1
00:00:24,391 --> 00:00:25,983
He returns a liver blow!

2
00:00:26,459 --> 00:00:31,089
Neither the champ nor the challenger,
Ippo Makunouchi, back off!

3
00:00:31,164 --> 00:00:33,826
The stadium reverberates
from the powerful slugfest!

4
00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:37,431
This is definitely a Lollapalooza!

5
00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:48,313
- Ippo!
- Go for it!

6
00:00:51,384 --> 00:00:53,249
You're winning, Ippo!

7
00:00:53,319 --> 00:00:54,308
Stick to it!

8
00:00:57,290 --> 00:00:58,552
<i>Makunouchi.</i>

9
00:00:59,859 --> 00:01:01,793
Makunouchi-san!

10
00:01:04,497 --> 00:01:05,521
<i>Kid!</i>

11
00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:09,030
The Japan featherweight title match
is finally nearing the end!

12
00:01:09,102 --> 00:01:10,933
At the end of the violent fight...

13
00:01:11,004 --> 00:01:13,029
upon whom will the goddess
of victory smile?

14
00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:17,534
The champ puts on the pressure!
Makunouchi has nowhere to go!

15
00:01:27,153 --> 00:01:29,314
Makunouchi poises
for the Dempsey Roll!

16
00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:35,224
It's blocked!

17
00:01:39,799 --> 00:01:41,357
They hit simultaneously!

18
00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:45,831
A right connects!

19
00:01:45,905 --> 00:01:48,066
This is a big chance
for Makunouchi!

20
00:03:16,996 --> 00:03:18,861
H-He's down!

21
00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,867
Neutral corner!

22
00:03:22,402 --> 00:03:23,369
One!

23
00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:25,171
Two!

24
00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:27,132
Three!

25
00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,736
<i>I wonder...</i>
<i>what it means to be strong?</i>

26
00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:36,347
<i>To be strong.</i>

27
00:03:37,850 --> 00:03:39,408
<i>I have to win to get the answer.</i>

28
00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:42,644
<i>If I win, I'll get the answer.</i>

29
00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:47,518
He's up!

30
00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:50,119
The champion grips the rope
to stand up!

31
00:03:50,763 --> 00:03:52,731
Will it continue?!
Will it come to an end?!

32
00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:14,147
Eight!

33
00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:15,721
Nine!

34
00:04:16,356 --> 00:04:17,482
Ten!

35
00:04:20,393 --> 00:04:23,089
The match is over!

36
00:04:23,162 --> 00:04:25,255
A new champion is born!

37
00:04:25,331 --> 00:04:28,789
And his name is
Ippo Makunouchi, 19 years old!

38
00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:35,300
I did it!

39
00:05:06,706 --> 00:05:09,504
Mom, leave that there.
I'll carry it out.

40
00:05:10,109 --> 00:05:12,475
You will? Okay, I'll lock up.

41
00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:27,751
Fishing Boat Rental MAKUNOUCHI
Okay. Let's go, Wampo!

42
00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:51,847
Good morning, Umezawa-kun!

43
00:05:52,585 --> 00:05:55,986
Come on, Ippo, I'll do that.
You take it easy.

44
00:05:56,055 --> 00:05:58,785
I'm fine! I've recuperated
from the match.

45
00:05:58,858 --> 00:06:00,689
Yeah, but still...

46
00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,091
Hey, Champ!

47
00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:04,592
Are you up and about already?

48
00:06:04,664 --> 00:06:06,598
Yes, thank you!

49
00:06:07,333 --> 00:06:09,858
But please don't call me Champ.

50
00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:11,836
Let's keep it the same as always.

51
00:06:11,904 --> 00:06:15,931
Yeah, but you are
the bona fide champion of Japan.

52
00:06:16,008 --> 00:06:20,570
That's right. I feel pretty smug,
being best friend to the champ.

53
00:06:20,646 --> 00:06:21,840
Hold your head high.

54
00:06:24,117 --> 00:06:26,915
But when I'm working on
the fishing boat...

55
00:06:26,986 --> 00:06:28,078
let's keep it like old times.

56
00:06:28,154 --> 00:06:30,122
Oh, come on, Champ!

57
00:06:30,189 --> 00:06:32,282
We're gonna call you Champ anyway!

58
00:06:32,358 --> 00:06:33,586
You're Number One!

59
00:06:45,671 --> 00:06:47,730
<i>Champ, huh?</i>

60
00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:51,174
<i>It's great to be called that,</i>
<i>but it's kind of embarrassing.</i>

61
00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:54,244
<i>After all, it still doesn't feel real</i>
<i>to the champion himself.</i>

62
00:06:57,383 --> 00:06:58,748
Okay!

63
00:07:06,959 --> 00:07:09,223
Hey, is that new training wear?

64
00:07:09,295 --> 00:07:11,490
Actually, I got it as a gift!

65
00:07:12,598 --> 00:07:15,465
<i>It sure is nice to have</i>
<i>new training wear.</i>

66
00:07:15,535 --> 00:07:18,595
<i>It makes me feel lighter.</i>
<i>My step feels faster.</i>

67
00:07:18,671 --> 00:07:20,298
<i>I could keep running forever!</i>

68
00:07:30,516 --> 00:07:32,848
- Kid.
- Yes, Chief?

69
00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:36,377
I'll praise you for doing
such a good job this time around.

70
00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:40,051
However, it doesn't end
at making champion.

71
00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:41,559
You've gone from
aiming for the belt...

72
00:07:41,627 --> 00:07:43,618
to having the belt aimed at.

73
00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,057
In that sense,
the fight is only beginning!

74
00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,293
Fight for it harder
than ever before!

75
00:07:48,367 --> 00:07:49,391
Yes, sir.

76
00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:51,437
Why are you lookin' so serious?

77
00:07:51,504 --> 00:07:53,734
You sing too, Champion!

78
00:07:53,806 --> 00:07:55,967
What? No, thanks!

79
00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:57,134
What's this?

80
00:07:57,210 --> 00:07:59,440
You tryin' to say that my mike
isn't good enough for you?

81
00:07:59,512 --> 00:08:03,004
Look at how stuck-up he's gotten
since becoming champion.

82
00:08:03,082 --> 00:08:05,141
That isn't true!

83
00:08:05,718 --> 00:08:06,980
By the way, how does it feel?

84
00:08:07,053 --> 00:08:08,020
Takamura-san!

85
00:08:08,087 --> 00:08:10,555
Kimura-kun, Aoki-kun...

86
00:08:10,623 --> 00:08:12,648
how does it feel to be
overtaken by a junior?

87
00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:15,555
I've no idea how that might feel...

88
00:08:15,628 --> 00:08:18,222
because I'm slated to become world
champion in the very near future.

89
00:08:18,297 --> 00:08:19,559
If you don't mind, would you
please tell me how it feels?

90
00:08:19,632 --> 00:08:21,122
Oh, Kumi-san.

91
00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,861
Everyone looks like
they're having fun.

92
00:08:22,935 --> 00:08:25,096
What? Is that what it looks like?

93
00:08:25,171 --> 00:08:28,106
What was that?
I'm afraid you'll have to speak up!

94
00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:29,436
Nothing.

95
00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:32,501
But you'll see.
We'll do it when the time comes!

96
00:08:32,578 --> 00:08:36,412
That's right! I'll get that belt
for my Tomiko!

97
00:08:36,482 --> 00:08:37,847
"For my Tomiko."

98
00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:41,683
What? What's wrong with wanting
to get the belt for the woman you love?!

99
00:08:41,754 --> 00:08:44,484
Who are you trying to kid?!
Don't make me laugh!

100
00:08:44,557 --> 00:08:46,047
Aoki, ready to give up?

101
00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:48,686
Congratulations, Ippo-kun!

102
00:08:48,761 --> 00:08:51,059
Eek, Masaru!

103
00:08:51,130 --> 00:08:52,597
He was having a bit of
a scuffle with Kimura.

104
00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:53,427
What?!

105
00:08:53,499 --> 00:08:55,490
What are you doing to Masaru?!

106
00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:57,866
He's lying!
Takamura-san is lying!

107
00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,734
Knock it off, you thugs!

108
00:08:59,805 --> 00:09:01,670
Ow! I was only trying to be playful.

109
00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:05,233
Tomiko-san, you're a nurse!
You shouldn't be hitting anybody.

110
00:09:05,311 --> 00:09:08,371
It's okay. Boxers are used
to taking a beating.

111
00:09:08,447 --> 00:09:13,111
Really? I still have to check
Kimura-san afterwards.

112
00:09:13,185 --> 00:09:15,085
As a nurse,
I can't just ignore injuries.

113
00:09:15,154 --> 00:09:16,712
All right, thanks.

114
00:09:16,789 --> 00:09:18,279
I got hit for nothing?

115
00:09:23,195 --> 00:09:24,662
Um, by the way...

116
00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:25,754
Yes?

117
00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:29,567
Congratulations on
becoming champion.

118
00:09:29,635 --> 00:09:30,624
Huh?

119
00:09:30,703 --> 00:09:32,933
And today is also
your birthday, so...

120
00:09:33,005 --> 00:09:34,495
Th-This is for me?!

121
00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:36,735
I just hope you like it.

122
00:09:36,809 --> 00:09:38,436
I can really have it?

123
00:09:38,511 --> 00:09:39,569
Yes.

124
00:09:39,645 --> 00:09:41,442
You won't tell me
to give it back later?

125
00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,277
Of course not.

126
00:09:43,349 --> 00:09:45,442
You're right. I'm sorry.

127
00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:47,984
Very well.

128
00:09:48,387 --> 00:09:49,684
Thank you!

129
00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:50,813
Go ahead and open it.

130
00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:54,049
Wow, training wear!

131
00:09:54,126 --> 00:09:56,060
This is great!

132
00:09:56,128 --> 00:09:58,562
I'll wear it for life! I'll keep wearing it
even after it falls apart!

133
00:09:58,631 --> 00:10:03,295
That's a relief.
I wasn't sure what you liked.

134
00:10:03,369 --> 00:10:05,303
D-Does it look good on me?

135
00:10:05,371 --> 00:10:06,702
Yes.

136
00:10:08,074 --> 00:10:10,008
<i>I'm so happy!</i>

137
00:10:10,076 --> 00:10:11,703
You two are really hitting it off.

138
00:10:11,777 --> 00:10:14,905
But I wonder what Kumi-chan's
oh-so-nice big brother...

139
00:10:14,981 --> 00:10:17,950
will think about this new champion?

140
00:10:20,886 --> 00:10:22,513
<i>Mashiba-san.</i>

141
00:10:22,588 --> 00:10:26,354
<i>Kumi-san is Mashiba-san's</i>
<i>one and only blood relative.</i>

142
00:10:27,026 --> 00:10:29,290
<i>All the men who approach her</i>
<i>are systematically...</i>

143
00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:49,941
<i>Has it really been three years?</i>

144
00:10:52,284 --> 00:10:55,651
<i>I was rescued from bullies</i>
<i>by Takamura-san...</i>

145
00:10:56,789 --> 00:10:58,757
<i>who then took me to his gym...</i>

146
00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:00,951
<i>where I discovered boxing.</i>

147
00:11:01,961 --> 00:11:03,588
<i>And then...</i>

148
00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:07,099
<i>I decided I wanted to know</i>
<i>how it felt to be strong.</i>

149
00:11:08,334 --> 00:11:11,963
<i>I thought I would find out</i>
<i>once I became a boxer, but...</i>

150
00:11:18,844 --> 00:11:20,141
Give this a try.

151
00:11:21,414 --> 00:11:24,349
If you manage to grab 10 leaves,
I'll teach you how to box.

152
00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:27,386
Dammit.

153
00:11:27,453 --> 00:11:29,216
<i>I soon learned how</i>
<i>to catch the first one...</i>

154
00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:33,554
<i>but it was awfully difficult to get</i>
<i>to the second and third leaves.</i>

155
00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:34,593
Again!

156
00:11:45,938 --> 00:11:47,906
<i>I did it over and over.</i>

157
00:11:47,973 --> 00:11:50,032
<i>There were times</i>
<i>I felt like giving it up...</i>

158
00:11:50,943 --> 00:11:52,103
<i>but...</i>

159
00:12:17,269 --> 00:12:19,237
I... I did it!

160
00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:21,629
I did it!

161
00:12:21,707 --> 00:12:23,402
I did it, I did it!

162
00:12:23,476 --> 00:12:26,934
Now I passed, right?!
I can be a boxer now, right?!

163
00:12:27,012 --> 00:12:28,673
Uh, yeah.

164
00:12:29,548 --> 00:12:31,413
I guess I have no choice now.

165
00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,450
Those were good jabs.

166
00:12:39,225 --> 00:12:42,023
<i>All I wanted was</i>
<i>to become a boxer.</i>

167
00:12:42,094 --> 00:12:44,688
<i>That was the moment</i>
<i>I changed from being a bullied loser...</i>

168
00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:47,232
<i>to gaining approval</i>
<i>from someone for the first time.</i>

169
00:12:49,101 --> 00:12:52,559
<i>The first day I signed up,</i>
<i>I sparred with Miyata-kun.</i>

170
00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:56,665
<i>Neither of us had professional</i>
<i>licenses at the time...</i>

171
00:12:56,742 --> 00:12:58,334
<i>but Miyata-kun was tough.</i>

172
00:12:59,612 --> 00:13:03,275
<i>He was so incredibly tough,</i>
<i>I was no match for him whatsoever.</i>

173
00:13:10,823 --> 00:13:11,915
M...

174
00:13:11,991 --> 00:13:13,618
Miyata-kun!

175
00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:18,896
Long time no see.

176
00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:20,556
This is kind of fateful, isn't it?!

177
00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:23,124
I was actually
just thinking about you.

178
00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:26,660
It's almost like we were brought
together by hidden forces.

179
00:13:30,176 --> 00:13:31,643
Don't say that.
It sounds creepy.

180
00:13:31,710 --> 00:13:33,007
Huh?

181
00:13:36,015 --> 00:13:39,610
I altered my route because
I had something to say to you.

182
00:13:40,486 --> 00:13:41,748
To me?

183
00:13:43,088 --> 00:13:45,215
Champion.

184
00:13:45,291 --> 00:13:46,724
What an envious ring that has...

185
00:13:46,792 --> 00:13:49,420
for someone like me
who lost the Rookie of the Year.

186
00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:53,397
Hey, don't say that!
You're

187
00:13:53,465 --> 00:13:55,626
I'm actually below you!

188
00:13:55,701 --> 00:14:00,365
Besides, I got this far
just trying to catch up to you.

189
00:14:00,439 --> 00:14:01,872
Ever since that time!

190
00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:22,685
You'll have your first defense fight...

191
00:14:22,761 --> 00:14:25,025
in the Champion Carnival
early next year.

192
00:14:27,766 --> 00:14:30,030
Don't lose the crown.

193
00:14:30,102 --> 00:14:33,333
We haven't had
our showdown yet.

194
00:14:46,318 --> 00:14:48,115
<i>I've finally come this far,</i>
<i>trying to catch up to him.</i>

195
00:14:48,687 --> 00:14:52,953
<i>Until I have my showdown with</i>
<i>Miyata-kun, I definitely can't lose!</i>

196
00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:56,459
<i>I won't give the belt to anyone!</i>

197
00:14:57,096 --> 00:15:01,260
KAMOGAWA Boxing Gym

198
00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:12,970
Chief.

199
00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:15,740
- What?
- Phone.

200
00:15:17,249 --> 00:15:18,614
This is Kamogawa.

201
00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:21,847
It's me, your best friend, Neko-chan.

202
00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:23,718
Who are you calling your best friend?!

203
00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:26,152
You're so mean.

204
00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:27,783
So, what do you want?

205
00:15:27,860 --> 00:15:29,657
Well, actually...

206
00:15:29,728 --> 00:15:32,891
he's returned to Japan.

207
00:15:32,965 --> 00:15:34,125
He?

208
00:15:34,199 --> 00:15:35,860
Open up
the <i>Monthly Boxing Fan...</i>

209
00:15:35,935 --> 00:15:38,301
from two months ago
and turn to page 94.

210
00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:40,031
Monthly Boxing Fan

211
00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:42,869
Take a good, hard look
at the lower left-hand side.

212
00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,341
Left...

213
00:15:47,379 --> 00:15:49,040
Now that he's back...

214
00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:52,015
he'll definitely come
to harass you, Gen-chan.

215
00:15:53,619 --> 00:15:55,018
I owe you one.

216
00:15:57,222 --> 00:15:58,246
What's wrong, sir?

217
00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:02,760
Dankichi Hama.

218
00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:06,189
A trainer who's
in high demand in Mexico.

219
00:16:06,265 --> 00:16:09,063
In Mexico? Do you know him?

220
00:16:09,134 --> 00:16:12,126
I fought him when
I was actively boxing.

221
00:16:12,204 --> 00:16:13,171
Who won?

222
00:16:13,238 --> 00:16:17,538
Two matches, two KO's.
Neko-chan beat him three times.

223
00:16:17,609 --> 00:16:21,306
KO's, huh? Both you
and Nekota-san were tough.

224
00:16:21,380 --> 00:16:23,075
I'm not sure if we can say that.

225
00:16:24,783 --> 00:16:27,946
It was more like
narrowly escaping death.

226
00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:31,820
He is a genius.
He boxes like a swallow.

227
00:16:34,093 --> 00:16:37,324
He was like a swallow
skillfully flitting through the ring.

228
00:16:40,866 --> 00:16:42,197
A swallow.

229
00:16:42,267 --> 00:16:46,829
Dankichi's Sunday Punch
was called the "Flying Swallow."

230
00:16:46,905 --> 00:16:51,137
It was a technique that could block
both in-fighters and out-fighters.

231
00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,701
<i>The Flying Swallow?</i>
<i>What kind of punch could it be?</i>

232
00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:57,840
However, even the genius
had a weak spot.

233
00:16:57,916 --> 00:16:59,713
He had a weak jaw.

234
00:17:00,986 --> 00:17:02,783
A glass jaw.

235
00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:07,019
One fateful match, a lucky
counterpunch went through his jaw...

236
00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,292
and the Swallow's wings
were finally clipped.

237
00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:14,499
It's an old story.

238
00:17:15,768 --> 00:17:17,793
That punch really hurt.

239
00:17:19,405 --> 00:17:23,501
The story may be old,
but my jaw clearly remembers.

240
00:17:23,575 --> 00:17:25,702
The feel of your knuckles, that is.

241
00:17:26,612 --> 00:17:27,840
Dankichi.

242
00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:31,210
<i>The man in the photo.</i>

243
00:17:33,652 --> 00:17:36,177
<i>So, the Chief is the one</i>
<i>who broke his jaw?</i>

244
00:17:39,158 --> 00:17:40,216
Here you are.

245
00:17:40,959 --> 00:17:43,450
You probably have
an ulterior motive. Don't mind me.

246
00:17:43,529 --> 00:17:45,121
Huh? But I...

247
00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:47,165
And don't treat me
like an old man, either.

248
00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:48,358
Sure.

249
00:17:48,434 --> 00:17:50,231
It's been a very long time.

250
00:17:50,302 --> 00:17:52,793
I stopped by to say hello.

251
00:17:52,871 --> 00:17:54,702
How polite of you.

252
00:17:54,773 --> 00:17:56,638
When I found out
I'd be fighting you again...

253
00:17:56,708 --> 00:17:59,006
it stirred up even my old blood.

254
00:17:59,078 --> 00:18:00,909
Fighting?

255
00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:02,606
As of this month...

256
00:18:02,681 --> 00:18:05,707
my boxer reached
first ranking in featherweight.

257
00:18:05,784 --> 00:18:08,014
Your boxer?

258
00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:11,215
Former Junior
Featherweight Champion...

259
00:18:11,290 --> 00:18:12,917
Kazuki Sanada.

260
00:18:14,393 --> 00:18:16,418
<i>That's the Japan Junior</i>
<i>Featherweight Champion...</i>

261
00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:18,156
<i>who defended his title five times!</i>

262
00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:20,357
You took on Sanada?

263
00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:24,630
Sanada returned the belt
and moved up to featherweight.

264
00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:27,137
And the champion is obliged
to fight the

265
00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:28,935
in the Champion Carnival.

266
00:18:30,075 --> 00:18:32,839
In other words, your boy,
Ippo Makunouchi...

267
00:18:32,911 --> 00:18:36,938
will be fighting Kazuki Sanada,
who is ranked first in featherweight.

268
00:18:37,015 --> 00:18:39,176
Is this revenge against me?

269
00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:44,481
Don't look at it like that.

270
00:18:44,556 --> 00:18:46,717
Back when I was active...

271
00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:49,693
I looked forward
to fighting you the most.

272
00:18:50,529 --> 00:18:54,693
After all these years,
our disciples will fight in our places.

273
00:18:54,766 --> 00:18:59,669
We'll be able to revisit that fight
that nearly became a legend.

274
00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:03,174
The kid and I are
different types of boxers.

275
00:19:03,242 --> 00:19:06,837
Your spirit lives on inside him.

276
00:19:06,912 --> 00:19:08,641
That's good enough for me.

277
00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:11,080
You haven't been back
in the country long.

278
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,880
You can't have been
with Sanada long, either.

279
00:19:13,952 --> 00:19:17,183
I may not have had enough time
with him to call him my disciple...

280
00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:20,191
but he's an extremely fast learner.

281
00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:23,192
He mastered
the Flying Swallow long ago.

282
00:19:23,262 --> 00:19:24,889
<i>The Flying Swallow.</i>

283
00:19:24,963 --> 00:19:27,454
Well, I'll be on my way now.

284
00:19:30,402 --> 00:19:32,893
Wait, I'll let you in
on something first.

285
00:19:33,972 --> 00:19:36,805
The Flying Swallow
isn't all he's learned from me.

286
00:19:36,875 --> 00:19:39,867
There's another.
Let me think...

287
00:19:41,113 --> 00:19:43,911
Guess you could call it
the Flying Swallow Flip.

288
00:19:43,982 --> 00:19:45,415
The Flying Swallow Flip?

289
00:19:45,484 --> 00:19:48,885
There are two swallows
in the ring.

290
00:19:49,955 --> 00:19:52,753
Beware the second swallow.

291
00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:57,358
<i>Two swallows.</i>

292
00:19:59,998 --> 00:20:00,930
<i>Left.</i>

293
00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:03,624
<i>Dive in when he withdraws!</i>

294
00:20:05,971 --> 00:20:08,405
Keep your wits together.
I've got another one.

295
00:20:09,341 --> 00:20:10,399
So that's it?

296
00:20:10,475 --> 00:20:13,706
<i>Weird. I should've been able</i>
<i>to dive in deeper.</i>

297
00:20:16,081 --> 00:20:17,708
<i>This is it! This is the timing!</i>

298
00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:20,876
<i>The left isn't fully withdrawn!</i>

299
00:20:22,454 --> 00:20:24,615
<i>He changed course!</i>
<i>A left hook!</i>

300
00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:30,128
<i>A punch that changes course!</i>
<i>This is the Flying Swallow!</i>

301
00:20:30,195 --> 00:20:31,753
I see.

302
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,363
I did it as you instructed, Chief...

303
00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,368
but I bet the real thing
is much more impressive.

304
00:20:37,436 --> 00:20:41,338
From jab to hook, to fake uppercut
which is actually a jab...

305
00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:43,101
with abundant variations.

306
00:20:43,175 --> 00:20:46,736
It's difficult for an out-boxer
to counter that.

307
00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:48,370
As for an infighter...

308
00:20:48,447 --> 00:20:50,108
I can't dive in deep.

309
00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:52,514
Correct. In other words,
this right punch...

310
00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:54,108
will effectively crush
the Dempsey Roll.

311
00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:57,478
And his left-over-right punch?

312
00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:59,956
The Flying Swallow Flip.
It's safe to consider it...

313
00:21:00,025 --> 00:21:02,220
as a right punch designed
to counter the kid.

314
00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:04,994
In other words, this right punch
is for close-range fighting.

315
00:21:05,831 --> 00:21:08,322
<i>I wonder what it is?</i>
<i>Is it like a hook?</i>

316
00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,129
<i>Or like an uppercut?</i>
<i>Or maybe...</i>

317
00:21:11,536 --> 00:21:14,994
There's no use mulling over
a punch we haven't even seen.

318
00:21:15,073 --> 00:21:17,974
For now, we'll do intensive
training for the Sanada fight.

319
00:21:18,043 --> 00:21:19,374
Yes, sir!

320
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:21,343
Monthly Boxing Fan

321
00:21:21,380 --> 00:21:24,872
Monthly Boxing Fan
Fujii-san, is Kinoshita Gym
refusing interviews?

322
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:28,909
They're developing a new blow
to use on Makunouchi.

323
00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:32,684
He has a unique profile,
and I'd like to get people excited, but...

324
00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:33,884
How is Makunouchi-kun?

325
00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:36,393
He's carrying on as usual,
like it's nothing.

326
00:21:36,461 --> 00:21:38,452
To be honest, I feel the pressure.

327
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:41,829
But Sanada-san is a man
who defended his title five times.

328
00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:44,733
This time I just happen
to be the one holding the belt...

329
00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:47,567
and my feelings towards
this match haven't changed.

330
00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:51,303
I will enter the ring
as a challenger as usual.

331
00:21:51,410 --> 00:21:55,346
I don't think he truly understands
what a defense fight is like.

332
00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:57,006
Really?

333
00:21:57,115 --> 00:21:59,217
Imperial University Medical Department

334
00:21:59,217 --> 00:22:00,952
Imperial University Medical Department
<i>Kazuki Sanada...</i>

335
00:22:00,952 --> 00:22:02,054
Imperial University Medical Department
<i>fifth year student in the Imperial</i>
<i>University Medical Department...</i>

336
00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:03,385
<i>fifth year student in the Imperial</i>
<i>University Medical Department...</i>

337
00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:06,424
<i>sole heir to</i>
<i>Sanada General Hospital.</i>

338
00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:07,924
<i>He should be here.</i>

339
00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:10,787
Come in.

340
00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:14,525
Good afternoon, Sanada-san.

341
00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:18,469
You are a reporter from <i>Boxing Fan.</i>

342
00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:20,498
My name is Iimura.

343
00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:24,008
Would it be all right
to ask you a few questions?

344
00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,044
Without an appointment?

345
00:22:27,212 --> 00:22:30,875
I'm open to questions as long as they're
not about the punch in development.

346
00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:36,851
I heard that there are high expectations
for you at the university.

347
00:22:36,922 --> 00:22:40,949
Your career as a medical doctor
is practically assured, yes?

348
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:43,085
Well, yes.

349
00:22:43,161 --> 00:22:45,254
Anyone would find this unusual...

350
00:22:45,330 --> 00:22:48,993
but why is someone like you boxing?

351
00:22:49,067 --> 00:22:51,001
Would you answer that?

352
00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:56,438
I respect my parents...

353
00:22:56,508 --> 00:22:58,976
and believe the medical
profession is superb.

354
00:23:00,245 --> 00:23:03,271
However,
I could not blindly walk the route...

355
00:23:03,348 --> 00:23:06,476
my parents laid out for me.

356
00:23:09,087 --> 00:23:11,078
At first it was coincidence.

357
00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:14,984
A magazine had posted
a recruiting advertisement...

358
00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:17,460
and I was always somewhat
proficient at sports...

359
00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:21,158
so at first I went to punch
the sandbag for stress relief.

360
00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:24,528
- I punched it hard.
- And then?

361
00:23:24,603 --> 00:23:27,538
It felt so invigorating!

362
00:23:27,606 --> 00:23:29,471
Really.

363
00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:33,469
And after about six months,
they made me spar.

364
00:23:33,545 --> 00:23:35,445
I was beaten to a pulp.

365
00:23:36,848 --> 00:23:40,511
So, even the former champion
was once a rookie.

366
00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:43,520
It upset me so much
I researched the following:

367
00:23:44,890 --> 00:23:48,087
At which angle an impact on the jaw
would produce a concussion.

368
00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:52,057
How many punches I can give
while the lower body was paralyzed.

369
00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:56,996
The effects and duration of
body blows to delay recuperation.

370
00:23:57,869 --> 00:23:59,530
I tested each individually...

371
00:23:59,604 --> 00:24:02,095
and learned to control
my opponent.

372
00:24:02,841 --> 00:24:05,173
That's a very medical approach.

373
00:24:05,811 --> 00:24:09,042
However, it didn't unfold as calculated
in the professional boxing ring.

374
00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:13,613
Just as I was assured of victory,
they would get up again.

375
00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:16,386
I am also the same.

376
00:24:17,789 --> 00:24:19,757
"I can't go on. I still can do this."

377
00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:23,187
Exchanging punches while
answering my own questions.

378
00:24:24,529 --> 00:24:28,989
I never felt my own will and strength
as much as I do now.

379
00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:34,369
And once I learned the feeling
of fulfillment from winning...

380
00:24:34,439 --> 00:24:35,701
I was hooked.

381
00:24:35,774 --> 00:24:37,901
Just to achieve
a feeling of fulfillment.

382
00:24:37,976 --> 00:24:42,777
And so you returned the belt
just to fight Ippo Makunouchi?

383
00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:46,113
It's quite difficult to overcome
the difference in power.

384
00:24:47,219 --> 00:24:49,449
That is what makes it worthwhile.

385
00:24:51,089 --> 00:24:55,082
He definitely possesses
overwhelming destructive power.

386
00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:59,195
However, I am striving
to be a medical doctor.

387
00:25:00,532 --> 00:25:03,262
I not only possess the knowledge
to heal the body...

388
00:25:05,570 --> 00:25:09,062
I also know how to effectively
use it on the human body...

389
00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:13,171
to break it.

390
00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:16,840
<i>It looks like he isn't</i>
<i>your average rich kid.</i>

391
00:25:19,050 --> 00:25:20,915
The son and heir to a doctor?

392
00:25:20,986 --> 00:25:23,147
That's what Fujii-san said.

393
00:25:23,221 --> 00:25:24,745
He sounds unusual.

394
00:25:24,823 --> 00:25:27,257
Sanada General is a huge hospital.

395
00:25:27,325 --> 00:25:28,292
Huge hospital?

396
00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,295
Come to mention it,
Tomiko told me something about it.

397
00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:36,164
Something about the handsome,
only son of a doctor who's a boxer.

398
00:25:36,234 --> 00:25:37,258
Oh?

399
00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:39,963
He's quite a hot topic
among the nurses.

400
00:25:40,939 --> 00:25:45,535
A handsome only son of a doctor
who's a boxer...

401
00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:47,100
has to be a babe magnet.

402
00:25:47,746 --> 00:25:49,646
Most definitely a babe magnet.

403
00:25:50,448 --> 00:25:53,906
Tomiko said she's not interested
in him, but you know!

404
00:25:53,985 --> 00:25:55,782
Putting Tomiko aside...

405
00:25:55,854 --> 00:25:56,946
Putting Tomiko FAR aside...

406
00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:58,148
B-But why?

407
00:25:58,957 --> 00:26:02,051
If he's the hot topic among
the nurses, then naturally...

408
00:26:03,228 --> 00:26:06,129
Kumi-chan has
probably heard of him!

409
00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:10,832
The idol of the nurses versus Ippo.

410
00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:14,394
The big question is,
who will Kumi-chan cheer for?

411
00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:19,269
Don't sweat it.
I'm sure she'll cheer for you!

412
00:26:19,911 --> 00:26:22,379
However I can't guarantee
what'll happen if you lose.

413
00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:24,882
Just try losing badly.

414
00:26:25,483 --> 00:26:27,451
The belt and the girl.

415
00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:30,920
You might lose
two important things all at once.

416
00:26:30,989 --> 00:26:32,650
H-Hey!

417
00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:35,716
Naturally, I could very well
lose the belt...

418
00:26:35,794 --> 00:26:38,922
but Kumi-san isn't my girlfriend,
so how can she be lost?!

419
00:26:39,564 --> 00:26:42,192
Are you still saying that crap,
you bastard?!

420
00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:46,795
I never liked how
you putt-putt-putter around!

421
00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:49,169
If you like her,
just tell her, dammit!

422
00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,674
I... I don't dislike her, but...

423
00:26:51,743 --> 00:26:54,906
You don't dislike her?
Then you don't like her?!

424
00:26:54,980 --> 00:26:57,915
Well, if I had to choose
between the two...

425
00:26:57,983 --> 00:27:00,110
Argh, stop being
wishy-washy, dammit!

426
00:27:00,185 --> 00:27:02,551
Everyone knows how you feel!

427
00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:04,020
We're sick of
Mr. Romance-Comedy...

428
00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:06,421
never getting the girl
right when he's about to!

429
00:27:07,192 --> 00:27:10,719
Say it! Tell her!
Tell her that you love her!

430
00:27:10,795 --> 00:27:13,025
Do you want Sanada to get her?!

431
00:27:13,098 --> 00:27:16,261
Wh-Where does Sanada-san
come into this?

432
00:27:16,334 --> 00:27:19,201
He is a little on the heavy side...

433
00:27:19,270 --> 00:27:20,862
but Takamura-san has a point.

434
00:27:20,939 --> 00:27:22,236
What?

435
00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:24,639
At the moment,
you are the Japan champion.

436
00:27:24,709 --> 00:27:29,203
You can stick out your chest
with pride wherever you go.

437
00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,748
Don't you think
it's a good time for it?

438
00:27:31,816 --> 00:27:33,283
Good time?

439
00:27:33,351 --> 00:27:35,012
To confess your love.

440
00:27:38,223 --> 00:27:40,987
B-But I'm busy
with a match coming up!

441
00:27:41,693 --> 00:27:43,593
As long as you're champion...

442
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,755
you'll always
have a match coming up.

443
00:27:46,431 --> 00:27:49,491
Besides, it would be hard
to play cool after losing the belt.

444
00:27:49,567 --> 00:27:52,502
Confess! Confess!

445
00:27:52,570 --> 00:27:56,028
Yes, but still... Listen...

446
00:27:56,107 --> 00:27:57,096
You're annoying.

447
00:27:57,175 --> 00:27:59,166
I'll call her on the phone!

448
00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:01,337
Please don't!

449
00:28:01,413 --> 00:28:02,345
Somebody stop him...

450
00:28:02,414 --> 00:28:05,349
Confess! Confess!

451
00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:07,578
<i>I-I'm done for.</i>

452
00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:09,449
I got ya the telephone!

453
00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:12,285
<i>I have no way</i>
<i>to stop these people.</i>

454
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:14,689
<i>They're enjoying this too much!</i>

455
00:28:14,759 --> 00:28:17,387
Now!

456
00:28:19,731 --> 00:28:23,360
Very well.
But on one condition!

457
00:28:23,968 --> 00:28:25,162
Alley-oop!

458
00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:27,238
What's going on?

459
00:28:27,305 --> 00:28:29,296
It's a 3-to-1 arm wrestling
showdown.

460
00:28:30,508 --> 00:28:33,272
It'd be too much of
a handicap if I took part...

461
00:28:33,344 --> 00:28:35,676
so Aoki, Kimura! And...

462
00:28:36,581 --> 00:28:37,639
Goto!

463
00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:40,651
<i>Okay, all I have to do is win.</i>

464
00:28:42,287 --> 00:28:44,221
<i>He probably chose arm wrestling...</i>

465
00:28:44,289 --> 00:28:46,450
<i>because he has confidence</i>
<i>in his arm strength...</i>

466
00:28:47,525 --> 00:28:49,516
<i>but Ippo doesn't know</i>
<i>the monster strength of Aoki's arms...</i>

467
00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:52,154
<i>trained from his part-time job</i>
<i>delivering food on the bike.</i>

468
00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:54,391
We'll start with me.

469
00:28:54,466 --> 00:28:56,366
I'm counting on you.

470
00:28:57,535 --> 00:28:59,503
<i>Look at those arms.</i>

471
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:02,540
<i>Oh, well,</i>
<i>I'll soften him up for Aoki.</i>

472
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:07,338
<i>If I confessed my love to Kumi-san</i>
<i>and she didn't feel the same...</i>

473
00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:09,471
<i>Just the thought gives me chills!</i>

474
00:29:09,547 --> 00:29:10,775
<i>It's fine the way it is.</i>

475
00:29:10,849 --> 00:29:15,013
Both of you relax. All right, now...

476
00:29:15,086 --> 00:29:17,213
Ready... go!

477
00:29:20,658 --> 00:29:21,682
<i>That's one!</i>

478
00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,421
Ow.

479
00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:25,429
He's stronger than I imagined.

480
00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:26,691
Leave him to me.

481
00:29:28,366 --> 00:29:29,697
Come on!

482
00:29:31,002 --> 00:29:33,937
<i>Well, what do you think?</i>
<i>He's to be reckoned with.</i>

483
00:29:34,572 --> 00:29:37,837
<i>I can't lose at any cost.</i>
<i>I can't lose!</i>

484
00:29:37,909 --> 00:29:39,934
<i>I'll take him down quick!</i>

485
00:29:40,011 --> 00:29:42,912
Ready... Go!

486
00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:48,146
His shoulder is dislocated!

487
00:29:48,219 --> 00:29:49,777
He's as strong as a horse!

488
00:29:49,854 --> 00:29:51,378
Makunouchi Sempai is tough!

489
00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:52,388
<i>That's two!</i>

490
00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:55,517
<i>Aoki lost easily.</i>
<i>We miscalculated.</i>

491
00:29:55,593 --> 00:29:56,525
Next, please!

492
00:29:56,594 --> 00:29:58,755
<i>No! Goto won't stand a chance!</i>

493
00:29:58,830 --> 00:30:00,263
Next, please!

494
00:30:04,869 --> 00:30:06,097
Right here.

495
00:30:07,038 --> 00:30:09,233
H-Hey, this isn't
what we discussed!

496
00:30:09,941 --> 00:30:12,375
Goto had to back out
due to a nosebleed.

497
00:30:12,443 --> 00:30:15,241
I may not be up to the task,
but just humor me.

498
00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:17,042
That's ridiculous!

499
00:30:17,115 --> 00:30:18,605
Hey, Takamura-san is in it!

500
00:30:18,683 --> 00:30:20,014
This'll be something to see!

501
00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:21,244
Who's stronger?!

502
00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:23,913
Okay, the betting starts at 1,000 yen!

503
00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:25,353
2,000 yen on Takamura-san!

504
00:30:25,423 --> 00:30:26,788
1,000 yen on Makunouchi-san!

505
00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:28,689
- Mine's on Takamura-san!
- 2,000 yen on Makunouchi-san!

506
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,990
<i>They're whooping it up</i>
<i>enough to start a business!</i>

507
00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:35,391
<i>It's impossible</i>
<i>to get out of this now.</i>

508
00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:38,094
<i>But I have to fight Takamura-san.</i>

509
00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:39,329
What's wrong?

510
00:30:41,139 --> 00:30:42,572
<i>This is too unfair.</i>

511
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,267
<i>Come on.</i>

512
00:30:45,143 --> 00:30:49,580
<i>How can you look at me like that?</i>
<i>Are you having that much fun?!</i>

513
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:52,775
<i>Is it that much fun to put</i>
<i>people in a spot like this?!</i>

514
00:30:54,052 --> 00:30:55,815
<i>I'm getting really pissed off now!</i>

515
00:30:57,121 --> 00:30:58,816
Let's do it already, baby.

516
00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:03,291
Hurry.

517
00:31:03,728 --> 00:31:06,390
<i>I won't lose... no matter what!</i>

518
00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:11,193
All right, both of you relax...

519
00:31:12,604 --> 00:31:14,003
Ready...

520
00:31:17,108 --> 00:31:18,336
GO!

521
00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:27,410
Neither is giving way.

522
00:31:27,485 --> 00:31:29,043
Not even a twitch.

523
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,246
What's going on here?

524
00:31:30,321 --> 00:31:32,983
<i>Th-This guy is seriously tough!</i>

525
00:31:33,057 --> 00:31:35,992
<i>If I lost concentration,</i>
<i>he'd take me in a second!</i>

526
00:31:39,297 --> 00:31:40,992
Ooh, look at Takamura-san!

527
00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:43,727
<i>I won't give up!</i>

528
00:31:43,801 --> 00:31:44,961
<i>What?</i>

529
00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:46,469
<i>I'm not done yet!</i>

530
00:31:46,537 --> 00:31:48,698
<i>I'll beat him and break his arm</i>
<i>in the bargain!</i>

531
00:31:48,773 --> 00:31:51,333
<i>I won't lose for anything!</i>

532
00:31:59,450 --> 00:32:00,678
The desk broke!

533
00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:02,845
Wh-Who won?

534
00:32:06,991 --> 00:32:10,188
Looks like victory... is mine.

535
00:32:14,065 --> 00:32:16,124
<i>Justice didn't prevail.</i>

536
00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,674
This is good. I was hungry.

537
00:32:24,742 --> 00:32:27,404
R-Really? That's good.

538
00:32:28,579 --> 00:32:30,911
<i>S-She came.</i>

539
00:32:30,982 --> 00:32:33,109
<i>But how do I tell her?</i>

540
00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:37,354
<i>And what if</i>
<i>she's not interested?</i>

541
00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:42,220
<i>I may never see this smile again!</i>

542
00:32:43,494 --> 00:32:44,825
<i>Come to think of it...</i>

543
00:32:44,896 --> 00:32:47,831
<i>when I was going home</i>
<i>from the gym, Aoki-san said...</i>

544
00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:51,426
I'll give you good news
from Tomiko.

545
00:32:51,502 --> 00:32:53,333
She says you got a chance!

546
00:32:53,404 --> 00:32:55,429
A chance! A chance!

547
00:32:57,008 --> 00:32:59,909
<i>Argh, this is no time to be giddy!</i>

548
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,445
<i>Think of what to do next!</i>

549
00:33:04,515 --> 00:33:05,982
It's snowing.

550
00:33:07,185 --> 00:33:08,345
Wampo-kun?

551
00:33:08,419 --> 00:33:10,216
He followed us.

552
00:33:10,755 --> 00:33:12,416
Wampo-kun!

553
00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:15,357
Makunouchi-san,
let's take him to the park to play!

554
00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:18,359
Let's go, Wampo-kun!

555
00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:20,158
<i>Wampo...</i>

556
00:33:21,366 --> 00:33:22,594
<i>Nice going!</i>

557
00:33:24,402 --> 00:33:26,029
Here, Wampo!

558
00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:29,606
You're so cute!

559
00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:32,040
<i>This is wonderful.</i>

560
00:33:32,110 --> 00:33:35,944
<i>It all came to this because</i>
<i>of Takamura-san's malice...</i>

561
00:33:36,014 --> 00:33:38,710
<i>but maybe it was</i>
<i>a good opportunity.</i>

562
00:33:38,783 --> 00:33:41,081
<i>Maybe now...</i>
<i>Maybe now, I can...</i>

563
00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:47,119
Kumi-san!

564
00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:48,158
Yes?

565
00:33:52,363 --> 00:33:55,298
I... I need to talk to you
about something important.

566
00:34:02,774 --> 00:34:05,709
Wh-What is it?

567
00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:07,404
Uh...

568
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,041
Listen...

569
00:34:11,115 --> 00:34:12,377
Yes?

570
00:34:14,252 --> 00:34:15,776
W-Well...

571
00:34:17,588 --> 00:34:18,782
Um...

572
00:34:20,792 --> 00:34:23,522
Uh... Um...

573
00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:25,118
You see...

574
00:34:28,032 --> 00:34:31,729
<i>Ugh, I can't tell her!</i>

575
00:34:31,803 --> 00:34:33,464
Please tell me.

576
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:40,377
I'll be listening.

577
00:34:41,779 --> 00:34:46,307
So please tell me
what you have to say.

578
00:34:52,256 --> 00:34:54,053
<i>I'll tell her.</i>

579
00:34:54,125 --> 00:34:57,788
<i>I'll be honest</i>
<i>and tell her I love her.</i>

580
00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:59,523
<i>I can do it now.</i>

581
00:35:05,002 --> 00:35:06,663
Kumi-san...

582
00:35:06,737 --> 00:35:08,671
I... I...

583
00:35:10,408 --> 00:35:11,807
need to tell you that...

584
00:35:15,012 --> 00:35:15,979
I...

585
00:35:17,815 --> 00:35:19,976
I...

586
00:35:21,052 --> 00:35:22,542
<i>I?</i>

587
00:35:23,554 --> 00:35:24,486
Have...

588
00:35:24,555 --> 00:35:26,147
<i>Have?</i>

589
00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:29,650
I have this match coming up, and...

590
00:35:29,727 --> 00:35:33,857
I really want you to come
to cheer for me... you know.

591
00:35:40,304 --> 00:35:41,635
Um...

592
00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:43,606
I already know about it.

593
00:35:43,674 --> 00:35:45,642
They're talking about it
at the hospital.

594
00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:50,444
All the nurses said they're going
to cheer for Sanada-san.

595
00:35:50,515 --> 00:35:51,743
Does that include you?

596
00:35:54,418 --> 00:35:56,943
Sanada-san is
a wonderful person...

597
00:35:57,021 --> 00:35:59,251
and they've all invited me
to come, so...

598
00:36:03,361 --> 00:36:05,386
If... if that's the case...

599
00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:08,923
I guess that's that.

600
00:36:10,735 --> 00:36:12,930
That's that?!
Is that what you want?

601
00:36:13,604 --> 00:36:17,005
Do you want me to go
and support your opponent?!

602
00:36:18,442 --> 00:36:23,209
You're under no obligation
to cheer for me, so...

603
00:36:23,948 --> 00:36:24,915
Obligation?

604
00:36:24,982 --> 00:36:28,315
I have no right to tell you
to cheer for me, so...

605
00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:35,018
Obligation? Right?!

606
00:36:35,092 --> 00:36:36,354
Why?

607
00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:40,964
Why do you have
to phrase it like that?!

608
00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:43,933
W-Well...

609
00:36:44,001 --> 00:36:48,700
I think you should cheer for
whoever you want to cheer for.

610
00:36:56,347 --> 00:36:59,475
Very well.
That is what I shall do.

611
00:37:01,519 --> 00:37:02,918
Goodbye.

612
00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:18,193
Idiot.

613
00:37:21,372 --> 00:37:24,102
<i>It wasn't supposed to be like this.</i>

614
00:37:31,148 --> 00:37:32,581
Did he get dumped?

615
00:37:32,650 --> 00:37:34,379
She lost patience with him?

616
00:37:36,287 --> 00:37:37,948
I'm leaving.

617
00:37:38,022 --> 00:37:39,819
Good idea.

618
00:37:39,890 --> 00:37:41,619
Don't catch cold.

619
00:37:54,338 --> 00:37:56,203
Ugh, it's getting cold.

620
00:37:57,408 --> 00:37:59,876
It's gonna be the coldest night
of the year.

621
00:38:02,246 --> 00:38:03,235
Hey, where's dinner?

622
00:38:05,816 --> 00:38:07,750
I said dinner.

623
00:38:10,321 --> 00:38:11,720
Hey, dinner...

624
00:38:11,789 --> 00:38:14,019
Why don't you make dinner
once in a while?!

625
00:38:14,091 --> 00:38:15,251
Wh-What the...?!

626
00:38:15,326 --> 00:38:16,793
Arrgh!

627
00:38:29,106 --> 00:38:30,903
He's completely absorbed.

628
00:38:30,975 --> 00:38:33,500
I guess we really
did it to him this time.

629
00:38:33,577 --> 00:38:34,976
Guess I'll cheer him up.

630
00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:36,206
I wouldn't.

631
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:37,269
Huh?

632
00:38:38,449 --> 00:38:41,247
Ippo lost one thing
that was important to him.

633
00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,287
Now boxing is all he has left.

634
00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:47,984
We should support him
so he at least keeps the belt.

635
00:38:48,059 --> 00:38:50,584
<i>It was originally his plan, too!</i>

636
00:38:50,661 --> 00:38:52,891
<i>He plans to wait for it to blow over.</i>

637
00:38:53,264 --> 00:38:56,290
<i>I never imagined</i>
<i>it would end up like that.</i>

638
00:38:57,034 --> 00:38:58,592
<i>The match is coming up...</i>

639
00:38:58,669 --> 00:39:00,830
<i>and those three demons</i>
<i>have messed with my mind.</i>

640
00:39:03,908 --> 00:39:06,433
<i>Still, if I had only told her...</i>

641
00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:08,307
<i>the way I ought to have...</i>

642
00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:13,180
<i>Argh, I give up!</i>
<i>I must focus on the match!</i>

643
00:39:13,250 --> 00:39:15,275
<i>I must get past</i>
<i>my first defense match!</i>

644
00:39:21,959 --> 00:39:23,586
Ready? Go!

645
00:39:48,152 --> 00:39:49,483
All right, very good.

646
00:39:58,596 --> 00:40:01,531
KINOSHITA Boxing Gym
Three Weeks Before the Match

647
00:40:01,565 --> 00:40:05,524
Public Sparring Session

648
00:40:09,940 --> 00:40:11,168
That's the Flying Swallow?

649
00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:13,633
I see.

650
00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:16,271
That punch is difficult for
a heavily-built opponent to dive into.

651
00:40:20,618 --> 00:40:22,552
- Whoa.
- Is he ending it?

652
00:40:24,121 --> 00:40:25,053
He pulled back.

653
00:40:26,857 --> 00:40:30,122
He predicted the counterattack.
What intuition.

654
00:40:31,262 --> 00:40:33,457
Are ya blind?

655
00:40:33,531 --> 00:40:34,555
What?

656
00:40:34,632 --> 00:40:36,395
There is something called palpation.

657
00:40:37,501 --> 00:40:40,527
It is to touch the patient's body
to gauge their condition.

658
00:40:41,238 --> 00:40:43,798
To Sanada, landing a punch...

659
00:40:43,874 --> 00:40:46,672
comes very close to palpation.

660
00:40:46,744 --> 00:40:48,041
It is not intuition.

661
00:40:51,749 --> 00:40:52,909
He pulled back again.

662
00:40:54,985 --> 00:40:56,418
Watch this closely.

663
00:41:08,632 --> 00:41:11,123
What was supposed to come
after his right uppercut?

664
00:41:13,604 --> 00:41:15,504
Since he fell...

665
00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:18,167
we couldn't show you
the second swallow.

666
00:41:24,448 --> 00:41:26,973
Deflect with the right guard
and dive in.

667
00:41:27,051 --> 00:41:28,348
This is the Flying Swallow
countermeasure?

668
00:41:28,419 --> 00:41:30,319
That's Chief Kamogawa for you.

669
00:41:30,387 --> 00:41:33,515
The Day Before The Match
After The Weigh-ln

670
00:41:33,591 --> 00:41:36,560
Is Makunouchi-kun
always like that?

671
00:41:37,661 --> 00:41:40,323
Champion, please give us a comment
on your first defense fight.

672
00:41:45,936 --> 00:41:47,904
That means you, Dumbo.

673
00:41:47,972 --> 00:41:49,132
Oh, right!

674
00:41:50,407 --> 00:41:53,308
I doubt he feels much pressure.

675
00:41:54,478 --> 00:41:57,345
I doubt he's the type
who can put on an act...

676
00:41:57,414 --> 00:42:00,850
but you were paralyzed for
your first defense fight as well.

677
00:42:00,918 --> 00:42:02,010
Yes.

678
00:42:02,086 --> 00:42:04,054
Anyway, we'll see tomorrow.

679
00:42:05,422 --> 00:42:09,256
The Swallow Flip is likely
a hook or an uppercut.

680
00:42:09,326 --> 00:42:11,191
I believe that also.

681
00:42:11,262 --> 00:42:14,095
He has more chest muscle than
when he was in junior featherweight.

682
00:42:14,164 --> 00:42:17,099
If we know that,
there's nothing to fear.

683
00:42:17,167 --> 00:42:20,295
Your infighting Peek-a-Boo
is perfectly suited.

684
00:42:20,371 --> 00:42:22,839
Above all else, the range
is right up your alley.

685
00:42:22,907 --> 00:42:26,104
Well? Some of the weight
off your shoulders now?

686
00:42:26,176 --> 00:42:28,576
I am tense, but that's normal.

687
00:42:29,346 --> 00:42:30,540
I'm in good condition.

688
00:42:32,216 --> 00:42:35,379
<i>Good. He really does</i>
<i>appear normal.</i>

689
00:42:40,624 --> 00:42:43,058
Huh? What brings you all here?

690
00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:44,924
Oh, he's back!

691
00:42:46,096 --> 00:42:49,065
K.O.! IPPO MAKUNOUCHI
The Ippo Makunouchi Fan Club
Fishing Boat Rental MAKUNOUCHI
Regulars

692
00:42:49,133 --> 00:42:50,691
Wow!

693
00:42:50,768 --> 00:42:52,395
We're taking this to tomorrow's fight.

694
00:42:52,469 --> 00:42:54,460
You defend that belt, Champ!

695
00:42:54,538 --> 00:42:56,563
Yes, sir! I'll do my best!

696
00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:59,575
And this is from me and the boss.

697
00:43:00,711 --> 00:43:02,042
Wow!

698
00:43:04,648 --> 00:43:08,311
Red is definitely
the color of a champion!

699
00:43:08,385 --> 00:43:10,319
After all, you're in
the Red Corner now.

700
00:43:10,721 --> 00:43:13,087
Thanks, Umezawa-kun, Mom!

701
00:43:13,157 --> 00:43:14,852
Do you see the 12 stars?

702
00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:17,393
That's how many
KO's you have. And...

703
00:43:18,462 --> 00:43:20,987
I've got the 13th star
all ready to go.

704
00:43:21,065 --> 00:43:23,056
I'm counting on
another KO tomorrow.

705
00:43:23,601 --> 00:43:25,626
Yeah! Thanks!

706
00:43:25,703 --> 00:43:27,000
Thank you!

707
00:43:28,305 --> 00:43:29,670
Thank you so much!

708
00:43:30,641 --> 00:43:32,700
Thank you, all of you!

709
00:43:32,776 --> 00:43:34,141
Do your best!

710
00:43:34,211 --> 00:43:35,439
Aw, shucks!

711
00:43:35,512 --> 00:43:37,776
KINOSHITA Boxing Gym

712
00:43:37,848 --> 00:43:39,145
See you tomorrow.

713
00:43:39,216 --> 00:43:41,081
Sure, take it easy.

714
00:43:41,919 --> 00:43:44,717
Doctor, Doctor! Let's play!

715
00:43:44,788 --> 00:43:46,483
What, now?

716
00:43:46,557 --> 00:43:49,685
Tsugumi, Sanada has
a match tomorrow.

717
00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:50,954
Don't give him a hard time.

718
00:43:51,028 --> 00:43:52,791
Aw!

719
00:43:52,863 --> 00:43:56,390
Chief, a little time with the kid
will help me relax.

720
00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:58,958
Oh, really? Thanks.

721
00:43:59,036 --> 00:44:01,869
Yay! I hate you, Dad!

722
00:44:01,939 --> 00:44:02,963
Hey!

723
00:44:05,075 --> 00:44:06,940
Hey, no way!

724
00:44:07,011 --> 00:44:08,171
Take that!

725
00:44:11,281 --> 00:44:13,647
Aw, I lost again.

726
00:44:13,717 --> 00:44:15,685
You suck, Doctor.

727
00:44:15,753 --> 00:44:18,517
And you're so good
at the real thing, too.

728
00:44:18,589 --> 00:44:21,888
Tsugumi-chan,
I'm not a doctor yet, you know.

729
00:44:21,959 --> 00:44:25,690
What? But you fixed
my cold, remember?

730
00:44:25,763 --> 00:44:27,321
That makes you a doctor.

731
00:44:27,398 --> 00:44:29,958
A doctor who can fix
any kind of sickness!

732
00:44:30,701 --> 00:44:32,760
It was just a simple cold.

733
00:44:34,304 --> 00:44:36,966
But there are things I can't heal.

734
00:44:37,041 --> 00:44:38,269
What?

735
00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:40,105
Like the anxiety
brought on by illness.

736
00:44:40,177 --> 00:44:41,576
Anxiety?

737
00:44:43,313 --> 00:44:47,909
I actually want to heal the anxiety
as well as the illness itself.

738
00:44:47,985 --> 00:44:51,614
But to get rid of anxiety,
you need courage.

739
00:44:51,689 --> 00:44:54,055
And to give others courage...

740
00:44:54,124 --> 00:44:56,354
you also need to be strong
as a human being.

741
00:44:56,427 --> 00:44:59,726
You are strong, Doc.
You became champion.

742
00:45:00,531 --> 00:45:03,091
No offense to everyone
I've fought in the past...

743
00:45:03,167 --> 00:45:06,159
but I don't think my strength
has ever been put to the test.

744
00:45:07,805 --> 00:45:10,933
Was that a little difficult?
Well, let's play this thing.

745
00:45:11,008 --> 00:45:11,975
Yeah!

746
00:45:14,778 --> 00:45:17,804
<i>That's right. I've never been</i>
<i>put to the test.</i>

747
00:45:17,881 --> 00:45:21,874
<i>That is why I sought my answer</i>
<i>in a higher weight class.</i>

748
00:45:21,952 --> 00:45:24,819
<i>To the man who defeated Sendo</i>
<i>with overwhelming power.</i>

749
00:45:26,690 --> 00:45:29,921
<i>Ippo Makunouchi.</i>
<i>The perfect man for the job.</i>

750
00:45:31,662 --> 00:45:33,425
<i>He will put me to the test.</i>

751
00:45:34,832 --> 00:45:37,767
<i>If I defeat him, I can ascertain</i>
<i>my own strength.</i>

752
00:45:39,036 --> 00:45:40,799
<i>That is why I challenged him!</i>

753
00:45:44,575 --> 00:45:46,475
Oh, no!

754
00:45:46,543 --> 00:45:48,204
I win again!

755
00:45:59,123 --> 00:46:00,784
<i>Champion red.</i>

756
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:05,520
<i>I've never entered from</i>
<i>the Red Corner before.</i>

757
00:46:09,433 --> 00:46:11,424
<i>The belt Date-san wore...</i>

758
00:46:12,035 --> 00:46:14,196
<i>the belt I worked so hard</i>
<i>to take from Sendo-san...</i>

759
00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:19,731
<i>If I lost it easily, he would be</i>
<i>disappointed in me, too...</i>

760
00:46:21,478 --> 00:46:23,139
<i>and I can't let it go just like that.</i>

761
00:46:26,016 --> 00:46:28,348
<i>No, I can't let it go</i>
<i>no matter what!</i>

762
00:46:34,792 --> 00:46:38,922
<i>Sanada-san looked relaxed.</i>
<i>I wonder why?</i>

763
00:46:38,996 --> 00:46:41,692
<i>Is he confident? Or is he...</i>

764
00:46:42,733 --> 00:46:45,702
<i>No! Don't think about</i>
<i>anything unnecessary.</i>

765
00:46:46,370 --> 00:46:47,997
<i>Think only about winning!</i>

766
00:46:51,341 --> 00:46:53,070
<i>I will win.</i>

767
00:46:53,143 --> 00:46:55,737
<i>I will win. I will win!</i>

768
00:47:08,192 --> 00:47:09,750
<i>Okay.</i>

769
00:47:10,460 --> 00:47:11,825
<i>Here I go!</i>

770
00:47:11,895 --> 00:47:15,831
The Day Of The Match

771
00:47:15,899 --> 00:47:18,834
I'll rush back by the main event.

772
00:47:18,902 --> 00:47:21,097
I'll be cheering like crazy,
so do your best!

773
00:47:21,605 --> 00:47:25,336
Ippo MAKUNOUCHI vs. Kazuki SANADA

774
00:47:28,445 --> 00:47:31,107
I intend to win by KO!

775
00:47:31,181 --> 00:47:32,580
S-Sure.

776
00:47:39,690 --> 00:47:42,818
He's really enthused about this!

777
00:47:43,260 --> 00:47:45,751
This'll really make it worthwhile
to cheer for him!

778
00:47:46,330 --> 00:47:47,592
I don't know.

779
00:47:47,664 --> 00:47:48,631
Huh?

780
00:47:51,201 --> 00:47:53,863
I hate to be a wet blanket...

781
00:47:53,937 --> 00:47:57,930
but he seems to be
out of his element this time.

782
00:47:58,008 --> 00:48:00,442
What? You mean Ippo?

783
00:48:00,510 --> 00:48:03,206
Even if he didn't say so,
I can see it from his behavior.

784
00:48:04,114 --> 00:48:05,809
What do you mean by that?

785
00:48:07,317 --> 00:48:08,648
To put it bluntly...

786
00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:11,347
I think he might lose.

787
00:48:30,908 --> 00:48:34,275
Ippo Makunouchi enters the hall,
championship belt held up high...

788
00:48:34,344 --> 00:48:36,335
facing his first defense fight!

789
00:48:36,413 --> 00:48:38,404
He is wearing red shoes and trunks!

790
00:48:38,482 --> 00:48:41,349
12 KO stars glitter from his waist!

791
00:48:41,418 --> 00:48:45,582
After tonight, will he add
the 13th shining star?

792
00:48:47,257 --> 00:48:48,724
What's wrong?

793
00:48:48,792 --> 00:48:50,851
I thought he was all right...

794
00:48:50,928 --> 00:48:52,520
but it looks like
he's falling into the trap.

795
00:48:52,596 --> 00:48:53,756
Yeah.

796
00:48:53,830 --> 00:48:57,789
It's the pressure of a debut
defense match as champion.

797
00:49:07,177 --> 00:49:09,839
<i>So, all of a sudden,</i>
<i>he's feeling the pressure...</i>

798
00:49:09,913 --> 00:49:12,279
<i>now that he's really here.</i>
<i>He can't help it.</i>

799
00:49:12,349 --> 00:49:15,807
<i>The first defense match is always</i>
<i>loaded with intense pressure.</i>

800
00:49:15,886 --> 00:49:17,114
Kid!

801
00:49:17,821 --> 00:49:18,549
Yes, sir!

802
00:49:18,622 --> 00:49:21,113
Listen, dodge the first punch.

803
00:49:21,191 --> 00:49:23,716
That'll loosen you up
and let you get into the rhythm!

804
00:49:24,561 --> 00:49:25,823
Seconds out!

805
00:49:26,330 --> 00:49:28,161
The first punch.

806
00:49:34,037 --> 00:49:37,495
<i>It... it's hopeless.</i>
<i>I can't do it like this.</i>

807
00:49:37,574 --> 00:49:39,474
Fighters to center!

808
00:49:40,677 --> 00:49:42,042
<i>Not like this.</i>

809
00:49:44,214 --> 00:49:45,806
<i>Once the bell rings...</i>

810
00:49:51,121 --> 00:49:53,783
Now, the fight is finally underway!

811
00:49:54,224 --> 00:49:56,089
The fighters glare at each other
from a distance!

812
00:49:56,159 --> 00:49:58,093
How will this fight unfold?

813
00:49:59,863 --> 00:50:03,299
<i>The kid's movements</i>
<i>are obviously stiff.</i>

814
00:50:03,367 --> 00:50:05,562
<i>Kamogawa, I challenge you.</i>

815
00:50:08,605 --> 00:50:11,733
<i>I can't get hit by the first punch.</i>
<i>I must dodge it.</i>

816
00:50:11,808 --> 00:50:13,537
<i>Then I will get into the rhythm!</i>

817
00:50:21,618 --> 00:50:25,054
<i>I must dodge it.</i>
<i>Will it be a left or a right?</i>

818
00:50:25,122 --> 00:50:26,282
<i>Which?!</i>

819
00:50:27,090 --> 00:50:29,251
<i>A left! I can dodge this!</i>

820
00:50:31,828 --> 00:50:35,730
A right! The champion
loses his balance!

821
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,459
<i>Your foot is glued to the mat.</i>

822
00:50:38,535 --> 00:50:40,969
<i>Obviously, you're stiff as a board!</i>

823
00:50:41,038 --> 00:50:43,438
Hit before he had
the chance to loosen up!

824
00:50:43,507 --> 00:50:44,701
That had to hurt!

825
00:50:44,775 --> 00:50:48,438
Mentally as well. His mind is
probably in a state of panic.

826
00:50:48,512 --> 00:50:51,208
<i>Wh-What?! Did I take a punch?</i>

827
00:50:51,281 --> 00:50:52,942
<i>I'm too confused to tell.</i>

828
00:50:55,252 --> 00:50:57,686
Sanada launches an attack
with no further ado!

829
00:50:57,754 --> 00:50:59,415
The champion is suddenly in trouble!

830
00:51:00,690 --> 00:51:03,454
<i>A sudden big-gun right?!</i>
<i>That's the former chap for you.</i>

831
00:51:03,527 --> 00:51:05,461
<i>He's fully aware of the pressure</i>
<i>of the first defense fight!</i>

832
00:51:08,799 --> 00:51:12,326
<i>The right landed clean! It will take you</i>
<i>5 seconds to recover.</i>

833
00:51:21,011 --> 00:51:23,912
A right! The champion's
awesome uppercut!

834
00:51:23,980 --> 00:51:25,914
So close! If that had landed,
the fight would be over!

835
00:51:25,982 --> 00:51:28,177
Don't lose your cool, Sanada!

836
00:51:28,251 --> 00:51:31,618
<i>That wasn't even close. He was fully</i>
<i>aware of the boy's recovery time.</i>

837
00:51:31,688 --> 00:51:33,383
<i>Right now, the pace is ours!</i>

838
00:51:33,457 --> 00:51:35,618
<i>This is the worst possible start!</i>

839
00:51:35,692 --> 00:51:38,388
<i>It wasn't the kid's style</i>
<i>to dodge and get the rhythm!</i>

840
00:51:38,962 --> 00:51:41,556
Hit him first!
Don't let Sanada hit you!

841
00:51:42,966 --> 00:51:44,695
<i>He's acting so dignified.</i>

842
00:51:45,902 --> 00:51:48,370
<i>It's hard to tell</i>
<i>who's champion at this rate!</i>

843
00:51:51,374 --> 00:51:55,333
<i>Remember your own boxing style!</i>
<i>You must box in your own style!</i>

844
00:51:55,412 --> 00:51:58,006
The champion begins to sway
his body from side to side.

845
00:51:58,081 --> 00:52:00,072
Is he getting into a rhythm?

846
00:52:00,150 --> 00:52:03,051
<i>I took the title</i>
<i>with my own boxing style!</i>

847
00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:05,054
<i>I can go forward with confidence!</i>

848
00:52:05,589 --> 00:52:07,181
The champion charges in!

849
00:52:07,257 --> 00:52:09,020
<i>I'll dodge his left</i>
<i>and take it into an exchange!</i>

850
00:52:10,427 --> 00:52:12,861
<i>I was able to dodge his left!</i>
<i>His body is unguarded!</i>

851
00:52:12,929 --> 00:52:14,089
<i>This will work!</i>

852
00:52:16,299 --> 00:52:17,596
A right flashes!

853
00:52:17,667 --> 00:52:18,326
The Flying Swallow!

854
00:52:18,401 --> 00:52:20,767
<i>Oh, no! I forgot he had this!</i>

855
00:52:23,707 --> 00:52:26,073
<i>He's coming!</i>
<i>Will it be straight or curved?!</i>

856
00:52:29,446 --> 00:52:31,277
<i>A straight double hit!</i>

857
00:52:33,850 --> 00:52:35,647
<i>It's no good!</i>
<i>I can't read him at all!</i>

858
00:52:35,719 --> 00:52:37,414
<i>I can't get the timing right!</i>

859
00:52:37,487 --> 00:52:39,148
Chief...

860
00:52:39,222 --> 00:52:41,656
This has turned into
the development I feared most.

861
00:52:41,725 --> 00:52:44,626
The kid may have won the title
with true ability...

862
00:52:44,694 --> 00:52:47,663
but he hasn't mentally matured
as a champion.

863
00:52:47,731 --> 00:52:50,700
Think of him as a castle
without a moat.

864
00:52:50,767 --> 00:52:53,361
His inner citadel was easily invaded!

865
00:52:54,604 --> 00:52:57,835
The challenger goes in again!
The champion manages to evade him!

866
00:53:00,544 --> 00:53:01,841
But he is stopped!

867
00:53:01,912 --> 00:53:04,904
The fast, straight progress
reverses into an attack!

868
00:53:04,981 --> 00:53:06,471
This is the Flying Swallow!

869
00:53:06,550 --> 00:53:09,144
His moves look exactly
like a swallow's!

870
00:53:09,219 --> 00:53:12,120
<i>His sharpness is like that</i>
<i>of Dankichi at his peak.</i>

871
00:53:12,756 --> 00:53:15,657
<i>It's even more effective</i>
<i>because of his wider reach.</i>

872
00:53:15,725 --> 00:53:18,751
<i>Sanada is the ideal man</i>
<i>to master the Flying Swallow.</i>

873
00:53:19,896 --> 00:53:22,160
<i>Peek-a-Boo?</i>
<i>It's definitely a pesky block.</i>

874
00:53:22,966 --> 00:53:25,833
<i>However, Makunouchi-kun,</i>
<i>if you stay balled up all the time...</i>

875
00:53:26,570 --> 00:53:27,867
<i>you can't defend the belt!</i>

876
00:53:28,838 --> 00:53:31,773
Whoa, it lands!
Did this have an effect?!

877
00:53:33,944 --> 00:53:37,175
And there's the bell
ending Round One.

878
00:53:37,247 --> 00:53:39,181
The opening scores are 10-9!

879
00:53:39,249 --> 00:53:41,683
The round obviously
goes to the challenger!

880
00:53:43,486 --> 00:53:46,649
The Flying Swallow is way more
trouble than I imagined.

881
00:53:46,723 --> 00:53:49,487
He needs to turn the tide
or he'll be dragged under.

882
00:53:50,627 --> 00:53:53,619
Sanada isn't the type to go overboard,
no matter how good his odds are.

883
00:53:54,264 --> 00:53:56,459
Doesn't look like he'll give him
the chance to regroup.

884
00:53:59,469 --> 00:54:02,666
<i>He came back to me
<i>completely disheveled.</i>

885
00:54:02,739 --> 00:54:05,799
<i>This swelling speaks volumes of</i>
<i>the effectiveness of the Flying Swallow.</i>

886
00:54:06,343 --> 00:54:08,243
Listen! You can't find a way
out of this fix...

887
00:54:08,311 --> 00:54:10,108
no matter how well you guard!

888
00:54:10,180 --> 00:54:12,478
Go forward without being
led astray by the Flying Swallow.

889
00:54:12,549 --> 00:54:16,383
Going on the offensive is
the only way to change the flow!

890
00:54:16,453 --> 00:54:17,420
Yes, sir!

891
00:54:18,822 --> 00:54:20,483
What's your pulse?

892
00:54:21,091 --> 00:54:22,922
Okay.
Nothing out of the ordinary.

893
00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:25,928
But that Peek-a-boo block
is troublesome.

894
00:54:25,996 --> 00:54:30,160
It protects his vitals in exchange
for the facial swelling.

895
00:54:30,233 --> 00:54:33,464
Never mind. Attack his guard
with the Flying Swallow.

896
00:54:33,536 --> 00:54:35,436
Make him tense up more.

897
00:54:35,505 --> 00:54:37,234
That is precisely
what we want him to do.

898
00:54:37,974 --> 00:54:41,273
I doubt even the great trainer
Genji Kamogawa will realize...

899
00:54:41,344 --> 00:54:43,437
that even the Flying Swallow
is merely a sacrificial pawn.

900
00:54:43,513 --> 00:54:46,175
That it is merely the precursor...

901
00:54:46,249 --> 00:54:48,012
leading up to
the second Flying Swallow.

902
00:54:50,820 --> 00:54:52,014
Seconds out!

903
00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:54,079
<i>I must turn the tide.</i>

904
00:54:54,157 --> 00:54:56,250
<i>I can't be dragged under like this.</i>

905
00:54:56,326 --> 00:54:58,794
<i>In order to turn the tide</i>
<i>in one go...</i>

906
00:54:58,862 --> 00:54:59,988
Round Two!

907
00:55:03,833 --> 00:55:05,733
Oh, my!
The champion charges in!

908
00:55:05,802 --> 00:55:07,497
He catches the challenger off guard!

909
00:55:07,570 --> 00:55:10,266
<i>He's come to take back</i>
<i>the lead by force!</i>

910
00:55:10,340 --> 00:55:11,967
<i>But I'll stop him</i>
<i>with the Flying Swallow!</i>

911
00:55:13,977 --> 00:55:16,104
<i>The most powerful weapon I have!</i>

912
00:55:19,182 --> 00:55:20,342
<i>The Dempsey Roll!</i>

913
00:55:20,417 --> 00:55:21,349
Right on!

914
00:55:21,418 --> 00:55:23,352
<i>This will turn the tide!</i>

915
00:55:23,420 --> 00:55:24,352
<i>I don't think so.</i>

916
00:55:28,858 --> 00:55:32,294
He stops it! Just as
the Dempsey Roll begins...

917
00:55:32,362 --> 00:55:35,525
he body slams
to stop the revolutions!

918
00:55:37,267 --> 00:55:39,258
<i>To stop a pendulum...</i>

919
00:55:39,336 --> 00:55:42,134
<i>merely exert a little force</i>
<i>on its fulcrum.</i>

920
00:55:42,939 --> 00:55:44,270
<i>It looked rough...</i>

921
00:55:44,341 --> 00:55:47,777
<i>but Takeshi Sendo taught us</i>
<i>the most rational way to stop it.</i>

922
00:55:48,812 --> 00:55:52,475
<i>Your punches are already exposed</i>
<i>and are no longer fatal!</i>

923
00:55:54,317 --> 00:55:58,481
The challenger regains himself!
He calmly poises himself.

924
00:55:59,255 --> 00:56:03,089
<i>This result was to be expected</i>
<i>with Dankichi as his cornerman.</i>

925
00:56:03,626 --> 00:56:05,457
<i>He's likely researched everything.</i>

926
00:56:06,363 --> 00:56:08,354
<i>A champion sometimes</i>
<i>does have to bear the brunt...</i>

927
00:56:08,431 --> 00:56:09,921
<i>of the hardships of his title.</i>

928
00:56:10,667 --> 00:56:11,964
Don't flinch, Kid!

929
00:56:12,035 --> 00:56:14,697
You can't turn the tide
if you start guarding now!

930
00:56:15,438 --> 00:56:18,601
<i>How could the Dempsey Roll</i>
<i>have been stopped so easily?</i>

931
00:56:21,411 --> 00:56:23,675
The champ again poises
for the Dempsey Roll!

932
00:56:24,314 --> 00:56:26,612
<i>Even if he stops it once or twice,</i>
<i>I won't give up on it!</i>

933
00:56:26,683 --> 00:56:28,082
<i>That is what I've always done!</i>

934
00:56:33,490 --> 00:56:35,117
It's stopped by the Flying Swallow!

935
00:56:35,191 --> 00:56:37,216
The revolutions of
the Dempsey are cut off!

936
00:56:39,362 --> 00:56:41,523
When he approaches,
he's body checked.

937
00:56:41,598 --> 00:56:43,566
At middle range,
the Flying Swallow is dominant.

938
00:56:43,633 --> 00:56:46,193
The Dempsey Roll is
completely blocked off.

939
00:56:47,771 --> 00:56:50,934
A random swallow attack!
The champ is pinned down!

940
00:56:51,007 --> 00:56:54,204
<i>I'm sorry, but I'll stop it</i>
<i>as many times as it takes!</i>

941
00:56:54,277 --> 00:56:58,441
<i>The Dempsey Roll is</i>
<i>the most terrifying attack to me!</i>

942
00:56:58,515 --> 00:57:00,574
What are you doing, Ippo?!

943
00:57:00,650 --> 00:57:03,118
No, the guy is real tough.

944
00:57:04,554 --> 00:57:06,181
With a guard that tight...

945
00:57:06,256 --> 00:57:08,486
Sanada won't get
an effective hit in that easily.

946
00:57:08,558 --> 00:57:12,187
Sanada will lose patience
and throw wide for sure.

947
00:57:12,262 --> 00:57:14,423
That's what Ippo's waiting for!

948
00:57:15,465 --> 00:57:16,796
It's Operation Turtle!

949
00:57:18,401 --> 00:57:21,529
Damn that Peek-a-Boo block.
It's so tough!

950
00:57:21,604 --> 00:57:25,165
At that rate, he has to back off
to get in an effective hit!

951
00:57:25,241 --> 00:57:27,072
There's a way.

952
00:57:27,143 --> 00:57:29,008
There is a way to get in
an effective hit.

953
00:57:32,348 --> 00:57:34,248
<i>His rhythm changed!</i>

954
00:57:35,251 --> 00:57:37,583
<i>A right uppercut! Block it!</i>

955
00:57:39,389 --> 00:57:41,016
<i>Good! I withstood it!</i>

956
00:57:41,624 --> 00:57:44,092
<i>He's already in the next motion!</i>

957
00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:45,457
<i>It's a double right uppercut!</i>

958
00:57:46,362 --> 00:57:48,660
<i>It's okay! I can contain it</i>
<i>with my block.</i>

959
00:57:49,732 --> 00:57:51,529
<i>I'll contain it...</i>

960
00:57:51,601 --> 00:57:52,829
<i>and fight back!</i>

961
00:57:55,505 --> 00:57:58,133
There are two Flying Swallows
in the ring.

962
00:57:58,808 --> 00:58:01,368
Beware the second swallow.

963
00:58:05,281 --> 00:58:06,771
But how?!

964
00:58:08,751 --> 00:58:12,346
<i>Surprised, Kamogawa?</i>
<i>This is it.</i>

965
00:58:12,422 --> 00:58:14,014
The Swallow Flip.

966
00:58:16,392 --> 00:58:18,019
<i>I can't wrap my brain around it!</i>

967
00:58:18,094 --> 00:58:20,961
<i>It's physically impossible</i>
<i>to punch through a block!</i>

968
00:58:21,030 --> 00:58:24,329
<i>What kind of mechanisms</i>
<i>are behind that punch?!</i>

969
00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:27,198
<i>Th-This is the Swallow Flip?</i>

970
00:58:27,270 --> 00:58:30,671
The champ's knees fold!
Is he going under?!

971
00:58:33,409 --> 00:58:37,277
<i>No way! Not in my first match</i>
<i>as champion!</i>

972
00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:39,178
<i>I won't fall easily!</i>

973
00:58:40,483 --> 00:58:42,348
<i>His brain rocked,</i>
<i>and the signals to move...</i>

974
00:58:42,418 --> 00:58:44,181
<i>have not reached</i>
<i>his lower extremities.</i>

975
00:58:45,154 --> 00:58:46,746
<i>He won't throw anything powerful.</i>

976
00:58:46,823 --> 00:58:48,381
<i>I can block and counterattack.</i>

977
00:58:57,066 --> 00:58:59,830
He blows him away
right through blocked gloves!

978
00:58:59,903 --> 00:59:02,463
This destructive power is
the champion's main attraction!

979
00:59:02,539 --> 00:59:04,336
He stopped his momentum.

980
00:59:05,041 --> 00:59:07,373
Now, can he reverse their positions
in one fell swoop?!

981
00:59:07,443 --> 00:59:11,140
<i>Don't get excited.</i>
<i>He only hit through the block.</i>

982
00:59:11,214 --> 00:59:12,613
<i>He's sustained no damage.</i>

983
00:59:16,786 --> 00:59:20,051
<i>Did it still have an effect?</i>
<i>Those are some fists.</i>

984
00:59:20,924 --> 00:59:24,189
<i>I can feel their force</i>
<i>right through the block!</i>

985
00:59:24,260 --> 00:59:26,387
<i>But I'm mostly surprised</i>
<i>at his recuperative power.</i>

986
00:59:27,130 --> 00:59:29,621
<i>He regrouped his lower body</i>
<i>in under one second!</i>

987
00:59:29,699 --> 00:59:31,826
<i>Is this his strength?</i>

988
00:59:34,203 --> 00:59:36,603
<i>I gain nothing by</i>
<i>going around to protect!</i>

989
00:59:36,673 --> 00:59:39,141
<i>I can't let Sanada-san</i>
<i>lash a fist out!</i>

990
00:59:39,208 --> 00:59:42,041
Ippo-kun got his engine running!

991
00:59:42,111 --> 00:59:44,011
He's using too much force.

992
00:59:44,080 --> 00:59:45,980
He's only charging
forward recklessly...

993
00:59:46,049 --> 00:59:47,676
afraid of upsetting his rhythm!

994
00:59:48,484 --> 00:59:49,883
<i>What big hits!</i>

995
00:59:49,953 --> 00:59:52,387
<i>I can't keep taking</i>
<i>these punches forever.</i>

996
00:59:54,324 --> 00:59:55,723
<i>He's started to roundhouse!</i>

997
00:59:58,227 --> 01:00:01,492
He uses a left hook
to regain his stance! And...

998
01:00:02,465 --> 01:00:03,762
It's the Flying Swallow!

999
01:00:03,833 --> 01:00:05,994
This punch assails the champion
for the third time!

1000
01:00:06,069 --> 01:00:08,367
Offense swaps with defense
with dizzying speed!

1001
01:00:08,438 --> 01:00:10,906
However, the challenger
still remains in control!

1002
01:00:11,741 --> 01:00:15,074
<i>Damn! He won't let me
<i>box my way whatsoever!</i>

1003
01:00:15,878 --> 01:00:18,108
<i>I need to...</i>
<i>I need to do something!</i>

1004
01:00:20,450 --> 01:00:21,474
<i>A right uppercut!</i>

1005
01:00:21,551 --> 01:00:23,143
<i>The Swallow Flip again?!</i>

1006
01:00:24,654 --> 01:00:27,122
<i>I contained it!</i>
<i>Here comes the second one!</i>

1007
01:00:27,190 --> 01:00:28,748
<i>I'll contain it this time!</i>

1008
01:00:33,696 --> 01:00:35,561
<i>I get it now!</i>

1009
01:00:58,121 --> 01:01:00,817
H-He's down!

1010
01:01:00,890 --> 01:01:03,085
The champion's knees
have hit the canvas!

1011
01:01:03,993 --> 01:01:05,358
To your neutral corner!

1012
01:01:05,962 --> 01:01:08,931
<i>He won't get up.</i>
<i>His brain was rocked vertically.</i>

1013
01:01:09,799 --> 01:01:12,427
<i>The paralysis of his motor reflexes</i>
<i>will have spread all over him!</i>

1014
01:01:13,236 --> 01:01:14,999
<i>No matter how fast</i>
<i>his recovery speed...</i>

1015
01:01:15,071 --> 01:01:17,539
<i>it's next to impossible for him</i>
<i>to get up again within ten seconds.</i>

1016
01:01:18,975 --> 01:01:20,408
<i>Victory is mine!</i>

1017
01:01:24,047 --> 01:01:27,380
<i>Two rounds 40 seconds</i>
<i>to complete the job.</i>

1018
01:01:27,450 --> 01:01:29,611
<i>Can't complain about that.</i>

1019
01:01:29,686 --> 01:01:31,347
Ippo-kun...

1020
01:01:31,421 --> 01:01:33,855
Stand up, Kid!

1021
01:01:33,923 --> 01:01:36,221
Stand up and come back here!

1022
01:01:36,292 --> 01:01:39,090
You can defeat the Swallow Flip!
I'll teach you how to do it!

1023
01:01:39,162 --> 01:01:41,756
Stand up and come back to me!

1024
01:01:48,604 --> 01:01:50,538
<i>Th-That's absurd.</i>

1025
01:01:51,140 --> 01:01:54,166
<i>I have to go back...</i>

1026
01:01:54,243 --> 01:01:55,540
<i>to the Chief.</i>

1027
01:01:56,846 --> 01:01:58,507
<i>I have to go back.</i>

1028
01:02:00,149 --> 01:02:01,480
<i>I have to go back!</i>

1029
01:02:02,819 --> 01:02:06,016
He's up! Sheer willpower brings
the champ back to his feet!

1030
01:02:07,123 --> 01:02:09,284
<i>I'd like to know what</i>
<i>he does to keep going.</i>

1031
01:02:11,461 --> 01:02:12,928
And there's the bell!

1032
01:02:12,995 --> 01:02:15,930
The conclusion is carried over
to the next round!

1033
01:02:15,998 --> 01:02:18,489
I can't blame you for being shocked.

1034
01:02:18,568 --> 01:02:20,502
It's hard to believe,
but he reacted to the voice...

1035
01:02:20,570 --> 01:02:22,435
of his cornerman through all that.

1036
01:02:22,505 --> 01:02:26,635
That's the power of the bond
between the student and the teacher.

1037
01:02:27,977 --> 01:02:29,569
That was a vertical uppercut.

1038
01:02:29,645 --> 01:02:31,340
Vertical uppercut?

1039
01:02:31,914 --> 01:02:35,042
The first blow is normally thrown
with the palm of the hand...

1040
01:02:35,118 --> 01:02:37,086
aimed to upset the guard on impact.

1041
01:02:37,153 --> 01:02:40,088
Naturally, even if you throw
another the same way...

1042
01:02:40,156 --> 01:02:42,317
it won't get through.
That's where this comes in.

1043
01:02:43,526 --> 01:02:47,860
The width of an 8-oz glove
is about 17 x 10 centimeters.

1044
01:02:47,930 --> 01:02:49,830
It gets 7 centimeters smaller?

1045
01:02:49,899 --> 01:02:53,699
Something Hama-chan
would've learned in Mexico.

1046
01:02:54,604 --> 01:02:56,970
<i>So, what are you gonna do, Gen-chan?</i>

1047
01:02:57,774 --> 01:02:59,935
Kid! Can you hear me, Kid?!

1048
01:03:03,880 --> 01:03:06,906
<i>He's in no state to comprehend</i>
<i>detailed strategy.</i>

1049
01:03:07,850 --> 01:03:09,477
Seconds out!

1050
01:03:09,552 --> 01:03:10,746
<i>There isn't enough time.</i>

1051
01:03:10,820 --> 01:03:12,583
Ow!

1052
01:03:12,655 --> 01:03:14,054
I'm going.

1053
01:03:18,861 --> 01:03:20,294
Kid!

1054
01:03:20,363 --> 01:03:22,456
Do you remember
Kenta Kobashi?!

1055
01:03:22,532 --> 01:03:25,797
Kobashi, who gave you a hard time
in the Rookie of the Year fight!

1056
01:03:25,868 --> 01:03:28,268
Remember how he fought!

1057
01:03:30,973 --> 01:03:32,770
Round Three!

1058
01:03:32,842 --> 01:03:35,003
The champion stays in
through sheer tenacity.

1059
01:03:35,077 --> 01:03:37,375
He definitely needs
to turn the tide in this round!

1060
01:03:39,215 --> 01:03:43,083
<i>Looks like he couldn't recuperate,</i>
<i>but I have no leeway, either.</i>

1061
01:03:43,719 --> 01:03:44,879
<i>I'm going in one swoop!</i>

1062
01:03:46,255 --> 01:03:47,620
A swallow barrage!

1063
01:03:47,690 --> 01:03:49,817
Is there nothing
the champion can do?!

1064
01:03:50,193 --> 01:03:51,558
<i>I won't hold it back!</i>

1065
01:03:55,531 --> 01:03:56,964
Kid!

1066
01:03:58,768 --> 01:04:00,201
<i>Kobashi-san...</i>

1067
01:04:02,271 --> 01:04:04,330
<i>How Kobashi-san fought...</i>

1068
01:04:08,477 --> 01:04:11,446
The Swallow Flip scores! Wait!

1069
01:04:13,449 --> 01:04:15,246
<i>I can't squeeze through!</i>
<i>He blocked me!</i>

1070
01:04:15,985 --> 01:04:16,952
<i>How?!</i>

1071
01:04:17,854 --> 01:04:21,051
<i>I remember how Kobashi-san fought.</i>

1072
01:04:21,123 --> 01:04:24,354
<i>He repelled my punches</i>
<i>no matter what I threw at him!</i>

1073
01:04:28,030 --> 01:04:30,498
It's the crossed arm block!

1074
01:04:30,566 --> 01:04:31,999
Well done, Kid!

1075
01:04:33,569 --> 01:04:35,560
This is a powerful defense!

1076
01:04:35,638 --> 01:04:37,503
It can shut out even the Swallow Flip!

1077
01:04:37,573 --> 01:04:40,201
Your opponent is confused!
Whale into him!

1078
01:04:41,043 --> 01:04:43,705
You can't turn the tide
merely by blocking a punch!

1079
01:04:45,882 --> 01:04:48,680
This is bad! I realize how effective
the crossed arm block is...

1080
01:04:48,751 --> 01:04:50,878
but it makes it
even more difficult to lash out!

1081
01:04:52,455 --> 01:04:54,514
That's why God gave us legs!

1082
01:04:56,492 --> 01:04:58,756
The champion forges forward,
taking blows all the way!

1083
01:04:58,828 --> 01:04:59,988
What?!

1084
01:05:00,062 --> 01:05:03,225
The courage not to fear punches
is the greatest strategy.

1085
01:05:03,299 --> 01:05:05,028
I know the kid can do it!

1086
01:05:07,136 --> 01:05:09,627
<i>I can't stop him with my left.</i>
<i>If that's the case...</i>

1087
01:05:10,840 --> 01:05:12,273
A right hook flashes!

1088
01:05:13,576 --> 01:05:16,238
Damn! He switched over
to hook-type punches!

1089
01:05:16,312 --> 01:05:18,974
At that rate, the crossed arm
is nearly pointless!

1090
01:05:19,048 --> 01:05:20,948
No, not totally!

1091
01:05:21,751 --> 01:05:23,082
They're at such close-range,
hooks can reach.

1092
01:05:23,152 --> 01:05:24,585
<i>Peek-a-Boo.</i>

1093
01:05:24,654 --> 01:05:25,848
That...

1094
01:05:26,856 --> 01:05:28,187
<i>... is my range!</i>

1095
01:05:34,263 --> 01:05:36,697
The champion explodes
with a liver blow!

1096
01:05:41,237 --> 01:05:42,898
The challenger returns fire!

1097
01:05:42,972 --> 01:05:44,769
It is a violent rope-side exchange!

1098
01:05:47,109 --> 01:05:48,269
However...

1099
01:05:48,878 --> 01:05:50,004
However...

1100
01:05:54,583 --> 01:05:55,777
Down!

1101
01:05:56,485 --> 01:05:59,545
In the third round,
the champ's big guns explode!

1102
01:05:59,622 --> 01:06:00,782
All right!

1103
01:06:02,959 --> 01:06:05,519
<i>I was so absorbed,</i>
<i>I couldn't feel the impact.</i>

1104
01:06:05,594 --> 01:06:10,031
Will he stand?! Or will his dream
of conquering two classes end here?

1105
01:06:10,099 --> 01:06:11,293
Sanada!

1106
01:06:11,367 --> 01:06:12,732
Don't interfere!

1107
01:06:13,636 --> 01:06:16,104
Calling out to him will only
break his concentration.

1108
01:06:20,943 --> 01:06:23,707
<i>My body is starting to recover</i>
<i>from the damages...</i>

1109
01:06:23,779 --> 01:06:26,612
<i>but the shock to</i>
<i>my head still remains.</i>

1110
01:06:27,717 --> 01:06:30,049
<i>The nerves in my feet</i>
<i>won't respond.</i>

1111
01:06:34,557 --> 01:06:36,991
<i>Maybe he's down for good.</i>

1112
01:06:37,059 --> 01:06:38,458
Seven!

1113
01:06:38,828 --> 01:06:39,954
Eight!

1114
01:06:40,396 --> 01:06:41,454
I can go on.

1115
01:06:41,998 --> 01:06:45,695
The challenger gets to his feet
as though nothing happened!

1116
01:06:46,335 --> 01:06:48,462
<i>He was resting until</i>
<i>the referee got to eight?</i>

1117
01:06:48,537 --> 01:06:49,469
Box!

1118
01:06:50,473 --> 01:06:51,701
<i>I have to finish it!</i>

1119
01:06:51,774 --> 01:06:53,935
The champion rushes in to attack!

1120
01:06:54,010 --> 01:06:55,409
<i>Persevere!</i>

1121
01:06:56,012 --> 01:06:57,673
The challenger throws a Swallow!

1122
01:06:58,981 --> 01:07:00,778
<i>It's weak. In that case...</i>

1123
01:07:16,866 --> 01:07:19,926
<i>That was close. I was completely</i>
<i>saved by the bell.</i>

1124
01:07:21,037 --> 01:07:23,471
<i>He's grasped the timing</i>
<i>to sweep away the Swallow.</i>

1125
01:07:25,174 --> 01:07:27,768
<i>He can now fling away</i>
<i>the Swallow Flip as well.</i>

1126
01:07:27,843 --> 01:07:30,744
- <i>What should I do?!</i>
- The crossed arm block, huh?

1127
01:07:31,547 --> 01:07:33,606
Kamogawa's really done it this time.

1128
01:07:33,682 --> 01:07:35,650
Coach Hama.

1129
01:07:35,718 --> 01:07:38,346
I'll teach you a strategy.
It is quite dangerous...

1130
01:07:38,421 --> 01:07:40,218
but I know you can do it.

1131
01:07:40,956 --> 01:07:44,016
You need to be at close range.
Extremely close range at that.

1132
01:07:44,093 --> 01:07:45,993
You must enter
the eye of the typhoon.

1133
01:07:47,630 --> 01:07:49,495
The eye of the typhoon.

1134
01:07:49,565 --> 01:07:53,501
You turned back the tide.
Go for the win in the next round!

1135
01:07:53,569 --> 01:07:55,002
Win your first defense fight!

1136
01:07:55,871 --> 01:07:58,101
<i>Win my first defense fight?</i>

1137
01:07:58,174 --> 01:08:00,506
Yes, sir! This is it!

1138
01:08:07,083 --> 01:08:08,914
It is two minutes into Round Four!

1139
01:08:08,984 --> 01:08:10,713
The thrilling close-range fight continues!

1140
01:08:11,387 --> 01:08:14,185
However the champ's moves are dull,
even in the range he favors!

1141
01:08:17,026 --> 01:08:20,655
He's knocking down Ippo's
compact punches from the inside!

1142
01:08:23,265 --> 01:08:26,701
The more he goes to knock him down,
the bigger his punches grow.

1143
01:08:26,769 --> 01:08:29,704
And Sanada is diving in-between.
Talk about courage.

1144
01:08:32,007 --> 01:08:35,408
Not only that, he's hitting him
square on the vitals.

1145
01:08:35,911 --> 01:08:37,879
<i>This is something only</i>
<i>a medical man...</i>

1146
01:08:37,947 --> 01:08:40,177
<i>in other words, Sanada,</i>
<i>could do. Observe!</i>

1147
01:08:43,752 --> 01:08:46,915
He already has cyanosis,
oxygen deprivation syndrome!

1148
01:08:58,134 --> 01:09:00,102
<i>I can't breathe!</i>

1149
01:09:00,169 --> 01:09:03,866
<i>This hurts. I had confidence</i>
<i>in my strength...</i>

1150
01:09:05,107 --> 01:09:06,540
<i>but my legs aren't...</i>

1151
01:09:06,609 --> 01:09:09,169
<i>Difficulty breathing deeply</i>
<i>and raging abdominal pain.</i>

1152
01:09:09,245 --> 01:09:12,806
<i>However, he is mentally alert</i>
<i>and forced to experience it.</i>

1153
01:09:13,682 --> 01:09:14,944
<i>That is why...</i>

1154
01:09:18,954 --> 01:09:21,821
<i>body blows are known</i>
<i>as the pain from hell!</i>

1155
01:09:28,097 --> 01:09:30,827
<i>I can't breathe. It hurts!</i>

1156
01:09:33,402 --> 01:09:34,835
Tolerate it, Kid!

1157
01:09:34,904 --> 01:09:37,566
Fall from a body blow,
and you'll never rise again!

1158
01:09:44,313 --> 01:09:47,282
<i>Don't worry,</i>
<i>your hell ends now!</i>

1159
01:09:51,353 --> 01:09:53,719
He's going for the head
to knock him unconscious.

1160
01:09:59,195 --> 01:10:01,220
The Swallow Flip scores a direct hit!

1161
01:10:01,297 --> 01:10:03,458
Is this it for the champion?!

1162
01:10:08,971 --> 01:10:10,666
No, it is not a direct hit!

1163
01:10:10,739 --> 01:10:12,172
<i>He's tenacious.</i>

1164
01:10:12,241 --> 01:10:16,143
<i>Yes, but that tenacity</i>
<i>will leave him wandering in hell!</i>

1165
01:10:18,247 --> 01:10:22,377
Ippo is outdone at infighting.
He can't move his hands!

1166
01:10:22,918 --> 01:10:25,648
<i>Not just his hands, but</i>
<i>his entire body is paralyzed!</i>

1167
01:10:25,721 --> 01:10:28,622
Ippo's never taken that many
in the stomach.

1168
01:10:28,691 --> 01:10:32,593
This is a new kind of pain for him.
It's gotta be hard.

1169
01:10:33,329 --> 01:10:36,628
Makunouchi throws a punch
with sheer will, but Sanada evades it!

1170
01:10:36,699 --> 01:10:38,826
<i>What incredible skills</i>
<i>of concentration.</i>

1171
01:10:38,901 --> 01:10:41,096
<i>Only Dankichi would</i>
<i>set his eye on such a man.</i>

1172
01:10:41,937 --> 01:10:44,565
<i>The calm to evade counterattack</i>
<i>without altering his attack.</i>

1173
01:10:45,374 --> 01:10:47,740
<i>The courage to slip through</i>
<i>the kid's heavy hits.</i>

1174
01:10:48,177 --> 01:10:51,169
<i>He's powerful.</i>
<i>His power is the real thing.</i>

1175
01:10:52,181 --> 01:10:53,773
Another to the body!

1176
01:10:58,087 --> 01:11:01,921
<i>I can feel the muscle</i>
<i>hardening around my guts!</i>

1177
01:11:01,991 --> 01:11:05,051
<i>The pain and suffering</i>
<i>is making me groggy.</i>

1178
01:11:07,129 --> 01:11:08,562
<i>His eyes have lost their spark.</i>

1179
01:11:11,066 --> 01:11:14,058
A right straight!
He bends backwards like a willow!

1180
01:11:19,808 --> 01:11:22,072
<i>It... it's hopeless.</i>

1181
01:11:25,481 --> 01:11:28,382
<i>I just have to let my hand</i>
<i>touch the canvas...</i>

1182
01:11:28,450 --> 01:11:29,747
<i>and I can rest.</i>

1183
01:11:30,419 --> 01:11:31,909
<i>Rest.</i>

1184
01:11:32,855 --> 01:11:34,755
<i>- He's falling!</i>
<i>- Gotcha.</i>

1185
01:11:34,823 --> 01:11:36,256
Kid!

1186
01:11:38,894 --> 01:11:42,125
He catches on the rope!
He is suspended in mid-fall!

1187
01:11:42,197 --> 01:11:43,630
Is this the champ's tenacity?!

1188
01:11:43,699 --> 01:11:45,599
Damn, the lucky bastard.

1189
01:11:45,668 --> 01:11:48,364
No, he wrapped his arm
around it without thinking.

1190
01:11:48,437 --> 01:11:52,373
He is so tough. However...

1191
01:11:52,441 --> 01:11:54,841
<i>I can hardly call him lucky.</i>

1192
01:11:54,943 --> 01:11:57,810
Is this the coup de grace?!
The challenger attacks!

1193
01:12:00,282 --> 01:12:03,251
<i>I could have rested</i>
<i>if it hadn't been for this rope.</i>

1194
01:12:04,787 --> 01:12:07,620
<i>I don't know what I'm standing for.</i>

1195
01:12:10,559 --> 01:12:11,890
<i>Sanada-san is tough.</i>

1196
01:12:13,395 --> 01:12:16,262
<i>I was horribly naive</i>
<i>to think I could keep the belt...</i>

1197
01:12:16,332 --> 01:12:17,890
<i>from an opponent like him.</i>

1198
01:12:19,368 --> 01:12:21,427
<i>Being a champion, huh?</i>

1199
01:12:21,503 --> 01:12:23,403
<i>The first defense fight, huh?</i>

1200
01:12:24,340 --> 01:12:26,934
<i>Thinking I'd win</i>
<i>my first defense fight...</i>

1201
01:12:27,009 --> 01:12:29,944
<i>was just arrogance on my part.</i>

1202
01:12:31,780 --> 01:12:32,872
<i>Don't be conceited!</i>

1203
01:12:34,283 --> 01:12:36,945
<i>You wanted to know</i>
<i>what it meant to be strong...</i>

1204
01:12:37,986 --> 01:12:40,819
<i>and here's someone really strong</i>
<i>right in front of you!</i>

1205
01:12:42,791 --> 01:12:44,190
<i>I challenge you!</i>

1206
01:12:44,259 --> 01:12:45,556
<i>The spark in his eyes has returned!</i>

1207
01:12:47,329 --> 01:12:48,762
<i>Until I do...</i>

1208
01:12:50,132 --> 01:12:51,827
<i>I challenge you!</i>

1209
01:13:00,876 --> 01:13:03,106
Round Four is over!

1210
01:13:03,178 --> 01:13:05,169
The champion has a narrow escape!

1211
01:13:06,415 --> 01:13:09,748
<i>I felt killer intent</i>
<i>from the emptiest of punches.</i>

1212
01:13:10,953 --> 01:13:13,387
<i>I am greatly impressed</i>
<i>by your strength of spirit.</i>

1213
01:13:14,390 --> 01:13:16,483
<i>I respect it from the bottom</i>
<i>of my heart. However...</i>

1214
01:13:19,928 --> 01:13:20,952
Well?

1215
01:13:21,029 --> 01:13:23,463
I hammered him carefully
with body blows.

1216
01:13:23,532 --> 01:13:26,433
With anyone but him,
it would have been over long ago.

1217
01:13:26,502 --> 01:13:28,766
But I'm sure even he is at his limit.

1218
01:13:28,837 --> 01:13:31,465
Yes. I doubt the boy can move.

1219
01:13:31,540 --> 01:13:34,907
He may still have the juice
for one power blow...

1220
01:13:34,977 --> 01:13:38,469
but treat it like a land mine.
Just don't step on it.

1221
01:13:38,547 --> 01:13:43,075
Yes. Any more
would just be a cruel show.

1222
01:13:43,152 --> 01:13:44,983
I'll finish it in the next round.

1223
01:13:45,053 --> 01:13:46,452
Good.

1224
01:13:46,522 --> 01:13:48,456
<i>Even in all of Mexico,</i>
<i>I've never met a boxer...</i>

1225
01:13:48,524 --> 01:13:51,357
<i>who responded as closely</i>
<i>to my expectations as you did.</i>

1226
01:13:53,061 --> 01:13:55,757
<i>I still clearly remember</i>
<i>everything I learned from you.</i>

1227
01:13:55,831 --> 01:13:59,426
<i>The tension,</i>
<i>the sense of fulfillment...</i>

1228
01:14:00,602 --> 01:14:02,763
<i>and the sense of loss.</i>

1229
01:14:04,640 --> 01:14:06,107
<i>After all the passage of the years...</i>

1230
01:14:06,175 --> 01:14:09,110
<i>it looks like the time to repay</i>
<i>that debt has finally come.</i>

1231
01:14:10,379 --> 01:14:13,780
Don't say anything, Kid.
Just keep breathing deeply.

1232
01:14:14,917 --> 01:14:17,750
You've sustained lasting damage
to your body.

1233
01:14:17,820 --> 01:14:20,516
Firm up your guard
and focus on self-protection.

1234
01:14:20,589 --> 01:14:22,750
You can counterattack
after you recuperate.

1235
01:14:22,825 --> 01:14:25,191
Don't lose your head.
The latter half will be key.

1236
01:14:28,430 --> 01:14:31,297
<i>The kid knows I'm only</i>
<i>saying it to console him.</i>

1237
01:14:31,366 --> 01:14:34,824
<i>He definitely won't shake off</i>
<i>all the damage during this match.</i>

1238
01:14:34,903 --> 01:14:37,303
<i>He'll probably give out</i>
<i>in the next round.</i>

1239
01:14:38,307 --> 01:14:41,799
<i>Do you understand, Kid?</i>
<i>The next round is your last.</i>

1240
01:14:41,877 --> 01:14:44,402
<i>Your spirit's strength</i>
<i>is our only hope.</i>

1241
01:14:45,280 --> 01:14:46,907
<i>I understand, Chief.</i>

1242
01:14:47,816 --> 01:14:50,182
<i>I can't go on</i>
<i>beyond the next round.</i>

1243
01:14:51,220 --> 01:14:53,450
<i>I don't know how many</i>
<i>more minutes I'll be mobile...</i>

1244
01:14:53,522 --> 01:14:56,685
<i>but as long as any part</i>
<i>of my body is still moving...</i>

1245
01:14:56,758 --> 01:14:58,248
<i>I'll use everything I've got.</i>

1246
01:14:59,394 --> 01:15:02,420
<i>I must challenge him</i>
<i>to the very end!</i>

1247
01:15:03,398 --> 01:15:04,626
Seconds out!

1248
01:15:13,408 --> 01:15:14,841
What is it, Kid?

1249
01:15:14,910 --> 01:15:16,537
M-My legs...

1250
01:15:18,113 --> 01:15:21,446
<i>His legs are so useless now,</i>
<i>he can't even stand?</i>

1251
01:15:24,486 --> 01:15:27,978
Please slap me or do anything
to shake me out of it!

1252
01:15:28,056 --> 01:15:30,524
Please help me move!

1253
01:15:30,592 --> 01:15:32,219
Kid...

1254
01:15:32,294 --> 01:15:33,625
Seconds out!

1255
01:15:34,296 --> 01:15:37,288
Kid, I'll give you a taste
of my spirit-rousing slap!

1256
01:15:37,366 --> 01:15:38,526
Please, sir!

1257
01:15:39,301 --> 01:15:42,498
<i>I doubt you'll revive from the slap</i>
<i>of this decrepit old man...</i>

1258
01:15:42,571 --> 01:15:44,801
<i>but I'll do anything if it'll help!</i>

1259
01:15:45,607 --> 01:15:48,132
Get in there, Kid!

1260
01:15:49,344 --> 01:15:51,904
What the...?
He hit him on the back.

1261
01:15:51,980 --> 01:15:54,244
I heard a loud slap!

1262
01:15:54,316 --> 01:15:55,749
That's gotta hurt.

1263
01:16:03,292 --> 01:16:04,259
I'm going in!

1264
01:16:06,562 --> 01:16:08,496
Now, the bell
for Round Five has rung.

1265
01:16:08,564 --> 01:16:11,124
Champion Ippo Makunouchi,
is sent into the ring...

1266
01:16:11,199 --> 01:16:13,497
with a resounding slap
from Chief Kamogawa.

1267
01:16:13,569 --> 01:16:15,867
The question is,
can he make a comeback?

1268
01:16:15,938 --> 01:16:20,739
Or will challenger Kazuki Sanada
proceed to claim the throne?

1269
01:16:20,809 --> 01:16:22,868
This is the telling round!

1270
01:16:23,512 --> 01:16:27,972
<i>The boy's damage is too great</i>
<i>to recover from in one minute.</i>

1271
01:16:28,050 --> 01:16:30,416
<i>As long as he avoids</i>
<i>stepping on the land mine...</i>

1272
01:16:30,485 --> 01:16:32,453
<i>the win is ours.</i>

1273
01:16:36,925 --> 01:16:39,655
<i>Makunouchi-kun</i>
<i>can no longer move.</i>

1274
01:16:39,728 --> 01:16:41,525
<i>I'll bring him down with</i>
<i>the Swallow Flip in one swoop!</i>

1275
01:16:45,867 --> 01:16:47,596
Whoa! The champion goes in!

1276
01:16:47,669 --> 01:16:49,967
He shortens the distance in one rush!

1277
01:16:50,806 --> 01:16:51,670
What the...?!

1278
01:16:52,641 --> 01:16:54,541
<i>He came to finish it</i>
<i>of his own volition?!</i>

1279
01:16:55,277 --> 01:16:58,303
<i>Doesn't he comprehend that</i>
<i>he doesn't have enough strength left?!</i>

1280
01:17:00,182 --> 01:17:02,878
<i>I still have enough power!</i>
<i>I can still punch!</i>

1281
01:17:03,885 --> 01:17:06,547
His right scores a point-blank hit!
This is powerful!

1282
01:17:07,255 --> 01:17:09,519
<i>I don't need to calculate</i>
<i>how many shots I have left.</i>

1283
01:17:09,591 --> 01:17:12,059
<i>I'll keep hitting as long</i>
<i>as my arms can still move!</i>

1284
01:17:12,594 --> 01:17:14,824
Your slap revived him!

1285
01:17:14,896 --> 01:17:18,730
<i>No, he's merely dispersing</i>
<i>what little strength he has left.</i>

1286
01:17:19,267 --> 01:17:21,895
<i>I feel like my heart will stop</i>
<i>if I relax for even a second!</i>

1287
01:17:23,071 --> 01:17:24,038
<i>Attack!</i>

1288
01:17:24,106 --> 01:17:27,542
<i>Think unnecessary thoughts</i>
<i>and you'll just feel the pain!</i>

1289
01:17:27,609 --> 01:17:31,045
<i>Move your body with a blank mind!</i>

1290
01:17:31,113 --> 01:17:34,549
<i>Attack, attack, and attack like crazy!</i>

1291
01:17:34,616 --> 01:17:36,846
The challenger is riveted to the rope!

1292
01:17:36,918 --> 01:17:39,978
The champion makes a mad rush
that defies his earlier damage!

1293
01:17:40,055 --> 01:17:43,115
Korakuen Hall begins
to fill with expectation!

1294
01:17:43,925 --> 01:17:45,893
The boy doesn't have
his usual razor edge!

1295
01:17:45,961 --> 01:17:48,452
Observe your opponent calmly!
He's completely unguarded!

1296
01:17:49,131 --> 01:17:52,430
<i>I am observing him calmly.</i>
<i>I am composed!</i>

1297
01:17:56,371 --> 01:17:58,862
<i>The cyanosis is becoming</i>
<i>apparent on his face...</i>

1298
01:17:58,940 --> 01:18:00,840
<i>telling me that</i>
<i>he's definitely at his limit.</i>

1299
01:18:02,778 --> 01:18:04,939
<i>So why do I feel so intimidated?!</i>

1300
01:18:06,248 --> 01:18:07,875
<i>He's barraging recklessly.</i>

1301
01:18:07,949 --> 01:18:10,713
<i>If I were him,</i>
<i>I wouldn't choose this.</i>

1302
01:18:10,786 --> 01:18:13,050
<i>I would conserve</i>
<i>my moves and strength...</i>

1303
01:18:13,121 --> 01:18:14,816
<i>to carry me to the next round.</i>

1304
01:18:16,925 --> 01:18:19,792
<i>Sanada is under mental pressure.</i>

1305
01:18:20,395 --> 01:18:23,330
<i>I can't blame him.</i>
<i>This is no land mine.</i>

1306
01:18:26,101 --> 01:18:28,092
<i>This is a kamikaze attack.</i>

1307
01:18:29,538 --> 01:18:31,335
<i>Death before surrender!</i>

1308
01:18:31,406 --> 01:18:34,842
<i>However, even that is no more</i>
<i>than the flicker of a candle flame...</i>

1309
01:18:34,910 --> 01:18:36,241
<i>before it is extinguished!</i>

1310
01:18:37,145 --> 01:18:39,045
A right! The power!

1311
01:18:39,114 --> 01:18:42,447
<i>I screwed up!</i>
<i>But don't lose your cool.</i>

1312
01:18:43,051 --> 01:18:46,509
<i>Keep your cool and make him</i>
<i>remember the pain!</i>

1313
01:18:47,556 --> 01:18:48,921
He returns a body blow!

1314
01:18:49,558 --> 01:18:52,459
<i>Now he'll feel the tension</i>
<i>of being up against the wall!</i>

1315
01:18:54,062 --> 01:18:55,461
<i>His concentration will fade!</i>

1316
01:19:02,304 --> 01:19:05,068
<i>He took it! What incredible</i>
<i>power of concentration!</i>

1317
01:19:06,508 --> 01:19:08,772
His right hits squarely!

1318
01:19:08,844 --> 01:19:10,402
The champ's strength is endless!

1319
01:19:11,113 --> 01:19:13,673
<i>Withstand it!</i>
<i>This time it's my turn!</i>

1320
01:19:15,851 --> 01:19:18,615
<i>This should be</i>
<i>Makunouchi-kun's final attack.</i>

1321
01:19:19,488 --> 01:19:22,480
<i>If I withstand it,</i>
<i>the candle flame will die out!</i>

1322
01:19:27,095 --> 01:19:29,393
It's the Dempsey Roll!

1323
01:19:29,464 --> 01:19:31,091
The champion goes in for the finish!

1324
01:19:31,166 --> 01:19:35,068
<i>He's coming in to end his opponent's</i>
<i>life in exchange for his own.</i>

1325
01:19:35,837 --> 01:19:39,739
<i>Using the most exhaustive technique</i>
<i>with the most destructive power!</i>

1326
01:19:40,609 --> 01:19:43,339
<i>However, I was fully aware that</i>
<i>he would arrive at this conclusion.</i>

1327
01:19:43,411 --> 01:19:46,710
<i>This is my final attack!</i>

1328
01:19:47,916 --> 01:19:48,575
This is bad!

1329
01:19:48,650 --> 01:19:49,810
Sanada is diving in!

1330
01:19:51,953 --> 01:19:55,548
He stops it! The revolutions
of the Dempsey Roll are shut out!

1331
01:19:55,624 --> 01:19:57,558
- <i>Our last hope...</i>
<i>...is gone!</i>

1332
01:19:57,626 --> 01:19:59,787
Go! Level him in one strike!

1333
01:20:02,497 --> 01:20:05,227
The liver! He's been skewered
with a liver blow!

1334
01:20:05,834 --> 01:20:08,359
<i>He hit me directly.</i>
<i>I was countered.</i>

1335
01:20:08,436 --> 01:20:10,267
<i>He took out three ribs!</i>

1336
01:20:11,907 --> 01:20:15,240
The challenger is in agony!
The champion hunkers over!

1337
01:20:17,746 --> 01:20:20,510
A Gazelle punch!
The challenger's head flies back!

1338
01:20:21,082 --> 01:20:23,983
<i>This is the same finishing pattern</i>
<i>as when he took the belt!</i>

1339
01:20:24,753 --> 01:20:26,812
<i>He was going for this</i>
<i>from the very beginning?</i>

1340
01:20:30,592 --> 01:20:33,220
This tide! After this tide...

1341
01:20:33,295 --> 01:20:36,287
the Dempsey Roll
comes in like a storm!

1342
01:20:40,135 --> 01:20:42,501
Run! Get out of there!

1343
01:20:43,839 --> 01:20:45,739
Don't let him get away!
Take him down!

1344
01:20:46,575 --> 01:20:48,941
<i>Fall! Fall!</i>

1345
01:20:49,711 --> 01:20:51,440
<i>I can't keep up the barrage!</i>

1346
01:20:52,848 --> 01:20:55,180
<i>Withstand it!</i>
<i>You must withstand it!</i>

1347
01:20:56,117 --> 01:21:00,713
<i>He took every one of my attacks!</i>

1348
01:21:01,523 --> 01:21:04,356
<i>Once I withstand this,</i>
<i>you'll be too exhausted to move.</i>

1349
01:21:04,426 --> 01:21:05,859
<i>I will win!</i>

1350
01:21:06,595 --> 01:21:08,062
<i>I feel my body creaking!</i>

1351
01:21:08,730 --> 01:21:10,322
<i>My back is giving out!</i>

1352
01:21:12,434 --> 01:21:14,026
<i>I used everything I had.</i>

1353
01:21:14,803 --> 01:21:17,704
<i>If this fails to knock him down, I...</i>

1354
01:21:25,914 --> 01:21:28,212
H-He stopped!

1355
01:21:28,283 --> 01:21:30,478
Makunouchi's punches
have left the building!

1356
01:21:33,455 --> 01:21:35,650
<i>I withstood them.</i>

1357
01:21:37,525 --> 01:21:38,992
<i>I win.</i>

1358
01:21:40,195 --> 01:21:42,129
<i>I defeated this powerful champion!</i>

1359
01:21:43,832 --> 01:21:46,232
<i>What do you think of that,</i>
<i>Ippo Makunouchi?!</i>

1360
01:21:49,204 --> 01:21:52,230
Finish him, Sanada!
Push him and he'll fall!

1361
01:21:52,974 --> 01:21:55,272
Kid! It ain't over yet!

1362
01:21:55,343 --> 01:21:58,403
Don't give up until the bitter end!

1363
01:22:02,717 --> 01:22:04,582
<i>I can move.</i>

1364
01:22:04,653 --> 01:22:07,213
<i>My nerves are still</i>
<i>barely hanging together.</i>

1365
01:22:09,190 --> 01:22:13,456
<i>I can't fall.</i>
<i>I haven't taken a punch.</i>

1366
01:22:15,397 --> 01:22:17,991
<i>If I'm gonna fall over, I gotta...</i>

1367
01:22:18,066 --> 01:22:20,591
<i>I gotta throw one more punch.</i>

1368
01:22:21,803 --> 01:22:23,828
<i>I'll fall after I land this.</i>

1369
01:22:27,042 --> 01:22:29,704
Ridiculous!
He can't possibly move!

1370
01:22:29,778 --> 01:22:32,679
Hit him! Whale into him
and finish him off!

1371
01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:49,924
<i>The kid's power blow is</i>
<i>a mere shadow of its former glory.</i>

1372
01:22:50,899 --> 01:22:52,196
<i>It's over.</i>

1373
01:22:54,069 --> 01:22:55,536
<i>I win.</i>

1374
01:22:56,237 --> 01:23:00,674
<i>I withstood the power blows</i>
<i>of Ippo Makunouchi.</i>

1375
01:23:00,742 --> 01:23:04,041
<i>I out-hit this powerful champion.</i>

1376
01:23:05,380 --> 01:23:07,143
<i>This victory surpasses all others!</i>

1377
01:23:10,185 --> 01:23:11,743
<i>I feel satisfied.</i>

1378
01:23:36,644 --> 01:23:39,112
The challenger has fallen!

1379
01:23:39,180 --> 01:23:42,479
He keels over without
delivering his finishing blow!

1380
01:23:42,550 --> 01:23:44,040
To your neutral corner!

1381
01:23:44,686 --> 01:23:48,213
The hall is in an uproar!
The referee looks in on the challenger.

1382
01:23:48,289 --> 01:23:50,280
Remember, he did not fall
from a power blow!

1383
01:23:50,892 --> 01:23:53,793
Will he call a knockdown?
Will he start the countdown?!

1384
01:24:06,541 --> 01:24:09,066
The match is over!

1385
01:24:09,144 --> 01:24:11,305
The referee deems
the challenger unfit to continue!

1386
01:24:11,379 --> 01:24:14,041
He is finally out of strength!

1387
01:24:14,115 --> 01:24:17,744
Yet another reversal KO!
Ippo Makunouchi...

1388
01:24:17,819 --> 01:24:19,810
successfully defends his title
for the first time!

1389
01:24:20,488 --> 01:24:21,716
- Yes!
- You did it!

1390
01:24:23,191 --> 01:24:27,821
<i>The boy's fighting spirit</i>
<i>shattered Sanada's pride.</i>

1391
01:24:27,896 --> 01:24:30,456
<i>His tenacity as a boxer</i>
<i>was all that remained.</i>

1392
01:24:31,366 --> 01:24:34,631
<i>In a way,</i>
<i>only the boxer part of Sanada...</i>

1393
01:24:34,702 --> 01:24:36,727
<i>withstood the Dempsey Roll.</i>

1394
01:24:38,106 --> 01:24:39,300
<i>But...</i>

1395
01:24:41,176 --> 01:24:42,871
He managed to win it.

1396
01:24:42,944 --> 01:24:44,275
I'm exhausted.

1397
01:24:44,345 --> 01:24:46,176
That was a hell of a dangerous fight.

1398
01:24:48,349 --> 01:24:51,182
<i>What's all the commotion?</i>

1399
01:24:52,620 --> 01:24:55,180
<i>Is it okay now?</i>

1400
01:24:57,592 --> 01:24:59,082
<i>If it's okay...</i>

1401
01:25:00,428 --> 01:25:02,055
<i>I think I'll just sit down.</i>

1402
01:25:13,808 --> 01:25:17,300
You won.
Respond to their cheers.

1403
01:25:17,378 --> 01:25:20,438
I... I won?

1404
01:25:20,515 --> 01:25:21,539
That's right.

1405
01:25:23,351 --> 01:25:26,013
But the punch didn't hit him.

1406
01:25:26,955 --> 01:25:28,422
Where is Sanada-san?

1407
01:25:28,490 --> 01:25:29,980
Right over there.

1408
01:25:31,559 --> 01:25:34,528
He also has
a tremendous fighting spirit.

1409
01:25:36,431 --> 01:25:40,458
The tenacity he showed in the end
was that of a true boxer.

1410
01:25:42,303 --> 01:25:43,668
Now get up.

1411
01:25:50,311 --> 01:25:51,778
<i>This is the hand.</i>

1412
01:25:52,413 --> 01:25:55,439
<i>Back when I thought</i>
<i>I couldn't go on...</i>

1413
01:25:56,885 --> 01:25:59,410
<i>this hand pushed me further...</i>

1414
01:26:00,688 --> 01:26:03,020
<i>giving me the strength</i>
<i>for another punch.</i>

1415
01:26:05,493 --> 01:26:08,519
W-What the heck?! How long
are you gonna hold onto me?!

1416
01:26:08,596 --> 01:26:09,722
Ippo-kun!

1417
01:26:09,797 --> 01:26:13,460
It's back where it belongs!
You get to keep the belt!

1418
01:26:13,535 --> 01:26:15,002
Belt?

1419
01:26:16,437 --> 01:26:19,600
Oh, right. I forgot.

1420
01:26:21,109 --> 01:26:23,077
I'm the champion.

1421
01:26:27,382 --> 01:26:28,815
I totally forgot.

1422
01:26:29,384 --> 01:26:30,612
Huh?

1423
01:26:32,587 --> 01:26:36,114
<i>Well, it was definitely a fight</i>
<i>worthy of a challenger...</i>

1424
01:26:38,660 --> 01:26:39,786
- Kid!
- Ippo-kun!

1425
01:26:40,261 --> 01:26:42,923
Makunouchi! Makunouchi!

1426
01:27:00,114 --> 01:27:04,676
I'm afraid that withstanding
the Dempsey Roll satisfied me.

1427
01:27:04,752 --> 01:27:07,721
Everything I withstood
in that instant got me all at once.

1428
01:27:08,957 --> 01:27:10,254
It is a thorough defeat.

1429
01:27:10,325 --> 01:27:12,816
What are you talking about?
You can do it next time.

1430
01:27:12,894 --> 01:27:15,761
It was a convincing defeat.

1431
01:27:15,830 --> 01:27:17,593
I have made up my mind.

1432
01:27:17,665 --> 01:27:19,690
Convinced?
Made up your mind?

1433
01:27:21,703 --> 01:27:24,001
Whether he'll hang up the gloves.

1434
01:27:25,673 --> 01:27:29,734
This job is too consuming for me
to have as a second career.

1435
01:27:31,713 --> 01:27:35,171
I am grateful. I wouldn't have
been able to fight that far...

1436
01:27:35,250 --> 01:27:36,945
without your help.

1437
01:27:37,018 --> 01:27:40,954
I pray you'll be a good doctor.

1438
01:27:42,490 --> 01:27:43,684
You have my word.

1439
01:27:44,626 --> 01:27:47,925
It's an emergency! Ippo-kun began
to snore the moment he lay down!

1440
01:27:47,996 --> 01:27:49,861
What?!

1441
01:27:49,931 --> 01:27:52,365
<i>Many athletes who fall asleep</i>
<i>following a match...</i>

1442
01:27:52,433 --> 01:27:53,730
<i>have suffered brain damage!</i>

1443
01:28:00,275 --> 01:28:02,038
- My gosh!
- What's wrong?

1444
01:28:02,110 --> 01:28:04,476
N-Nothing, he's all right.

1445
01:28:04,545 --> 01:28:07,571
I believe he merely passed out
due to extreme fatigue.

1446
01:28:08,816 --> 01:28:11,011
Causes me nothing but worry.

1447
01:28:11,085 --> 01:28:12,518
Yes, but he made me
realize something.

1448
01:28:12,587 --> 01:28:13,554
Huh?

1449
01:28:13,621 --> 01:28:16,488
That I can't find it in me...

1450
01:28:16,557 --> 01:28:18,787
to take away something
he's clutching so dearly.

1451
01:28:18,860 --> 01:28:22,728
No kidding! I mean, it's not like
we're gonna peel it away from him...

1452
01:28:22,797 --> 01:28:24,458
while he's comatose or nothing.

1453
01:28:31,806 --> 01:28:34,502
The boy came close
to quitting many times.

1454
01:28:35,109 --> 01:28:37,942
But every time,
he would come rallying back...

1455
01:28:38,012 --> 01:28:39,946
as though something
was prodding him on.

1456
01:28:40,682 --> 01:28:45,517
Yes. Prodded by an absolute trust
in his cornerman.

1457
01:28:46,954 --> 01:28:50,515
That explains his strength.
Another man was fighting at his side.

1458
01:28:52,393 --> 01:28:54,520
If I'm allowed to make an excuse...

1459
01:28:55,663 --> 01:28:57,688
I lost because Sanada and I...

1460
01:28:57,765 --> 01:28:59,995
didn't have the time
to foster such a deep bond.

1461
01:29:01,102 --> 01:29:05,061
Sanada probably has no regrets.
He has another dream.

1462
01:29:06,107 --> 01:29:09,543
But I hope that when
he looks back at this...

1463
01:29:10,645 --> 01:29:13,876
I want him to not think of this
as tripping on a pebble...

1464
01:29:13,948 --> 01:29:18,942
but rather as taking on a gigantic,
insurmountable mountain.

1465
01:29:22,857 --> 01:29:25,382
Hama-chan is heading
for America this time.

1466
01:29:26,527 --> 01:29:29,519
He has an endless passion for boxing.

1467
01:29:30,665 --> 01:29:33,463
We should continue
to aspire for higher goals.

1468
01:29:34,335 --> 01:29:36,394
To become a great mountain...

1469
01:29:36,471 --> 01:29:38,769
that all those who have lost to
can be proud of.

1470
01:29:38,840 --> 01:29:42,139
Makunouchi has a very strong
sense of responsibility.

1471
01:29:42,210 --> 01:29:43,871
He'll get even stronger.

1472
01:29:43,945 --> 01:29:45,139
Yes.

1473
01:29:46,047 --> 01:29:48,106
<i>Sanada-san and the others...</i>

1474
01:29:48,182 --> 01:29:50,582
<i>made me remember something</i>
<i>I was about to forget.</i>

1475
01:29:52,420 --> 01:29:54,854
<i>Now I can aim for the top again.</i>

1476
01:29:55,990 --> 01:29:58,220
<i>Until I discover</i>
<i>what it means to be strong...</i>

1477
01:29:58,292 --> 01:29:59,589
<i>I am the challenger!</i>

1478
01:30:00,895 --> 01:30:02,055
Catching anything?

1479
01:30:02,130 --> 01:30:03,688
No, not much.

1480
01:30:04,632 --> 01:30:06,031
Kumi-san!

1481
01:30:07,301 --> 01:30:08,700
<i>I forgot. She's still mad at me.</i>

1482
01:30:10,905 --> 01:30:12,395
Congratulations.

1483
01:30:12,473 --> 01:30:13,440
Huh?

1484
01:30:13,508 --> 01:30:15,271
I was at the stadium.

1485
01:30:16,644 --> 01:30:20,580
To cheer for Sanada-san
with the hospital staff?

1486
01:30:20,648 --> 01:30:22,240
I went alone!

1487
01:30:24,352 --> 01:30:27,515
You said I should cheer
for whomever I wanted to cheer for.

1488
01:30:27,588 --> 01:30:29,078
Yes.

1489
01:30:29,157 --> 01:30:31,489
So I did just that.

1490
01:30:31,559 --> 01:30:33,686
I cheered for whom I wanted to.

1491
01:30:33,761 --> 01:30:35,285
Huh?

1492
01:30:41,869 --> 01:30:45,032
Thank you!
Thank you so much!

1493
01:30:45,106 --> 01:30:47,131
Now go on and tell her you love her!

1494
01:30:47,208 --> 01:30:48,800
Go for it and get her!

1495
01:30:48,876 --> 01:30:50,434
Still...

1496
01:30:50,511 --> 01:30:53,173
Maybe we shouldn't be
spying on him like this?

1497
01:30:54,582 --> 01:30:57,517
Maybe we have
way too much time on our hands?

1498
01:30:57,585 --> 01:30:58,984
Don't say that!

1499
01:30:59,053 --> 01:31:00,645
Hey, you've got a bite!

1500
01:31:09,797 --> 01:31:10,957
I'm so sorry!

1501
01:31:14,769 --> 01:31:18,398
Stealthily... stealthily...

1502
01:31:20,208 --> 01:31:22,438
What are you all doing?!