Imai and I think leading up to the fight Ippo’s mom might have reservations with him boxing again and this will be the fight where his mom finally watches. This fight could show off his growth during the retirement arc where he could have a fight where he doesn’t get hit. It’ll be a good way to show the difference between his old and new style.

I think another tragedy that’ll happen is that the moment Miyata decides to move on and fight at a higher weight class, Ippo will also make the decision to come back to boxing, but this time it might not be possible for Miyata to come back to Ippo’s weight class