Ippo Makunouchi

幕之内一歩, The Wind God, Big-Mara Ippo
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Birthday:Nov 23, 1973
Initial Age:16
Gender:Male
Nationality: Japanese Boxing style: Infighter PeekaBoo Height: 55 164.0 cm Reach: 65 165.0 cm Weight Class: Featherweight Specialty: Liver Blow Gazelle Punch Dempsey Roll Ippo Makunouchi is the main protagonist of the series. He lives with his mother Hiroko Makunouchi and helps with the family charter boat fishing business. Ippo is a classic power inboxer and is well known for his PeekaBoo style of boxing and hard punches which include three signature punches: a ribcracking liver blow Gazelle punch an uppercut variant and the Dempsey roll technique. His signature punches appear to be modeled after Mike Tyson Floyd Patterson and Jack Dempsey respectively. Ippo is bullied throughout most of his school life. After being rescued by Takamura he ends up being brought to Kamogawa Gym where he displays an explosive punching power. After seeing a video of Mike Tyson he becomes inspired to take up boxing to feel reborn with strength. He soon proves himself to Takamura and Kamogawa and starts on the path to being a pro boxer.
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