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Kamogawa. During the fight, Anderson used an illegal punch on Nekota that worsened his condition. After Nekota's defeat, Kamogawa begins intensive training to defeat Anderson. Through his training, he develops an "iron fist" technique. He then challenges Anderson, who
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2445:121–current
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2216:February 7,
2134:February 7,
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1942:February 7,
1905:February 7,
1827:SportPlanet
1765:February 7,
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1200:February 7,
1072:in Japanese
1040:PAL regions
968:2D graphics
855:voice overs
693:(favorable)
632:Publication
544:Development
537:punch-drunk
512:Ryo Mashiba
394:Masaru Aoki
332:boxing ring
244:multiplayer
153:Platform(s)
129:Composer(s)
109:Designer(s)
99:Director(s)
2587:Categories
2457:Characters
2391:Fight Ippo
1721:Enterbrain
1685:Consoles +
1657:. Fandom.
1654:Metacritic
1591:. Fandom.
1399:. Fandom.
1364:Gaming Age
1330:. Fandom.
1294:. Fandom.
1190:Ziff Davis
1050:References
1044:Wii Remote
816:Metacritic
641:Consoles +
616:Metacritic
607:Aggregator
460:, and the
448:is set in
441:characters
411:story arcs
407:Cut scenes
374:black eyes
362:life meter
267:video game
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1874:April 29,
1795:FuncoLand
598:Reception
593:Reception
533:Hiroshima
336:auto-save
290:in 2001.
2537:New Corp
2452:Episodes
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2278:Archived
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2184:June 30,
2128:Archived
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