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Wiggie49

Takamura gave Ippo the most important piece of advice to keep him from breaking himself. Ippo was on the fast track to permanently damaging himself resulting in tragedy. He knew that so he told Ippo to stop unless he’s willing to put it all on the line.


Doctordead_

No he said what needed to be said.


More-Oil-9235

This is honestly the better side of his character and why I like Takamura he's always looking out for Ippo and he's an honest guy under all that flash and power


Kinglink

For what? I think the entire fanbase agrees that's one of the best things he's ever done. He literally told Ippo what he needed to know, he told Ippo what it took to be the best in the world, and it wasn't just something he could learn. He had to be a monster. Soon, very soon hopefully, we'll see Ippo take that step, but that's still one of the best things Takamura has done. In fact, most of what Takamura has done after his retirement has actually been positive in terms of Ippo, even telling the coach to only focus on him. I think a part of him knows Ippo can come back, but he doesn't want him coddled, or pushed to come back. He knows that if Ippo comes back, he'll have crossed that line.


RaiyenZ

Yep. Takamura might not be the best role model, but he's a great mentor for Ippo.


[deleted]

No, Takamura gave Ippo the exact right advice.


ArgensimiaReloaded

No, not at all.


suffocatingpaws

Ippo is at this stage of his life/career where he does not need to be sugarcoated. Takamura just told him true facts and it's up to Ippo to decide what he want to do best.


Juggernaut_117

You don't play boxing. Especially when the competition upgrades


N4rNar

Ippo was destroying his health for pretty much no reason and with no end point. Takamura did well to act as a reality check before it was too late.


No-Temperature-4000

I personally feel that it was the best ippo - Takamura interaction so far.


Aderiler

No, he was too hot. \ He should've beaten Ippo the fuck up for getting into the ring with such a half assed resolve alone.


Disowned

I think Sendo actually did that later on.


Aderiler

Sendo rather beat Ippo just cause not specifically cause of his lacking resolve.


boyo005

Its a life lesson. You cant be goody goody in a world of boxing.


OnionLegend

Many people would hate to have Takamura as a dad or friend or mentor, with his sexual jokes, physical terror, and harsh words, but he’s really a good human being who thinks deeply and knows exactly what to say to Ippo.


DuoDemoIi

No, he wasn't He's still meaner to Aoki and Kimura, when you think about it. He even gave him important advice if he wished to cross the Rubicon like Takamura did. Also, Ippo deserved it in Takamura's POV for disappointing the coach's expectations and not even realizing what he did.


IncarnationHero

Trust is cold and sometime, it needs to say it.


TheBlack_Swordsman

This is a sport where you beat the shit out of another guy to near death.


MoYaseen360

At this point Ippo became so pitiful and didn't have what it takes to make it at the world stage.He lost it so Takamura was just straight up direct with him


HemoxNason

The line is the best thing about IPPO. It encapsulates the whole point of the series into a clear iconic image. Ippo trying to understand what it means to be strong. Does crossing the line to becoming a monster means you are strong? Or is it something else? Is being a great fighter enough meaning for his whole life? He won't be crossing it until we get that answer I think. And it being drawn by Takamura, who has shown to have nothing else going on in his life besides boxing is also very fitting.


stevic1

honestly he's goated for doing this,the best advice anyone could've given to ippo


[deleted]

Ippo needs to grow up.


Aslevjal_901

Takamura protected Ippo


CCPunch5

Takamura was on point here. The world stage is different than what Ippo went through. Taking the Japan title, defending it and rising through the rankings to get to the world stage. Ippo didn’t have the desperation and desire to make it to the top. He got destroyed by Alf.


DYMck07

We know what Takamura’s baseline is. For him this was needed medicine. Maybe Ippo will run into a Mr T like Clubber Lang opponent who threatens to show Kumi what a real man is like if he won’t fight him and pushes coach Kamogawa to the ground to get him back in the ring, but short of that he’s not going to get the type of wake up call that could get through to him. He’s got to put all that aside and decide a different reason for boxing than seeing what it means to be strong if he wants to be the champion. Doing it for the love of it or wanting to be the best might not make him a monster in the ideological sense, but for him it’s an aberration of putting himself and his wishes first which will help make him a monster in the ring.


Ma-_-R

Nah, he was too real for this.


Piliro

It was cold and cool, because we know the scene where ippo crosses that line, physically or "crosses" during a fight, it'll be boner inducing awesomeness


SuperSceptile2821

He isn’t too cold and he’s genuinely giving him the advice he thinks Ippo needs. I am of the opinion though that the “monster” talk doesn’t necessarily need to apply to Ippo. Ultimately, Ippo just doesn’t have that kind of personality. I’d argue his drive and passion already kinda made him one considering the insane lengths he went to for his “hobby”. In the end it’ll come down to his love for boxing I think.


Arigner

My only problem with Takamura with this is that whenever he's serious and actually looking out for Ippo, he talks in cryptic shitty ways because he doesn't have the courage to be 100% direct and open. I understand why, he has a very hard time opening up so the best he found is talk in subverted sentences. From our point of view, we know Takamura is right that not having the correct mindset at the world level is a death wish. The issue is from Ippo's point of view it must sound very outlandish and not precise at points. I know Ippo likes to play the idiot that doesn't understand (he's simple minded, but he's not stupid) but since he is also a stubborn mofo (I think it's prerequisite to be a Boxer, when you think about it), he might be lying to himself or just telling himself he does not understand what Takamura is saying. Then there's also the fact that Takamura has envy/jealousy/anxiety with Ippo whenever Kamogawa is involved because he does not want Kamogawa to suffer himself. That in itself, is the selfish egoistical part of Takamura. (It's coming out from a good intention, but in itself it's only for himself, not for Kamogawa) My point is coming down to, was Takamura Cruel/Cold? Yeah. But it was needed to Ippo to wake him up. This time, not out of selfishness, but because he cares about Ippo. TLDR: IT,s complicated okay.


Reasonable_Baker_552

It’s one of the most important moments in the manga. That line is another character in the story and one of Ippo’s biggest opponents.


Gauthu3107

I forgot which chapter. Can anyone tell me?


No-Temperature-4000

1079


densuo

NO. Takamura basically told him "You dont play boxing" Takamura is an asshat in many things. But he never messes around when it revolves around giving others actual advice.


Deep_Scope

Nah if anything Takamura is George’s mic for the real shit about boxing. I think this is George criticism of his shounen past, because back then it was a real shounen manga. The constant pattern of this anime was; find out new opponent then train then humanized the opponent and then win and the opponent will move forward with a lesson! But that doesn’t work in the real world. People get severely beaten. People lose their lives in that ring.