1. Joe, hurry up! We'll be late!Copy !req
2. Sure.Copy !req
3. Rikiishi, it's time.Copy !req
4. Rikiishi, you can't possibly fight in your condition!Copy !req
5. I'll be fine, Miss.Copy !req
6. Today's match is no more than a try-out for my fight with Yabuki.Copy !req
7. It shouldn't be a problem.Copy !req
8. I just don't understand.Copy !req
9. Hey, uncle, why do you think they brought this Filipino to fightCopy !req
10. in Rikiishi's first match as a bantamweight?Copy !req
11. It doesn't make any sense.Copy !req
12. Because he has no other opponents.Copy !req
13. Opponents?Copy !req
14. Rikiishi's feared for his outstandingly powerful punches, even for the featherweight division.Copy !req
15. Now that he's dropped one weight class to bantamweight,Copy !req
16. I can't blame all the other boxers for keeping their distance.Copy !req
17. I get it.Copy !req
18. So they had no choice but to bring in a foreignerCopy !req
19. who doesn't know how powerful Rikiishi is.Copy !req
20. This fight'll be a piece of cake for Rikiishi.Copy !req
21. Hey, take a look at that Filipino!Copy !req
22. He's all covered with scars!Copy !req
23. How can he be so calm?Copy !req
24. Leo is a tough fighter.Copy !req
25. He may currently be just eighth in his division,Copy !req
26. but as those scars show, he's a veteran with a ten-year career.Copy !req
27. He may not be as fast as he used to,Copy !req
28. but the killer punch he was known for in his glory days is still strong.Copy !req
29. Oh. So this shall be a slug-fest.Copy !req
30. Sounds like fun.Copy !req
31. Here comes Rikiishi!Copy !req
32. Showing off by coming in fashionably late, is he?Copy !req
33. We've been waiting for you, lady-killer! Rikiishi!Copy !req
34. Send him packing, Rikiishi!Copy !req
35. You're so cool!Copy !req
36. Rikiishi! We're all supporting your bantamweight transfer!Copy !req
37. Because then we'll get to see you fight Joe the Brawler!Copy !req
38. Yes!Copy !req
39. That's right!Copy !req
40. Rikiishi, the fans all get the idea.Copy !req
41. Yohko.Copy !req
42. In the red corner, in eighth place in the Filipino Bantamweight Division,Copy !req
43. weighing in at 117-and-a-half pounds, Pancho Leo!Copy !req
44. In the blue corner, the Japanese bantamweight associated with Shiraki Gym,Copy !req
45. weighing in at 118 pounds, Rikiishi Toru!Copy !req
46. 118 pounds. Impressive.Copy !req
47. He made it just under the bantamweight limit.Copy !req
48. Hey, Rikiishi! I'll be watching!Copy !req
49. You better stick with it!Copy !req
50. Rikiishi definitely seems like he's lost weight...Copy !req
51. They say the face is the last part of the body where weight is lost.Copy !req
52. And with his face that hollowed...Copy !req
53. Seconds out!Copy !req
54. N-Now, this is no joke!Copy !req
55. Can weight loss this drastic even be considered humane?Copy !req
56. Certainly not, if the gym's coaches and manager forced it upon him.Copy !req
57. But I've heard that in Rikiishi's case, this was of his own volition.Copy !req
58. You mean so he could settle his grudge match with Yabuki Joe?Copy !req
59. That's right.Copy !req
60. But that said, he should naturally be lacking in staminaCopy !req
61. with such a gaunt frame.Copy !req
62. So the problem is whether or not he can stand up against the veteran Leo's blows.Copy !req
63. This was his only choice.Copy !req
64. Because he made the irrational choice to go down to bantamweight with that frame and physique,Copy !req
65. this was his only choice.Copy !req
66. R-Rikiishi...Copy !req
67. Leo came out swinging as soon as the bell rang!Copy !req
68. Rikiishi's backing up to observe Leo's...Copy !req
69. Rikiishi...Copy !req
70. What's wrong with you, Rikiishi?Copy !req
71. Why are you just standing there?Copy !req
72. Punch! Punch back!Copy !req
73. Leo's now switched to body blows!Copy !req
74. Rikiishi's up against the ropes, simply defending!Copy !req
75. Leo's not letting up for a second!Copy !req
76. It's a right! Now a left! That was intense!Copy !req
77. Rikiishi's in trouble here!Copy !req
78. Stop! That's the bell!Copy !req
79. That's the bell, that's the bell!Copy !req
80. Didn't you hear it, you idiot?Copy !req
81. That's the bell!Copy !req
82. What's wrong with him?Copy !req
83. Is that really Rikiishi?Copy !req
84. Has he lost too much weight for his own good?Copy !req
85. Even considering the toll Rikiishi's diet has taken on him, this is just hard to watch!Copy !req
86. In that first round, Rikiishi only managed to throw two uppercuts!Copy !req
87. And they didn't even scratch Leo!Copy !req
88. But compared to that, weren't Leo's attacks amazing?Copy !req
89. Yes. From jabs to straights to hooks, he had the variety you'd expect from a veteran!Copy !req
90. Grandfather!Copy !req
91. Rikiishi can barely even stand, much less fight!Copy !req
92. Even an amateur can tell that continuing the fight is too dangerous!Copy !req
93. I'll have the second throw in the towel!Copy !req
94. If you admit you're an amateur, then shut up and watch!Copy !req
95. Rikiishi's a professional.Copy !req
96. He knows that he can barely stand,Copy !req
97. but he'd rather die than call the match.Copy !req
98. We just let him go as far as he can.Copy !req
99. He did it! He got an uppercut in!Copy !req
100. Get to a neutral corner!Copy !req
101. 1!Copy !req
102. 2!Copy !req
103. 3!Copy !req
104. 4!Copy !req
105. 5!Copy !req
106. C-Count no thank you!Copy !req
107. That was lucky punch!Copy !req
108. I continue match!Copy !req
109. Fight!Copy !req
110. Rikiishi! Keep it up!Copy !req
111. Knock out that scarred old man!Copy !req
112. This was his only choice.Copy !req
113. Because he made the irrational choice to go down to bantamweight with that frame and physique,Copy !req
114. this was his only choice.Copy !req
115. Keep going, Rikiishi.Copy !req
116. It may be irrational, it may be immature,Copy !req
117. but this is our world.Copy !req
118. This would be the inevitable result if we were ever to cross gloves.Copy !req
119. Rikiishi, hang in there!Copy !req
120. Hang in there!Copy !req
121. R-Rikiishi!Copy !req
122. You're not a sandbag!Copy !req
123. Why are you letting him hit you?Copy !req
124. Do something! Hit back!Copy !req
125. Rikiishi!Copy !req
126. Rikiishi's throwing tremendous uppercuts with all his strength!Copy !req
127. Leo can't fight back!Copy !req
128. Oh! Leo's right straight has connected with Rikiishi's face!Copy !req
129. Now a left! And another right!Copy !req
130. The uppercut is the greatest of all knockout punches,Copy !req
131. but because of the bigger swing, it's easier for the opponent to counter.Copy !req
132. But...Copy !req
133. If he's still throwing them, even knowing that,Copy !req
134. there must be a reason behind it!Copy !req
135. That son of a mongrel is still laughing!Copy !req
136. Go, Rikiishi!Copy !req
137. Pound that grin off his face!Copy !req
138. Hey, Joe!Copy !req
139. Go, go, go, go, go!Copy !req
140. Ah!Copy !req
141. Rikiishi, what are you, stupid?Copy !req
142. Leo's a veteran, yet you keep telegraphing those huge uppercuts like an idiot!Copy !req
143. You don't even have the stamina thanks to your weight loss!Copy !req
144. I-I don't blame his rival Yabuki Joe for being angry.Copy !req
145. After all, Rikiishi's done nothing in the first and second roundsCopy !req
146. but throw uppercut after uppercut.Copy !req
147. He probably doesn't realise that Leo could see those uppercuts from a mile away.Copy !req
148. In fact, in cases of extreme stamina loss, the ability to think is dulled.Copy !req
149. It really is awful.Copy !req
150. Joe, don't make such a fuss.Copy !req
151. Then what am I supposed to do?Copy !req
152. How could Rikiishi fight such an unsightly fight?Copy !req
153. How?Copy !req
154. It's unsettling precisely because it's unsightly.Copy !req
155. What's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
156. Well, let's just watch the match.Copy !req
157. Once again, Rikiishi's throwing uppercuts and missing!Copy !req
158. And Leo skilfully dodges those uppercuts!Copy !req
159. And he's going for Rikiishi's flank!Copy !req
160. You did it! That's it, Rikiishi!Copy !req
161. He hit him!Copy !req
162. He hit him with another uppercut!Copy !req
163. That's it, Rikiishi! Don't let up!Copy !req
164. Finish him off as soon as he gets up!Copy !req
165. Get to a neutral corner!Copy !req
166. 1!Copy !req
167. 2!Copy !req
168. 3!Copy !req
169. 4!Copy !req
170. 5!Copy !req
171. 6!Copy !req
172. 7!Copy !req
173. 8!Copy !req
174. Fight!Copy !req
175. Now, Rikiishi! Get him!Copy !req
176. Go, go, go!Copy !req
177. Rikiishi! Finish him off with your special triple-blow!Copy !req
178. Go!Copy !req
179. Uppercuts again...Copy !req
180. Why are you just throwing uppercuts like a one-trick pony?Copy !req
181. Have you forgotten all the other punches?Copy !req
182. Rikiishi's in trouble again!Copy !req
183. He'd be down if it weren't for the ropes!Copy !req
184. Ah, this isn't good!Copy !req
185. He's in a condition where he can't trust his stamina,Copy !req
186. but he's just wasting it by throwing nothing but uppercuts!Copy !req
187. What's the matter with you?Copy !req
188. Have you lost so much weight that you can't even throw a straight punch?Copy !req
189. You can't throw any more uppercuts, Rikiishi!Copy !req
190. He's used to them!Copy !req
191. Now Rikiishi's throwing jabs!Copy !req
192. This is the first time this entire fight!Copy !req
193. J-Jab...Copy !req
194. Doctor!Copy !req
195. He settled it so quickly.Copy !req
196. I see. I get it now!Copy !req
197. He got his opponent's eyes used to uppercuts,Copy !req
198. then suddenly started attacking head-on!Copy !req
199. Can't dodge that, can you?Copy !req
200. But for you, Rikiishi, that's a pretty juvenile strategy.Copy !req
201. Let me make this clear...Copy !req
202. Those childish tricks won't mean a thing when you fight me!Copy !req
203. You idiot!Copy !req
204. Don't be so cocky!Copy !req
205. You haven't even figured out the meaning of his strategy!Copy !req
206. The meaning of his strategy?Copy !req
207. Joe, you've only ever been good with one strategy, and that's hanging your arms limp at your side.Copy !req
208. Don't you see that his uppercut strategy can demolish your No Guard strategy?Copy !req
209. Wh-What?Copy !req
210. You can only use your special Cross CounterCopy !req
211. if the opponent throws a straight punch!Copy !req
212. But you can't do a thing against the uppercut!Copy !req
213. Not only does the opponent's Centre of gravity not go forward,Copy !req
214. it almost bends backwards!Copy !req
215. So you can't even use a regular counter, much less the Cross Counter!Copy !req
216. Congratulations, Rikiishi.Copy !req
217. You did well, Rikiishi.Copy !req
218. You fought well for your condition.Copy !req
219. Thank you very much.Copy !req
220. Even after suffering from his weight loss, and facing such a veteran heavy-hitter,Copy !req
221. Rikiishi was imagining Leo as Joe.Copy !req
222. He was refiningCopy !req
223. the timing of his uppercut to use as a weapon in his fight with you.Copy !req
224. And that may not be all.Copy !req
225. I have a feeling he's hiding a more dreadful strategy in that shrunken frame of his.Copy !req
226. An even more dreadful strategy!Copy !req
227. Joe, do you think you have a chance?Copy !req
228. A chance?Copy !req
229. Well, that aside, Rikiishi did well today.Copy !req
230. I was impressed.Copy !req
231. Up until now, I've never gone into a matchCopy !req
232. with the slightest thought that I could lose.Copy !req
233. I knew I would win.Copy !req
234. But this time is different.Copy !req
235. I don't feel like I can win.Copy !req
236. Ah!Copy !req
237. Joe...Copy !req
238. Rikiishi won an agonising battle.Copy !req
239. But Rikiishi's uppercuts were clearly meant to disarm Joe's Cross Counter.Copy !req
240. Although Joe knows this,Copy !req
241. he still claims his No Guard strategy as the only way to counter the uppercut.Copy !req
242. Together with Nishi and me,Copy !req
243. he spends day and night to find a way to check Rikiishi's uppercuts,Copy !req
244. training in the No Guard Sway Back.Copy !req
245. But, no matter how much he trains,Copy !req
246. the image of Rikiishi, who overcame his endless weight loss, will not leave his mind.Copy !req
247. Now, as Joe seeks to defeat Rikiishi by perfecting the Sway Back,Copy !req
248. which way is tomorrow!Copy !req
249. Sandbag NiCopy !req
250. On the sandbag,Copy !req
251. ukande kieru nikui anchikushou no kao megakeCopy !req
252. I can see the face of the man I hate.Copy !req
253. Tatake! Tatake! Tatake!Copy !req
254. Punch! Punch! Punch!Copy !req
255. Oira nya kemono no chi ga sawaguCopy !req
256. The blood of the beast in me boils.Copy !req
257. Dakedo...Copy !req
258. But...Copy !req
259. Ashita wa kitto nani ka aruCopy !req
260. Something will happen tomorrow.Copy !req
261. Ashita wa dochi daCopy !req
262. Which way is tomorrow?Copy !req
263. SystematicChaos
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264. CarnyCopy !req
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266. JuggenCopy !req
267. JuggenCopy !req
268. HyugakoCopy !req
269. Edward_KCopy !req
270. Raw Providers: Kazuki``, berantleCopy !req
271. Quality Control: Saizen-HnG QC teamCopy !req
272. Project Leader: JuggenCopy !req
273. Episode 44Copy !req
274. Rikiishi Toru's Hard Fight!Copy !req
275. Rikiishi Toru's First Bantamweight Transfer Match!Copy !req
276. Episode 45Copy !req
277. Sway Back to Defeat Rikiishi!Copy !req
278. Yuke kouya woCopy !req
279. Oira boxerCopy !req
280. Yuuhi ga giragira otoko no yume waCopy !req
281. Minna wa kono ore wo nasakemuyo to iuCopy !req
282. Tsuki ni hoete hitoriCopy !req
283. Oyanashi yadonashi no na mo nai boxer waCopy !req
284. Kusari wo kamikitta Yes Yes!Copy !req
285. Yuke kouya woCopy !req
286. Oira boxerCopy !req
287. Asahi ga noboru yo otoko no mune niCopy !req
288. Go to the wilderness!Copy !req
289. I am a boxer.Copy !req
290. The evening sun glitters upon the dreams of men!Copy !req
291. Everyone says that I am merciless.Copy !req
292. Howling at the moon alone.Copy !req
293. A parent-less, homeless, nameless boxerCopy !req
294. has bitten off his chains! Yes, yes!Copy !req
295. Go to the wilderness!Copy !req
296. I am a boxer.Copy !req
297. The morning sun rises upon the hearts of men!Copy !req