Chapter 1385

Pay Him Back Hard as I Can!
Chapter Info
Next	Chapter 1386
Chapter	1385
Previous	Chapter 1384
Volume	136
Japanese Title	全力恩返し
Romanized Title	Zenryoku Ongaeshi
Pages	18
Arc	Alpha and Omega Arc
Issue	Weekly Shōnen Magazine #30, 2022 (Cover Date: July 6, 2022)
Release (JP)	June 22, 2022

Pay Him Back Hard as I Can! is Round 1385 of Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.

Details

• Techniques Introduced: Parry Counter
• Title Page Character(s): Alexander Volg Zangief, Takeshi Sendō

Summary

Volg throws a White Fang at Ippo. Ippo catches both hits of the technique, which made Volg feel like he hit brick wall. Ippo and Volg throw left and right jabs while moving along the side of the ring at close range. Volg, surprised about Ippo's footwork and punches, sends out a strong right straight. Ippo ducks to the left under the punch and lands a Liver Blow. Volg throws a left uppercut that grazes Ippo's face and then steps back to throw a Hien that Ippo catches. Ippo blocks a barrage of punches coming at his face before realising that Volg will strike from below where he isn't guarding. As Ippo moves his guard to protect his body, he is hit by a left uppercut that went between his arms, and then a right hook, directly getting hit by the White Fang. While Ippo is stunned from the attack, Volg moves away with footwork and lands a Hien. Ippo follows Volg and, after getting hit again by a left jab, he ducks under another one while pressing his right fist on the middle of Volg's outstretched arm, and then slides his right fist to Volg's face. The shocked Volg recognises the technique as the Parry Counter, something Ippo never had. Volg retaliates with a left uppercut that lands before remembering that he can't hit Ippo anymore since he is retired, wondering why Ippo even retired in the first place. Ippo crouches down and throws a Gazelle Punch that Volg blocks, however, it pushes him to a corner. Volg becomes shocked as he sees Ippo motion the Dempsey Roll, however, he prepares for it as he remembers countering the technique before. Waiting for a moment to strike, he is surprised to see that the Dempsey Roll's first hit is coming from below. Sendō gets in the ring and stops Ippo, scolding both of the boxers as it was suppose to only be a "touch spar". As Dankichi thinks about how Ippo's weight straps strengthen his arms and legs, his gained experience as a trainer, catching punches like he is holding mitts, as well as mastering the Parry Counter, he wonders what Kamogawa is brewing.