Hajime no Ippo 808-818
And there we go, it's the Sendo vs Miyata spar that everyone's waited for. WOW what a way to begin, I've not seen Miyata act this childish probably ever before in this series. Nobody in Kamogawa gym has been able to get such a reaction from Miyata, that is amazing. Bravo Sendo
Sort of predictably for this series, Miyata looked almost overwhelmingly powerful with his jabs on the first round, but Sendo downright downloaded his ass for the second round and almost knocked him out for the rest of the day. Sendo doesn't even need to
block Miyata's jabs because they're so easily baited and dodged, how fucked up is that? I am a bit disappointed that Miyata has not encountered and taken note of this predictability issue before.
Even this far into the series we're getting more in-depth information about Miyata's start in becoming a boxer using his dad's style. That's just so bananas. Given how protective his father is now, I couldn't have imagined him in a constantly drunk, angry, depressed straight where he'd straight up hit his little kid. Miyata's godly memorization of his dad's patterns saved both their lives from a downward spiral. I almost shed a tear, and I
know I will actually cry when/if this part gets turned into anime in 6+ years. Scenes where fathers become emotionally overwhelmed like this after long periods of bad parenting always get to me for some reason.
I want to see Ippo in diet hell. Now I'm curious how he'd handle