior and even considered killing Kamogawa after the latter continued getting up after being knocked down.
Fighting Style[]
Anderson's boxing stance.
A very capable boxer even with just the basics, Anderson is shown to have a very keen sense for boxing as well as a hefty advantage in physical stature and reach. He is shown to box in a very orthodox manner, but sometimes fouls using a Rabbit Punch.
Techniques[]
- Rabbit Punch
- One-Two
- Counter
- Cross Counter
- Straight
- Uppercut
- Chopping Right - Named "Artillery Strike" by Anderson.
Weaknesses[]
Being a pugilist of exceptional skill and already being several weight-classes above his opponents, Anderson possessed very few weaknesses in his fight against Nekota and Kamogawa. Perhaps his worst weakness was merely his sheer overconfident personality and underestimation of Japanese boxers.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
Baribari Densetsu - Ralph Anderson.
- Ralph Anderson is also a character named in Baribari Densetsu (バリバリ伝説) by Shigeno Shuuichi, Morikawa was an assistant too. Ralph Anderson is a rival of the main character, Gun Koma (巨摩 郡) from America. (for more information.)