Nekota advised them that they were lucky, as a bear going uphill is faster than downhill. That night, while eating the food that Yagi Haruhiko caught earlier, Nekota learned that Shinoda's group ran into a bear going downhill. Nekota then helped Takamura train by holding the sandbag. Nekota then recognised Takamura and Ippo, while mistaking Aoki Masaru and Kimura Tatsuya as someone else.Īs Ippo, Kimura, Aoki, and Shinoda were about to leave for the woods to train, Nekota warned the group about bears. Nekota and Kamogawa immediately greet each other before getting into a fist fight. To help Makunouchi Ippo prepare for his upcoming match against Sendō Takeshi, and for Takamura Mamoru's title defence, Kamogawa Genji decided to head to the Pension Yoshio as a training camp. When Kamogawa opened up his own gym and discovered Takamura Mamoru, Nekota let Kamogawa use the woods in his pension so that Kamogawa could train his mitt practise techniques by using logs on a string hanging on tree branches. Eventually, Nekota became an owner of his own pension and got a dog named Hachi. Before parting ways, Nekota wished to fight Kamogawa again one day when they both were better. After watching Kamogawa defeat Anderson, Nekota and Kamogawa parted ways, with Nekota planning on living in the woods with a dog, along with Yuki. Anderson's signature move, the Rabbit Punch however, forced Nekota's Punch Drunk symptoms to worsen and ultimately cost him the match as well as his career as a prizefighter. Nekota suffered from symptoms of Punch Drunk Syndrome after a fair match against Kamogawa, only to overcome it shortly before his fight against Ralph Anderson. Nekota suffering from Punch Drunk symptoms. However, Nekota eventually knew that Yuki was a survivor from Hiroshima, who was dying from radiation poisoning. Yuki looked after the pair while they trained, inspired by their commitment to rebuilding the country through their fighting spirit. Here, Nekota experienced the power of American boxing first-hand as he and Kamogawa were beaten up by Anderson while protecting Yuki.ĭuring this time, Yuki and Nekota moved into Kamogawa's makeshift home. After Dankichi's loss, Anderson terrorised the population and chased Yuki into the alleys. Nekota witnessed American sergeant Ralph Anderson, with Miguel Zale as his cornerman, easily defeat Dankichi in an exhibition match. During the American occupation of Japan, Nekota harboured strong feelings of national pride, refusing to accept food handouts. He was also friends with fellow prizefighter and future trainer Hama Dankichi. He had multiple boxing matches with former prizefighter Kamogawa Genji, two of which he lost, two of which he won, and another that ended a draw. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including a complete preview of what to expect in Miami when Mayweather squares off with Paul in an exhibition match below.Nekota worked as a prizefighter in Japan shortly after the end of World War II.
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