This is volume 128 of the Hajime no Ippo manga.
Author Summary[]
""Hajime no Ippo" stage play closing party."
Ippo takes position as the chief second in Kimura's match. Because of the result of Kimura's weight loss method, will the secret strategy Ippo thought of, the seemingly reckless "1RKO Strategy" succeed!? Then, as instructed by the coach "to study," Ippo hurriedly flew to Mexico, and what was waiting for him was the Sendō vs. Alfredo match. So what will Ippo see, grasp, and learn!?
Cover Advertisement[]
Ippo, to Mexico!! The Sendō vs. González match. A heated battle in a heated place!
Before the battle for the right to challenge the world champion Ricardo Martinez, Ippo and Sendō have a sudden spar!! What did Sendō see!?
And then the tiger vs. the grim reaper's fight to the death begins!!
"I came ta sell a fight to a guy who beat Makunouchi Ippo"
Volume 129 Preview[]
It's neither intimidation nor provocation, this is an "invitation"
González fights calmly. Sendō, who once heard from Ippo about the nature of González, continues to issue a "fist invitation" in the ring in order to drag out his true nature.
And finally, the moment when González receives the invitation!
The battle between the tiger and grim reaper seeking blood has entered a new phase!
Mexico's sweltering night of fierce fighting still continues!
Cover Characters[]
Front Cover
- Takamura Mamoru
- Aoki Masaru
- Kimura Tatsuya
- Saeki Takuma
- Hayami Ryūichi
- Mashiba Ryō
- Date Eiji
- Alexander Volg Zangief
- Sendō Takeshi
- Miyata Ichirō
- Makunouchi Ippo
Round Table[]
- Round 1286: Ah!
- Round 1287: The Remaining 20 Seconds
- Round 1288: The Plan is Rooted in Your Experience
- Round 1289: Dragon Fish or Fish Dragon?
- Round 1290: It Was the Same for Me
- Round 1291: If It Were to Happen...
- Round 1292: Ippo, Onwards to Mexico!
- Round 1293: At the Press Conference
- Round 1294: The Best Final Tune-Up He Could Ask For
- Round 1295: The Grim Reaper's Lessons
- Round 1296: The Person I Can Believe In
Trivia[]
- The cover is based on the series' stage play promotional image.