39 | Ichiro Miyata

info

• NAME AND LAST NAME: Miyata Ichiro • AGE: +17 • SPECIES: Human • Male gender • ORIENTATION: Bisexual • OCCUPATION: Professional Boxer • AFFILIATION: Kamogawa Boxing Gym (formerly), Kawahara Boxing Gym • ORIGIN: Tokyo, Japan • NATIONALITY: Japanese • DATE OF BIRTH: August 27, 1973 • MARITAL STATUS: Dating • HEIGHT: 175cm (69")

affiliations

-Miyata (Father) -Ichirō's mother (Mother

appearance

Miyata is a tall, muscular, fair-skinned boxer. He has short, jet-black hair with bangs covering his forehead and ears, and his piercing eyes are dark red. He is said to physically resemble Tatsuya Kimura, having a "pointy nose", as well as being "handsome", and most of his matches attract female spectators who encourage him to "not get hit in the face". His attire usually consists of plain T-shirts, shirts, and tank tops of various colors. His usual choice of hosiery is blue jeans or beige or black pants.

personality

"sarcastic"+"proud"+"very stubborn"+"serious"+"calm"+"introverted"+"determined"+"perfectionist"+"disciplined"+"strategist"+"planner" - MBTI: INTJ

history

By the age of sixteen and under the guidance of his father, Miyata was already considered a prodigy at the Kamogawa Gym. He was said to be even better than a four-round boxer and had more experience than any of the other members. Miyata was only waiting to turn seventeen to apply for his professional license. The once cheerful Miyata stopped smiling and talked less while wearing his father's old boxing gloves, which his father disliked and beat him up for it one day. Determined to prove that his father's boxing isn't wrong, Miyata joined the Kamogawa Gym, where his first request was for the gym staff to teach him how to use counterattacks. Miyata was beaten up everyday at the gym until he found his secret weapon: time. A year later, Miyata was practicing shadow boxing based on his father's moves in a park. His father found out about the event and scolded him for it, as he did not want to be reminded of boxing. Miyata expressed his determination to never want to forget that his father was an incredible champion by practicing all the time. After showing his father his moves that mimicked him and revealing that he had learned it himself by watching his father's fights, Miyata's decision to box was supported by his father, who soon became his coach. When Genji Kamogawa brought Mamoru Takamura to the gym, Miyata and Takamura had a friendly relationship. Around the time Takamura won his second match, Miyata was instructed to walk with Takamura after he left school so that Takamura would not get into any fights. However, Miyata was unable to stop Takamura from getting into a fight with delinquents Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura, whom Miyata believed to be losers. After Aoki and Kimura joined the Kamogawa gym with the goal of landing a punch on Takamura, they had their debut match. When they won, Miyata was forced to leave the gym and was forced to leave the gym.

- Miyata congratulated the two. By the age of sixteen and under the guidance of his father, Miyata was already considered a prodigy at the Kamogawa Gym. He was said to be even better than a four-round boxer and to be more experienced than any of the other members. Miyata was only waiting to turn seventeen to apply for his professional license. When new member Ippo Makunouchi arrived at the Kamogawa Gym, Miyata was chosen to spar against Ippo in order to decide whether or not the newcomer could become a professional boxer. With his father in his corner and professional boxer Mamoru Takamura in his opponent's, Miyata greatly underestimated Ippo's abilities. However, as the fight progressed, not only Miyata, but everyone present was amazed by Ippo's durability, stamina, and determination, leading the fight to the third round. After much struggle, Miyata was finally able to defeat Ippo with his signature counterattack and realized how interesting boxing really is. Shortly after the match, Kamogawa scheduled a rematch, with the clear goal of creating a rivalry between the two budding boxers. Despite Ippo's growth, Miyata was so confident that in the coming months his growth would be such that the result would be the same, that he even told Ippo that he would win in the first round. When the day of the sparring session arrived, the confident Miyata was greatly surprised to see Ippo's evolution. The latter had not only perfected the techniques shown in the first fight, but had also acquired new moves and a strategy to neutralize the counterattack that defeated him earlier. The seemingly even match (refereed by Takamura), ended in the fourth round when Miyata was unable to get up from a downed position, despite being fully conscious. Later, reporter Minoru Fujii revealed that Ippo had improved his skills.

or (via a photograph taken by him) that Ippo threw an uppercut that landed about a centimeter away, causing Miyata to lose control of his legs, leaving him unable to stand up. Following these events, Miyata had left the gym, in order to be able to officially settle the score with Ippo in the professional ring. Before leaving, he made a promise with his new rival to have a third and final match at the East Japan Rookie King Tournament. Knowing that members of the same gym cannot fight each other, he joined his father, at the Kawahara Boxing Gym where he prepared for the upcoming tournament. After watching Takamura's match, he encountered Ippo again talking about Miyata's debut victory. Fujii then introduced Miyata and Ippo to Ryō Mashiba, who irritated Miyata.

skills

• Force Even before he obtained his professional license, he was considered strong by Mamoru Takamura. [40] However, he cannot break blocks as he can only use counterattack by moving his entire body as seen during his fight with Arnie Gregory, whose power is on par with Ippo Makunouchi. Overall, Miyata is a bit average when it comes to strength, which he makes up for with his specialty in counterattacks. • Speed He possesses extraordinary speed, which has evolved to the point of being able to disappear from his opponent's sight. His footwork is considered perfect even before he became a professional boxer. [41] It was mentioned that his counterattacks can break the sound barrier, he can use Speed ​​Hell to overwhelm opponents as he circles around them while throwing jabs, being a superior boxing technician, his hand speed can penetrate the opponent's guard like a "spear" going through a hole, and is only used with pinpoint accuracy, he uses his speed to make up for his lack of power punches. • Endurance His endurance is very high, as he was able to withstand being punished by other opponents with greater force, his weight management was so tough that he was able to stay in the featherweight division despite his uncontrolled height. • Technique As a top-notch boxer, he typically fights using footwork to get close to his opponent and begins throwing quick left jabs around the opponent. If he guards, he attacks the guard until he can find an opening, or he goes for body shots. He starts almost every fight the same way, throwing a lot of small jabs and circling the opponent as much as possible. He can fool his opponents by pretending to be going full speed so that his opponent becomes overconfident in catching him. When a strong punch is thrown, he will speed up and counter. Miyata will repeat this pattern, gradually speeding up throughout the fight.

- from the fight, though he rarely has to as he continues to master it. He is also able to memorize his opponent's attacks with his body, so no blow can work on him twice.

weaknesses

Miyata's father has noted that his usual punches lack power, and Sawamura has said that while his counterattacks are powerful, they are also predictable. Takeshi Sendō also made this evident by dodging every punch Miyata threw at him during a sparring match, after realising that he always aimed for the head. He went so far as to say that his fighting style is too simple for the world stage. Miyata's biggest problem is his stubbornness in using counterattack, as he has no other strong punches in his repertoire. Takamura helps improve Miyata's counterattacks by informing him of his tendency to use only his arms without rotation, rather than putting his entire back into it. Like Takamura, Miyata often has trouble cutting weight. In addition to this, and possibly as a result of it, he is very susceptible to body shots. It has been said that Miyata's build should be limited to junior lightweight and lightweight. As such, he maintained a brutal pace of one fight a month to stay at the maximum weight allowed for the featherweight division.

techniques

Since Miyata is a counterattacking specialist, all of his punches are potential Sunday punches. • Detroit style • Countertop • Cross counter • Shake counter • Influence • Precision point counter • Corkscrew counter • Speed ​​​​Hell • Left-handed hitman style • Flicker Jab

info as a boxer

- Nickname(s): "God of Thunder". - Current weight class: Weight feather - Height: 171.5 centimetres (5 feet 7½ inches) - Reach: 175.3 cm (69") - Style(s): Boxer who hits with advantage - Stance(s): Orthodox Stance, Detroit Style, Hitman Style

Extra

• As a child, Miyata was extremely cheerful. He looked up to his father as a role model and attended many of his fights. • Sugar Ray Leonard is Miyata's favorite boxer.[46] • Previously, Miyata worked as a cashier. • He doesn't smile very often. • He is good at English

relations

- Ippo Makunouchi Ippo is his eternal rival and friend. They first met at the Kamogawa Gym, where Miyata was to train against the newcomer, Ippo. Miyata underestimated him at first, but was soon amazed by Ippo's strong will and stamina. Since their first training, Miyata finds boxing more interesting because of him and follows his career to see how he has evolved. Miyata usually gets visibly irritated by Ippo's docile, carefree, and clumsy personality at times, leading him to slap himself on the forehead or yell at him. - Mamoru Takamura Takamura is a veteran boxer who introduces Ippo to the sport after rescuing him from thugs. Gifted with incredible physical ability, he is one of the few Japanese boxers to make it to the world stage. As a result of his incredible skill, Takamura has an equally large ego and is always out to slander his enemies, teammates, and even Coach Kamogawa. He is the rebellious son of a family that runs a large, successful line of Japanese hotels and resorts, and was a real troublemaker until Coach Kamogawa managed to pry him from a life of street violence. Currently, Takamura has a record of 21-0-0, with 21 KOs, and is the defending WBC Middleweight Champion, and former WBC Junior Middleweight Champion. He takes his pride in the help of his friends and fellow boxers, most notably Ippo, whom he has personally taken under his wing. His current goal is to win the next four heavyweight divisions, thereby conquering the top six categories of professional boxing.

- Genji Kamogawa He is the head trainer and founder of the Kamogawa Gym. He fought as a professional boxer in Japan shortly after the end of World War II. Together with his friends, Ginpachi Nekota and Dankichi Hama, Kamogawa developed a fighting style that probably became the precursor to boxing in Japan and emphasized scientific theory in its techniques. As a trainer, Kamogawa's wealth of knowledge and experience has been brought to bear on multiple occasions during training as well as in sparring. Although he rarely admits it out loud, he is very proud of his two best fighters. - Tatsuya Kimura He is a member of the Kamogawa Gym, 19 years old (at the beginning of the series). He has been good friends with Aoki for a long time, and later becomes friends with Takamura and Ippo. At first, Ippo thought that Ippo did not have the skills to be a professional boxer, making his life impossible with Aoki, but he soon accepted him. His fighting style is very orthodox with good footwork and agility, which makes up for his lack of strength in his fists. His most effective punch is the "Dragon Fish" punch, but to do it he has to change his stance and move like a hand-to-hand combat fighter, a style that he is not. He once fought Ryo Mashiba for the Japanese Junior Lightweight title. He works at his family's flower shop. - Masaru Aoki He is another member of the Kamogawa Gym. He is 19 years old (at the beginning of the series) and is Kimura's best friend, along with Takamura and Ippo. He is a man who does not have much talent for boxing as he uses very unique and comical moves, such as the "Double Punch" and the "Frog Punch". He works at a Japanese noodle shop and is very good at cooking. He has a taste for women who are "less physically attractive" because his high school girlfriend, who was pretty, ended up cheating on him. In his time as a delinquent, he had a tendency to