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A huge flaw of this approach is the predictability of its offence. As explained by OPBF champion Miyata, in every match Ippo always steps forward and attacks head on
while repeating the same attack patterns, a trait that an observant boxer can easily take advantage of. [76] Once Ippo became the JBC champion, this move defined him to the point that the name "Makunouchi Ippo" came to be synonymous with the Dempsey Roll, which, as Kamogawa affirmed, turned Ippo into a “cheese champion”, due to being full of holes as a result of the overexposure of the technique. [135] Relying solely on the Dempsey Roll to win led him to
progressively more dangerous matches as his opponents picked apart the technique’s weaknesses and found ways to neutralise it. [136] To give an example, it is stated by Kamogawa that Ippo's signature move was not only a strength, but also a weakness, since the Dempsey Roll is weak against counters. [137] This stylistic disadvantage compelled the Kamogawa gym to avoid the long-awaited match between Ippo and Miyata, as it was seen as a hopeless endeavour. [138][139] The drawback was eventually exploited by the counter-puncher Sawamura, who challenged Ippo for the JBC title. [140][141] Most importantly, as noticed by Ippo, the passive procedure of waiting for the opponent to throw a punch before closing in resulted in him losing the initiative and forgoing the use of his left to claim the first strike, as is noticeable by the gradual neglect and eventual discardment of his jabbing. [142][143] This was a direct contradiction to the style Kamogawa originally envisioned for Ippo, which revolved around “hitting before being hit”. [144] Prior to his first performance on the world stage, Ippo's one-dimensional style was described by Eiji Date as too simplistic for the world level. [145] This idea was reinforced in the night of the fight by Ippo's opponent, Alfredo González, who judged his boxing as outdated and technically unremarkable.
When Date was to fight the WBA featherweight champion Ricardo Martínez, Ippo was surprised to find out the news and was worried about Date's chances
after seeing Ricardo's perfect record until he was given hope by Takamura that Date
decided to challenge Ricardo again because he was confident of his victory. Ippo then learned from Kamogawa that Ricardo requested to spar with him. After Ippo agreed to the spar, Ippo discussed it with Umezawa, who compared Ippo's 13 win record to Ricardo's 63 win record and claimed that Ricardo was only five times stronger than Ippo and that Ippo would be able to land one hit out of five punches. Ippo then went with Kamogawa to the Otowa gym with the expectation of landing at least one punch within the three rounds. When Ippo arrived to the Otowa gym, he met Ricardo and felt the pressure of the super champion after going into the ring with his match boxing trunks, wanting to treat the spar as an actual match. Ippo's Dempsey Roll stopped by Ricardo's left jabs. As the spar began, Ippo attempted to use a feint and a liver blow, however, he stopped midway as Ricardo saw through the tactic. Ippo entered his Peek-a-Boo Style and threw a one-two, which Ricardo easily dodged the first hit and threw a jab that Ippo couldn't see coming. After repeatedly getting hit with Ricardo's motionless lefts, Ippo managed to get close to Ricardo by blocking some of his punches. In range, Ippo began the Dempsey Roll motion. Before Ippo could even start to throw a punch, he was effortlessly hit repeatedly by Ricardo's lefts until the figure-eight motion stopped and left Ippo standing unconscious and frozen in shock.
