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** The BGM track [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AtIhuKn2No "Stand Proud"]] from the first season of the series [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounds suspiciously like]] ''Rocky's'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4 "Gonna Fly Now"]].
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** The ThemeNaming of Rickey Mouse (Rat), Ronald Duck (Rooster/Poultry), Richard Bison (Ox/Bovines), Keith Dragon (Dragon), Peter Rabbitson (Rabbit), Michael Goat (Goat/Sheep), and Richard Fox/Keith Lycaon (Dog/Canine) serve as shout-outs to the [[EasternZodiac Chinese Zodiac]].
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** According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, Aoki's signature "Look Away" technique is based on a skill that former World Middleweight Champion [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_LaMotta Jake LaMotta]] had used in his career.
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** According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, Aoki's signature "Look Away" "[[LookBehindYou Look Away]]" technique is based on a skill that former World Middleweight Champion [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_LaMotta Jake LaMotta]] had used in his career.
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** Alfredo Gonzales' spine-tingling [[OneHitKill knockout]] of Ippo is highly reminiscent of the equally spine-tingling knockout Juan Manuel Marquez delivered to octuple weight class champion Manny Pacquiao in their fourth fight.[[note]]In light of the timing between the fourth match and this chapter (2012 vs. 2014 respectively), this time the shout-out might be [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope deliberate]]. The way Ippo slumped down [[HumblePie face-first]] into the canvas is particularly Pacquiao-like.[[/note]]
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** Alfredo Gonzales' spine-tingling [[OneHitKill knockout]] of Ippo is highly reminiscent of the equally spine-tingling knockout Juan Manuel Marquez delivered to octuple weight class champion Manny Pacquiao in their fourth fight.[[note]]In light of the timing between the fourth match and this chapter (2012 vs. 2014 respectively), this time the shout-out might be [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope deliberate]]. The deliberate]], as the way Ippo slumped down [[HumblePie face-first]] into the canvas is particularly Pacquiao-like.[[/note]]
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* In Chapter 968, the corner discusses how Itagaki has the same [[HyperAwareness "Hypersense"]] [[SuperSenses ability]] as soccer or basketball players as well as boxers to see the field, court, or ringside in an aerial point of view, giving them full "court vision"[[note]]not unlike Shun Izuki's Eagle Eye and Kazunari Takao's Hawk Eye from ''Kuroko no Basket''[[/note]].
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** [[AmbiguouslyBrown Bryan Hawk]] resembles Dee Jay whenever he flashes his [[CheshireCatGrin gigantic smile]].
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* In Chapter 1,273, Takeshi Sendo and Hiroyuki Hoshi could've visited [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan Teotihuacan]][[note]]which is 25 miles (40 km) from Mexico City[[/note]]. However, they also visited [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Castillo,_Chichen_Itza El Castillo at Chichen Itza]] in [[NoSenseOfDirection Yucatán State, Mexico]][[note]]which is 891 miles (1,433.7 km) away from Mexico City, where it would take [[RefugeInAudacity more than a few days]] to [[TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot travel by walking]] 800 miles to there and 800 miles back to Mexico City[[/note]].
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* In Chapter 1,273, Takeshi Sendo and Hiroyuki Hoshi could've ''realistically'' visited [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan Teotihuacan]][[note]]which is 25 miles (40 km) from Mexico City[[/note]]. However, they also ''[[RefugeInAudacity unrealistically]]'' visited [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Castillo,_Chichen_Itza El Castillo at Chichen Itza]] in [[NoSenseOfDirection Yucatán State, Mexico]][[note]]which is 891 miles (1,433.7 km) away from Mexico City, where it would take [[RefugeInAudacity take more than a few days]] days to [[TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot travel by walking]] 800 miles to there and 800 miles back to Mexico City[[/note]].
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* In Chapter 228, Kamogawa and Nekota discuss feints and how the most effective feints look like a real punch because they use KillingIntent. Also, it discusses how legendary old-timey Japanese boxers like [[https://www.asianboxing.info/miscellaneous/the-story-of-piston-horiguchi Tsuneo]] [[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/48352 "Piston" Horiguchi]] fought at least 4 times a day.[[note]]Piston Honda/Hondo from ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' might be based on Horiguchi.[[/note]]
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* In Chapter 228, Kamogawa and Nekota discuss feints and how the most effective feints look like a real punch because they use KillingIntent. Also, it discusses It also references how legendary old-timey Japanese boxers like [[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/48352 Tsuneo]] [[https://www.asianboxing.info/miscellaneous/the-story-of-piston-horiguchi Tsuneo]] [[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/48352 "Piston" Horiguchi]] fought at least 4 times a day.[[note]]Piston Honda/Hondo from ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' might be based on Horiguchi.[[/note]]
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* Chapter 92's title, "Super Doctor", is a reference to another manga series, ''Manga/SuperDoctorK'' (スーパードクターK), by Kazuo Mafune that was also published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from Issue 17, 1988 to Issue 42, 1996.
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* In Episode 30 of the first season and Chapter 92 of the manga, when Ippo asked Dr. Yamaguchi about her judo credentials, she revealed that she used to be nicknamed "Lady Sanshiro", which is a shout-out to Creator/{{Akira Kurosawa}}'s debut film, ''Film/SanshiroSugata'' from 1943. The jujitsu and judo master Sanshiro, in turn, is based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiro_Saigo Shiro Saigo]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]](Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada)[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]](in Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, the sheer force of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice)[[/note]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]](Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada)[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]](in power]].[[note]]In Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.reddit.com/r/hajimenoippo/comments/1aqypay/rosario_cant_even_beat_a_vending_machine_ippo/ punching a vending machine]] then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Miyata. In Hamada's case, the sheer force of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice)[[/note]].twice.[[/note]]
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* In Chapter 5, "1965 Uppercut", when Genji Kamogawa first teaches Ippo to throw the uppercut, Ippo executes a perfect textbook uppercut identical to the uppers of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eder_Jofre Éder Jofre]].[[note]]Kamogawa remembers seeing Jofre throw the exact uppercut on May 18, 1965, when Jofre fought [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Harada Masahiko "Fighting" Harada]], the only boxer to actually defeat him, and twice at that.[[/note]]
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* In Chapter 5, "1965 Uppercut", when Genji Kamogawa first teaches Ippo how to throw the uppercut, Ippo executes a perfect textbook uppercut identical to the uppers of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eder_Jofre Éder Jofre]].[[note]]Kamogawa remembers seeing Jofre throw the exact uppercut on May 18, 1965, when Jofre fought [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Harada Masahiko "Fighting" Harada]], the only boxer to actually defeat him, and twice at that.[[/note]]
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* [[NamedAfterSomeoneFamous Keigo Okita]] might've gotten his last name from another famous Okita--[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okita_Soji Souji Okita]], the Captain of the First Squad of UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi.
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* Mamoru Takamura's tumultuous weight control experience is similar to Nishi Kanichi's weight control experience. Both are [[TheBigGuy particularly large, naturally heavyweight men]] forced to cut down to middleweight, and as a result, they suffer greatly due to starving themselves to half-death in order to compete.
* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* A panel from the Rikiishi vs. Joe match [[https://i.imgur.com/6BPIQGz.png looks similar]] to a panel from the Hawk vs. Takamura match.
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* Mamoru Takamura's tumultuous weight control experience is similar to Nishi Kanichi's weight control experience. Both are [[TheBigGuy particularly large, naturally heavyweight men]] forced to cut down to middleweight, and as a result, they suffer greatly due to starving themselves to half-death in order to compete.
* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* A panel from the Rikiishi vs. Joe match [[https://i.imgur.com/6BPIQGz.png looks similar]] to a panel from the Hawk vs. Takamura match.
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* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* A panel from the Rikiishi vs. Joe match [[https://i.imgur.com/6BPIQGz.png looks similar]] to a panel from the Hawk vs. Takamura match.
* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* A panel from the Rikiishi vs. Joe match [[https://i.imgur.com/6BPIQGz.png looks similar]] to a panel from the Hawk vs. Takamura match.
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* Mamoru Takamura's tumultuous weight control experience is similar to Nishi Kanichi's weight control experience. Both are [[TheBigGuy particularly large, naturally heavyweight men]] forced to cut down to middleweight, and as a result, they suffer greatly due to starving themselves to half-death in order to compete.
* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
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* Mamoru Takamura's tumultuous weight control experience is similar to Nishi Kanichi's weight control experience. Both are [[TheBigGuy particularly large, naturally heavyweight men]] forced to cut down to middleweight, and as a result, they suffer greatly due to starving themselves to half-death in order to compete.
* Mamoru Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
* Mamoru Takamura's fight against Morris West is quite reminiscent of Joe's fight against Kim: Both Mamoru and Joe struggle at first, getting beaten around the ring, before launching a comeback assault[[note]]In Mamoru's case, [[BerserkButton believing that he's being smirked down upon from Bryan Hawk and Morris himself]], and in Joe's case, [[TraumaButton bleeding so badly that it causes Kim to do nothing but hysterically screech at the sight of blood]][[/note]] before savagely punching their opponent [[RingOut right out of the ring]].
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** Dr. Sanada has a specific FinishingMove called the ''[[AntiArmor "Tsubame Gaeshi"]]'', thrown with a right-handed body blow (usually targeting the guard of his opponent) followed up by a right uppercut going through the guard. Creator/MikeTyson used a similar move throughout his career, with it being his more famous combo.
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** Dr. Sanada has a specific FinishingMove called the ''[[AntiArmor "Tsubame Gaeshi"]]'', thrown with a right-handed body blow (usually targeting the guard of his opponent) followed up by a right uppercut going through the guard. Creator/MikeTyson [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson Mike Tyson]] used a similar move throughout his career, with it being his more famous combo.
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* Shinobu Iga, one of Mashiba's opponents who also severely beat up Aoki, is heavily reminiscent of Creator/MikeTyson[[note]](particularly both the Tyson from his early days and the Tyson from his days with Don King)[[/note]]:
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** Baron Kurita himself takes elements of D'Amato's TrainingFromHell regimen to keep Iga in tip-top shape, while also having shades of Don King's [[{{Slimeball}} slimy, sleazy behavior]], and [[LargeHam bombastic personality]].
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** Baron Kurita himself takes elements of D'Amato's TrainingFromHell regimen to keep Iga in tip-top shape, while also having shades of Don King's [[{{Slimeball}} slimy, sleazy behavior]], behavior]] and [[LargeHam bombastic personality]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]](Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada)[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]](in Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, the sheer power of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice)[[/note]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]](Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada)[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]](in Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, the sheer power force of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice)[[/note]].
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** Ryo swings his left arm [[SinisterScythe like a scythe]] in the anime, which is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZwEm5PI8w same movement]] Hearns does to confuse his opponents before he does his elbow-first "lazy" jab[[note]]that he could whip out and turn into a body blow, an uppercut, or a looping left hook to the chin depending on how his opponent reacts[[/note]]. His [[MultiDirectionalBarrage option-select jab]] also helps setup his finishing blow, the Chopping Right.
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** Ryo swings his left arm [[SinisterScythe like a scythe]] in the anime, which is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZwEm5PI8w same movement]] Hearns does to confuse his opponents before he does his elbow-first "lazy" jab[[note]]that he could whip out and turn into a body blow, an uppercut, or a looping left hook to the chin depending on how his opponent reacts[[/note]]. His [[MultiDirectionalBarrage option-select jab]] also helps setup set up his finishing blow, the Chopping Right.
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* [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyMortalsAndDemigods Keith Lycaon]] is a reference to a king who served Zeus human meat, which enraged the god enough to turn him into a wolf. A werewolf, if you would, hence the term ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthropy_(disambiguation) "Lycanthropy"]]''.
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* [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyMortalsAndDemigods Keith Lycaon]] is a reference to a an Arcadian king who served Zeus human meat, which enraged the god enough to turn him into a wolf. A werewolf, if you would, hence the term ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthropy_(disambiguation) "Lycanthropy"]]''.
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** The blue afterimages that appear whenever Ippo summons the Dempsey Roll in the anime is highly reminiscent of the Super Combos of ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' and beyond.
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** The blue afterimages that appear whenever Ippo summons the Dempsey Roll in the anime is highly reminiscent of the blue afterimages of the [[SuperSpecialMove Super Combos Combos]] of ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' and beyond.
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* Shinobu Iga, one of Mashiba's opponents who also severely beat up Aoki, is heavily reminiscent of Creator/MikeTyson (particularly both the Tyson from his early days and the Tyson from his days with Don King):
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*** Meanwhile, Eiji Date's two-round TKO first match with Ricardo Martinez is reminiscent of the blow-out match of [[CurbStompBattle Duran vs. Hearns]], which was also a two-round routing of Duran by the hands of the Hitman.
*** It could also refer to the two-round destruction of Taiwan's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/hajimenoippo/comments/1aml6n3/date_vs_ricardo_first_fight_inspiration/ Rocky Lin]] when he fought the real-life version of Ricardo Martinez, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uGrb4GDxJY Ricardo Lopez]], back in 1992 in Japan.
*** It could also refer to the two-round destruction of Taiwan's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/hajimenoippo/comments/1aml6n3/date_vs_ricardo_first_fight_inspiration/ Rocky Lin]] when he fought the real-life version of Ricardo Martinez, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uGrb4GDxJY Ricardo Lopez]], back in 1992 in Japan.
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*** Meanwhile, Eiji Date's two-round TKO first match with Ricardo Martinez is reminiscent of the blow-out match of [[CurbStompBattle Duran vs. Hearns]], which was also a two-round routing of Duran by the hands of the Hitman.
***It The first Date vs. Martinez match could also refer to the two-round destruction of Taiwan's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/hajimenoippo/comments/1aml6n3/date_vs_ricardo_first_fight_inspiration/ Rocky Lin]] when he fought the real-life version of Ricardo Martinez, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uGrb4GDxJY Ricardo Lopez]], back in 1992 in Japan.
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* Eiji Date's comeback story after a long hiatus is reminiscent of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman George Foreman's]] own return to the ring after 10 years of retirement. Foreman was also mentioned by Kamogawa in Chapter 189.
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* Eiji Date's comeback story after a long hiatus is reminiscent of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman George Foreman's]] own return to the ring after 10 years of retirement. Foreman was also mentioned by Kamogawa in Chapter 189.189[[note]](during Ippo vs. Date, in reference to Date's veteran instincts in spite of his age)[[/note]].
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** Ryo swings his left arm [[SinisterScythe like a scythe]] in the anime, which is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZwEm5PI8w same movement]] Hearns does to confuse his opponents before he does his elbow-first jab that could whip out and turn into a body blow, an uppercut, or a looping left hook to the chin depending on how his opponent reacts. His option-select jab also helps setup his finishing blow, the Chopping Right.
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* Then there's ''"Shinigami"'' (Grim Reaper) Ryo Mashiba. He employs the [[LongRangeFighter Detroit Style]] or the [[StoneWall Philly Shell]]. His signature moves are his [[RapidFireFisticuffs Flicker Jabs]], [[FinishingMove Chopping]] [[MegatonPunch Right]], and [[PunchCatch Elbow Block]]. He's overall a huge shout-out to legendary boxer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hearns Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns]].
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* Then there's ''"Shinigami"'' (Grim Reaper) (TheGrimReaper) Ryo Mashiba. He employs the [[LongRangeFighter Detroit Style]] or the [[StoneWall Philly Shell]]. His signature moves are his [[RapidFireFisticuffs Flicker Jabs]], [[FinishingMove Chopping]] [[MegatonPunch Right]], and [[PunchCatch Elbow Block]]. He's overall a huge shout-out to legendary boxer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hearns Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns]].
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** Ryo swings his left arm like a scythe in the anime, which is the same movement Hearns does to confuse his opponents before he does his elbow-first jab that could whip out and turn into a body blow, an uppercut, or a looping left hook to the chin depending on how his opponent reacts.
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** Ryo swings his left arm [[SinisterScythe like a scythe scythe]] in the anime, which is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZwEm5PI8w same movement movement]] Hearns does to confuse his opponents before he does his elbow-first jab that could whip out and turn into a body blow, an uppercut, or a looping left hook to the chin depending on how his opponent reacts. His option-select jab also helps setup his finishing blow, the Chopping Right.
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]]Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]]In Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, the sheer power of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice.[[/note]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]]Right broken[[note]](Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada[[/note]], Hamada)[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]]In power]][[note]](in Makunouchi's case, it's from him [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, the sheer power of his punches broke his left hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice.[[/note]].twice)[[/note]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]]Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]]In Makunouchi's case, it's from Kamogawa teaching him the Gazelle Punch and the Liver Blow, and in Hamada's case, it's from breaking his left hand[[/note]].
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** This may be some coincidence, but Makunouchi and Hamada tended to have their dominant hands broken[[note]]Right for Makunouchi, Left for Hamada[[/note]], and have their lead hands bring [[MegatonPunch devastating power]][[note]]In Makunouchi's case, it's from Kamogawa teaching him the Gazelle Punch and the Liver Blow, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9o4Fzw4f1E taking out his anger on a heavy bag]] after seeing Mashiba cheat to win against Miyata; in Hamada's case, it's from breaking the sheer power of his punches broke his left hand[[/note]].hand [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Hamada#:~:text=Hamada%20fractured%20his%20left%20hand%20four%20times%20since%201981 four times since 1981]], with him needing bone grafting surgery twice.[[/note]].
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* In Chapter 228 Kamogawa and Nekota discuss feints and how the most effective feints look like a real punch because they use KillingIntent. Also, it discusses how legendary old-timey Japanese boxers like [[https://www.asianboxing.info/miscellaneous/the-story-of-piston-horiguchi Tsuneo]] [[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/48352 "Piston" Horiguchi]] fought at least 4 times a day.[[note]]Piston Honda/Hondo from ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' might be based on Horiguchi.[[/note]]
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* In Chapter 228 228, Kamogawa and Nekota discuss feints and how the most effective feints look like a real punch because they use KillingIntent. Also, it discusses how legendary old-timey Japanese boxers like [[https://www.asianboxing.info/miscellaneous/the-story-of-piston-horiguchi Tsuneo]] [[https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/48352 "Piston" Horiguchi]] fought at least 4 times a day.[[note]]Piston Honda/Hondo from ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' might be based on Horiguchi.[[/note]]