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Richard Bison (リチャード・バイソン, Richādo Baison) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan, with the earned nickname "Motor City Bison" (モーター・シティの猛牛 (バイソン) Mōtā Shiti no Mōushi (Baison)) and the former WBA middleweight world champion.

Background[]

Bison grew up in downtown Detroit, United States of America and as a young adult he started boxing in a way to protect himself, without any initial thoughts of succeeding further than that. In due time, Bison was shocked to find out that he could beat anyone due to how talented he was, fighting through amateur matches. He believed that he could aim to the highest point a boxer could go, until he faced David Eagle, who defeated him twice, with the second one being an Olympic qualifiers match. Bison watched as Eagle succeeded in the Olympics on television. After Eagle became a professional boxer, Bison felt that Eagle was getting too far to reach, so he also became a professional. He fought in matches in order to reach Eagle, however, when he was close to getting a WBC middleweight title match with Eagle, Mamoru Takamura defeated him, crushing his dreams. Bison became the WBA middleweight champion and later had a unification title match scheduled against Takamura, which Bison accepted, as he swore vengeance against him.

History[]

Part II[]

Battle of the Beasts Arc[]

When Bison's press conference for his unification title match as the WBA middleweight champion against the WBC champion Mamoru Takamura arrived, he travelled to Japan and went to the Roigal Hotel. During the press conference, Bison expressed his intentions on taking the WBC belt and how he expected to fight David Eagle in a title match before Takamura defeated him. When his match against Takamura arrived, Bison went to the Yokohama Arena.

Bison vs Takamura 6

Bison and Takamura's exchange of Flicker Jabs.

When the match began, Bison immediately entered the Detroit Style and used his Flicker Jabs, which pushed back Takamura. Takamura moved forward and attacked, resulting in a high level exchange between the two where neither got a clean hit throughout the first round. At his corner after the first round, Bison remembered how noisy it is at his hometown of Detroit and how Takamura took away his dream of catching up to and fighting Eagle in the professional ring, thinking of him as a thief. During the second round, Bison increased the speed of his Flicker Jabs, making Takamura unable to get close to him. Takamura entered the Detroit Style as well, throwing his own Flicker Jabs. While Bison was able to prevent himself from getting a direct hit from Takamura's Flicker Jabs, Bison distanced himself from him due to the power of the punches. Bison and Takamura commence an exchange of Flicker Jabs, with Takamura getting hit and being sent to the ropes. As Takamura tried again, this time loosening his shoulders and unclenching his left fist, Bison began to get hit by them. Bison stopped using Flicker Jabs and switched to a guarded stance. One of Takamura's Flicker Jabs were then countered, leaving Takamura's knees buckling. Bison stayed at a distance as Takamura wildly swung his fists until the second round ended.

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Bison's Flicker Jab getting countered.

In the third round, Bison pushed Takamura into a corner with Flicker Jabs, causing Takamura to raise his guard. When Takamura opened his guard, Bison sent a Flicker Jab toward him, however, Bison's Flicker Jab was countered, causing him to go down. Since Bison twisted his neck to minimise the damage, he got back up and round three ended shortly after. At the corner, Bison was angered that Takamura pulled off both the Detroit Style and Flicker Counter, feeling as if Takamura is a thief and mocking him. When the fourth round began, since Bison was unable to use Flicker Jabs because of Takamura's ability to use the Flicker Counter, Takamura signalled for Bison to fight at the centre of the ring. The two commenced a close ranged exchange which ended after a duel exchange where Takamura hit Bison with an uppercut and Bison hit him with a Chopping Right. Both boxers were unable to move until the fourth round ended. At the corner, Bison told his seconds how he mistook Takamura for a thief, as he now respects him, understanding how Eagle and Bryan Hawk lost to a monster and someone who can do anything like him. Bison decided that he would take Takamura down, as he is a threat to the United States of America.

Bison - Final Punch

Bison getting defeated.

In the fifth round, after another close range exchange which Bison lost at, Bison hit Takamura with a wide left hook, causing Takamura to stumble. Bison's follow-up punches were dodged and blocked until he threw another wide left hook that was able to hit him. As Bison began to throw a Flicker Jab, Takamura countered it with a Flicker Counter. Bison threw another wide left hook that would have hit Takamura, however, the fifth round ended. At the corner, he realised that Takamura's leg is hurt, causing him to not be able to dodged his big left hooks, deciding to focus on hitting him with those. In the sixth round, despite getting hit by combinations, Bison pushed Takamura to the ropes and hit him with a big left hook. Bison began to continuously hit him in a corner, however, when Bison stepped back to deliver a huge punch, he was hit, causing a dual exchange. However, Takamura took more damage, putting his guard up after. Bison landed a left hook on Takamura's block, which caused his right ear drum bust and bleed. As Bison continued to beat Takamura in a corner, Takamura used his big toe to pivot on one leg while throwing a punch, blowing away Bison's left that he was throwing. Bison was hit with a spinning punch two times, sending him down. The referee immediately ended the match, causing Bison to lose the match and his WBA title. While walking out of the ring, Bison told his coach that his comment to the press is that "Mamoru Takamura" is Japanese for "Almighty".

Match History[]

Match History
Pro Career
# Result Record Date Opponent Location Time Type Notes
? LOSS ?-1-0 1997-04 Japan Mamoru Takamura Yokohama, Japan 6(12) TKO Middleweight Unification Title Match
WBA Middleweight Title Defence Match
WBC Middleweight Title Match
? WIN ?-0-0 19XX Unknown N/A ?(12) N/A WBA Middleweight Title Match
Olympic Games
# Result Record Date Opponent Location Time Type Notes
? LOSS ?-1-0 19XX USA David Eagle USA ?(4) TKO Olympic Games Qualification

Successions[]

Preceded by Title Succeeded by
Unknown WBA Middleweight Champion
Unknown - April, 1997
Mamoru Takamura

Appearance[]

Formal Richard Bison

Formal Richard Bison

At the Press Conference, he wore a white suit, where he appears professional. He has short hair, and a trimmed beard and moustache.

Personality[]

Boxing Abilities[]

Richard Fast Flickers

Richard Unleashing his Flickers Against Takamura.

Bison is a strong and powerful boxer. He uses the Detroit Style, another name for the Hitman Style, an offensive fighting style that involves using Flicker Jabs. He is known to have an "Old School Hitman Style".

Bison uses his Flicker Jabs to keep both himself and opponents at middle range. He is able to dodge incoming punches thrown with sways and can effectively out-box with his Flicker Jabs. Bison's Flicker Jabs are strong, evident by the fact that he managed to push back and keep Takamura at bay with them. Due to his usage and knowledge of the Detroit Style, Bison can analyse the angles as well as parry them and even counter them when another opponent uses Flicker Jabs against him.

In addition, Bison can in-fight effectively, using feints alongside good technical skill ranging from precise offensive combinations (left hook, left uppercut, right hook, left body blow into a right straight) to his defensive skills such as sways, ducking, and using Neck Spins when the situation calls for it. Furthermore, Bison is good at adjusting to his opponent's patterns and habits. An example of this occurs in his match with Takamura. Bison notices that Takamura ducks to the right and punches each time he feints with his left. He also sets up a Chopping Right, baiting Takamura into swaying by leaning back to hit him with a right straight. He also figures out that when he feints a right, he can hit Takamura with a long left hook since he's focused on the right, which almost cost Takamura the match.

Techniques[]

Trivia[]

  • His style is reminiscent of Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, also known as "Motor City Cobra". Just like Hearns, Bison is from Detroit, Michigan and has a nickname similar to Hearns: "Motor City Bison".
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