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cano435	Post #359798
Member 10:13 pm, Feb 24 2010 Posts: 437	I just wanted to ask if anyone else just lost complete interest in the series after this fight with the monkey guy? I honestly liked the story up until this point and this one over characterized fighter has just ruined the story entirely. ________________ "Let's put a smile on that face."
serobins	Post #360980
Member 6:45 pm, Mar 2 2010 Posts: 61	Yeah, I've got to say that the monkey-man is downright ridiculous. The "magician" guy was pretty bad too. Regular boxing still manages to be a thrilling sport without magical athletes or ape-men. The author used to know this. Now he's doing pro-wrestling. On a side-note: Wouldn't it be nice if Ippo occasionally won without first being beaten to a pulp? Wouldn't it also be cool if he won by decision once or twice? He's supposed to have turned into a top-level boxer by now, yet he always, always has to pull out a victory out of his butt at the last second, after being pounded silly for a half-dozen rounds. It's like the Homer Simpson school of boxing.
kaerfehtdeelb	Post #360990
Slamdeiru Member 7:39 pm, Mar 2 2010 Posts: 2022	This fight is getting tedious, I can only hope Ippo gains something from it in the end and whoops butt during the next fight. One punch K-O anyone?
Elara	Post #367730
Member 6:45 am, Mar 31 2010 Posts: 4	The first time I saw this guy, I knew I wasn't going to like this part of the story, and I don't. His face annoys me. But I'll be damned if I'm going to stop reading after 800+ chapters just because of one stupid character.
bookworm94	Post #367735
Member 7:05 am, Mar 31 2010 Posts: 77	I like Hajime no Ippo, but I really don't like how this fight is taking so long , but cheer up, soon the monkey boy'll will (probably) get blown out of the ring and we can get back to the good stuff.
VenusInFurs	Post #367736
Member 7:08 am, Mar 31 2010 Posts: 86	This fight is definitely getting annoying and I find myself pretty upset at the prospect of Ippo actually losing to this guy, but I dont think there's anything wrong with the series. This fight needs to wrap up and they need to move on.
Makyxed	Post #367738 - Reply to (#367730) by Elara
Member 7:20 am, Mar 31 2010 Posts: 154	Quote from Elara The first time I saw this guy, I knew I wasn't going to like this part of the story, and I don't. His face annoys me. But I'll be damned if I'm going to stop reading after 800+ chapters just because of one stupid character. I fully share Elara’s sentiment. As much as I do not like this arc and as much as I also disliked the magician part of the story, I have been a die hard fan of this manga and I plan on staying faithful. I am hoping MORIKAWA Jyoji does not keep these kinds of crappy story lines. I also agree with Serobins. It would be nice if Ippo just kicked some butt once in a while. Hey, he is the champ and a fighter to reckon with right? How can anyone believe he can conquer the world if he almost never seems to have a fight where he does not get beat up? (I think I remember one fight, maybe two where he actually was not beaten and bloody and those were just when he started the sport way back at the beginning of the series...) There still much I want to see Ippo accomplish and for now I am keeping faith that the mangaka will not disappoint...
Mushroomtea	Post #367739
Member 7:22 am, Mar 31 2010 Posts: 24	This fight is like endless 8. The same thing happens in the last 8 chapters

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