2020年8月14日 · Itagaki also got 2 victories, but were mudfights. If Ippo needs to get his fire back, Itagaki and Kimura needs as well. Kimura began that journey after his last fight, Itagaki may take a while yet. Morikawa wants to highlight the weight of motivation in the performance of a boxer. So, Itagaki got really "weak" without his motivation and confidence.

2023年3月20日 · 29 votes, 19 comments. true. and instead it's highly possible thanks to something called character development,if itagaki will just follow ippo,and if he ever takes back the japanese title after beating imai what we're looking at is really a flat storyline of him defending the title dozens of times fighting against completely anonymous people

2020年8月12日 · Itagaki is cocky, obnoxious, over confident and him being made this overpowered especially when Ippo, the protagonist in his division is chucked to the corner, makes people hate him more. There’s also the part where he tries to hit on Kumi which again can be disrespectful especially considering his relationship with Ippo.

2018年6月25日 · Therefore, we have to pit a prime Martinez against Itagaki and, in my honest opinion, it doesn't matter how fast Itagaki is or can be, he can and will be pinned down. Imai proved it in their title match and KO'ed him brutally. Not to mention, he was also KO'ed by Randy Boy Jr. in two rounds of sparring.

2023年8月11日 · ITAGAKI MANABU - Vs. Kyosuke Imai II ARC/CHAPTER DURATION: 1023-1029 REAL LIFE DATE: Ended around September 15th, 2013 RESULT: TKO Loss, 0:55 R1 of 10. Was certainly a shocker and I like Imai's statement at the end. This has resulted in a slump for Itagaki that's lasted about 10 years in real life.

2024年3月21日 · Itagaki is a symptom and reflection of good fighters who are fragile mentally and that makes them underperform when they should be way better. Your Ryan Garcias, your Adrien Broners. The performance anxiety, what happens when expectations meet reality, and how being labeled "talented" can be as much an insult as it is a strength.

2020年11月26日 · Itagaki and Ippo hold a senpai and kouhai relationship, established boy his motivation to join kamogawa gym due to his admiration if Ippo. Throughout his time in the manga, I find the times where he actively tries to surpass, thwart or one up Ippo extremely compelling.

2018年5月5日 · Itagaki wasn’t that much stronger than Saeki, even with his bullshit powers, and Saeki is a little shit compared to Randy. Reply More posts from r/hajimenoippo

2023年4月28日 · The fight is not drawn out beyond its logical conclusion. Imai measured his expectations with this particular opponent, Itagaki, to disarm him of his confidence. The author showed how he had a clear intent to stop his win streak and momentum before he became too dangerous. I have no regrets, only hopes for young Manabu's maturation.

For one point of view itagaki lost 2 two times already against imai and doesn't know what to do to win, even ippo wasn't sure about itagaki ability against imai. It wasn't just a challenging fight because of the physique of both of them but also a mentally fight because both of them wanted to show that they were truly boxers