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Before Ippo's fight with Kobashi, Ippo sees a fight of Hayami's. Hayami really ticks off his opponent. What is this boxer's name?

Ikawaka. Before the fight starts, Hayami walks to the ring through a sea of girls. Then while the referee announces the rules, Hayami waves to the girls. This ticks off Ikawaka and he charges in. Hayami easily dispenses of him with his Shotgun.

What is Hayami's Sunday punch?

Shotgun. A Sunday punch is a fighter's strongest punch, usually the finishing blow. The Shotgun is Hayami's finishing move that fires off many punches back to back in wide area. Hence the name, Shotgun. He can use this with both arms.

What surprises Hayami about Ippo's face before the fight starts?

It's covered in bruises. Ippo has bruises all over his face from training to counter the short upper and Shotgun. This just shows how hard of an endeavor Ippo will make to win a fight. Aoki also has much larger bruises from training with Ippo.

How many seconds do Ippo and Hayami wait before they move?

15. When the gong rings Ippo and Hayami just stare at each other. They both are devising a strategy to beat their opponent. Kimura then looks at the clock and sees that it's fifteen seconds in the round. They both charge in.

Who lands the first clean hit?

Hayami & Ryuichi & Hayami Ryuichi. After going back and forth between dodging and throwing punches, Hayami throws out a right straight. The right straight cleanly hits Ippo in the face.

Hayami gets downed first.

False. After throwing a flurry of punches at Ippo, Ippo throws a small punch. Hayami dodges it and hits Ippo in the face. Ippo falls and hits his glove to the ground to stop himself. This is considered a down in boxing.

After downing Ippo, what does Hayami call himself?

Wind Car. A wind car is anything that, "Has no form, is best at everything." Hayami calls himself that because of his mastery over in and outboxing.

After Hayami is backed up into a corner, Hayami throws a short left uppercut and Ippo throws a right hook. Which hits first?

They are simultaneous. Ippo slowly works Hayami into the corner where Ippo charges in. Hayami uses his anti-infighting short uppercut, but Ippo throws a hook to counter it. They are simultaneous hits.

What is the final decision of the fight?

Ippo by KO. Ippo and Hayami both get into a slug fest in the middle of the ring. It's an infight and Ippo is better at taking punches than Hayami. Ippo also damaged Hayami enough to where he could evade his blows. Ippo throws together a vicious string of punches that sends Hayami to the ground for good. The ref stops the fight and Ippo wins by KO.

What round does the fight end in?

First. This fight lasts for only a single round, even though it's the longest fight of the quizzes I've made. At the end of the fight, there's only a single second left in the round.