35 | Takamura Mamoru

• NAME AND SURNAME: Mamoru Takamura • NICKNAME(S): "Almighty", "Japanese Falcon", "Japan's KO King", "Bear Killer", "Lord of the Perverts" • AGE: 25+ • SPECIES: Human • Male gender • ORIENTATION: Heterosexual • OCCUPATION: Professional boxer • AFFILIATION: Kamogawa Gymnasium • ORIGIN: Tokyo, Japan • NATIONALITY: Japanese • DATE OF BIRTH: July 7, 1969 • MARITAL STATUS: In relation • HEIGHT: 185 cm (6'1")

He is a professional boxer in various weight classes and the WBC Super Middleweight Champion affiliated with Kamogawa Gym.

Takamura is on a personal mission to conquer six weight classes, from junior middleweight to heavyweight. His quest began after becoming the JBC middleweight champion, where he moved down and became the WBC junior middleweight champion. He then moved back up to the middleweight class and became the unified WBC and WBA middleweight champion. After many defenses, Takamura advanced to the super middleweight class, becoming the WBC champion of the class.

• Father (unknown)
• Mother (unknown)
• Suguru Takamura (older brother)
• Kyōka Takamura (older sister)
• Wataru Takamura (younger brother

Takamura dons a curly pompadour while wearing his school uniform in a more relaxed style with some of the top buttons loose. His eyebrows are considerably thick, and he has a tough-looking face. Even before joining the Kamogawa Boxing Gym, Takamura had a very refined physique. Coupled with Kamogawa's training regimen, his body is even more refined, with bulging biceps, bulging pecs, and a hardened 6-pack stomach. While at the training camp at Nekota's house, he fought a bear, the encounter resulting in the three visible scars on his chest. Rarely, his hairstyle will change from its usual pompadour style to a messy hairstyle with his bangs falling down. Whenever Takamura struggles with his weight training, his appearance changes drastically. His stomach and ribs show through his skin, his lips crack and wrinkles form, and his skin begins to peel off. His basic attire consists of plain shirts, t-shirts, button-down shirts, tank tops of various colors, sometimes under an open coat, and pants of various colors. His attire when working on the road consists of a navy blue hooded sweatshirt and a shirt underneath with navy blue sweatpants.

"open-minded"+"fun"+"selfish"+"childish"+"abrasive"+"perverted"+"impetuous"+"carefree"+"ambitious"+"insightful"cocky"+"boisterous"+"arrogant"+"playful"+"disciplined"

Takamura was the middle child, estranged from the famous Takamura Enterprises, and supported by his older sister Kyōka and younger brother Wataru. His older brother Suguru, a former rugby player, constantly belittled his great boxing achievements and continued the stigma that Mamoru was simply a bully who feeds off of beating others up. Once, during Suguru's rugby match, his team was crushed and he was insulted by fans, and it was then that Takamura injured about 20 fans, resulting in Suguru's team being given a one-year suspension. Despite his family's impressive wealth, Takamura would later live off his own earnings as a professional boxer. As Genji Kamogawa was walking through the streets of Tokyo one night, he witnessed a brutal beating that Takamura was giving to several criminals. Kamogawa took it as nothing more than a meaningless fight between criminals until Takamura unwittingly executed a professional-class punch right in front of him. Kamogawa then stopped Takamura from continuing with the fight, as he did not want him to kill anyone. After being checked out by the trainer, Takamura was offered boxing at the Kamogawa Gym. Takamura did not like the idea of ​​fighting with rules, but decided to do it to "kill time". In the anime, Takamura was brought to the gym and immediately began working the bag, leaving Miyata's father, Haruhiko Yagi, Shinoda, and Kamogawa in awe. He is then taken on a course guided by Kamogawa. Takamura had only desired to beat people up and left Kamogawa's gym shortly after. Kamogawa, unsure if Takamura would show up of his own volition, showed up at his house for several days willing to train him. Along with road work and pulling his scooter, Kamogawa forbade Takamura from using his right fist and working the bag only with his left fist, arriving

However, he decided to train on his own volition after being forced to do so prior to Kamogawa's absence. After days of training, Takamura had his first match arranged for him in three months. Takamura had a hard time dealing with this, as he was up against a professional fresh out of high school. However, once in the ring, Takamura realized how the training had affected him and knocked out his opponent in less than a minute. It was then that Takamura declared that he would take Kamogawa to the world. After his second match, Takamura encountered a South High School delinquent, Masaru Aoki, at an arcade where Takamura was attacked by having his head smashed into an arcade screen. Takamura quickly retaliated and defeated Aoki with wrestling moves. Takamura then left Imanishi North High School and was supposed to be taken home with his gym partner Ichirō Miyata to avoid any fights. However, Takamura heard a fight nearby and inspected the scene where he saw delinquents Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura being beaten by a group of Takamura's former classmates. Takamura had the group run away to prevent them from attacking the two. Takamura then got caught up in fighting Aoki and Kimura due to them being angry that he stopped the fight. Takamura quickly defeated the two criminals despite promising not to use his fists on the street. When Aoki and Kimura joined the Kamogawa Gym with the goal of beating Takamura at least once, Takamura decided to let them train against him every day, which made them train harder to achieve their goal, resulting in them getting stronger and eventually giving Takamura a scratch on the face. Takamura then helped them win in their debut matches, with Takamura being the only one who could bring Kimura back to his senses when he was nervous.

During street works, Takamura saw high school student Ippo Makunouchi being beaten by Masahiko Umezawa and his friends. Takamura intervened, chased the bullies away, and reluctantly carried the unconscious Ippo to the gymnasium. There, he expressed his dislike for both bullies and those who simply let themselves be bullied. To make the frustrated Ippo feel better before leaving, he taught him how to do a straight and encouraged him to defend himself next time. Noting his well-built body and incredible strength, Takamura gave Ippo a video showing a collection of Ippo's knockouts. Mike Tyson, in an attempt to encourage him to take up boxing as a way to learn self-defense and relieve stress. Following these events, Ippo asked Takamura to help him become a professional boxer instead of just being a constant student at the gym. Disturbed by the idea of ​​anyone taking boxing lightly, Takamura proposed a challenge to Ippo: if he could catch ten leaves falling from a tree with his punches in a week, Takamura would agree to help him. After Ippo successfully passed the test, Takamura gave him a training menu to follow for a month before taking him to the gym. After introducing Ippo to the Kamogawa Gym, Takamura is scolded by Genji Kamogawa, who thought that Ippo had no boxing material. They eventually decided to let Ippo spar against boxing prodigy, Ichirō Miyata, to determine whether or not he had a future in the sport. Takamura served as Ippo's second during the fight, advising him on different strategies and moves that got Ippo to the third round before being knocked out. Despite losing, they were able to gain Kamogawa's approval and Ippo became a member of the gym. Takamura then served as the referee for Ippo and Miyata's second sparring, which ended in Miyata's defeat. Miyata then left the gym to

-to face Ippo in the professional ring.

Takamura is a skilled boxer renowned for his offensive power, and is widely considered a genius. He is the strongest known fighter in the weight classes he is in, and is suggested to rival even Ricardo Martinez in "pound for pound" rankings. [30] His natural talent is of such magnitude that Genji Kamogawa claimed that he was already stronger than the JBC Middleweight Champion when he was first encountered on the streets, and would have been capable of taking the world title with or without Kamogawa's teachings. In his title bouts, Takamura displayed incredible power, speed, and durability through Kamogawa's guidance. His physical attributes are described as superhuman and monstrous, particularly his power and stamina. However, even his speed is on par with the fastest featherweight fighters. On top of that, his fighting instincts are at such a high level that feints are nearly useless against him, as he can intuitively discern whether a punch is real or not. His genius even extends to the theoretical aspects of boxing, as he possesses a keen insight that allows him to frequently teach others. He has proven capable of mimicking any move he sees or experiences, such as Richard Bison's Flicker Jabs and Ippo Makunouchi's Tornado Jolt. Takamura has an extremely destructive fighting style, which focuses on huge, constant strikes that can knock out any fighter, or even kill them. Counterattacks are ineffective against him because most of his strikes must be dodged or received in an exchange, an exchange that no one dares to risk. This fighting style goes hand in hand with Takamura's aggressive personality, his ego, and his unbeatable arrogance. In fact, his anger has such an influence on each of his fights that one could say that anger is the core of his fighting style.

As a veteran boxer, Takamura (unlike many other characters) knows that targeting the opponent's weakness is not a "dirty punch." He has done so and expressed it on several occasions. Much like Miyata, Takamura constantly struggles with his weight management, so he tends to lose stamina a bit faster due to fighting in weight classes below his natural weight, which is roughly 195 lbs. However, this weakness becomes less of a hindrance as he moves up in weight classes and closer to his natural weight, which ironically means that each new champion Takamura fights will be up against an increasingly physically stronger Takamura. To date, Takamura's toughest fights were against Bryan Hawk and David Eagle. On both occasions, his opponents were extremely good wrestlers and he was on the lower end of his weight management, making him physically weaker. Another potential limitation for Takamura is his relative lack of experience, as he rarely manages to find training partners. This has proven to be a hindrance at times, such as in his fight against Bryan Hawk, where the high level of a world title match was unfamiliar territory for him. Likewise, certain styles, such as Richard Bison's Flicker Jabs, are often things he has never encountered before and thus needs to adapt to them on the fly. In both of his fights against Eagle and Bison, Takamura's right eye (or at least his field of vision on its right side) played a key role in his opponents gaining the advantage. This suggests that he may have a retinal detachment in his right eye, though this is not confirmed by the manga; Ippo confronted him about it at one point, but Takamura was able to convince him that he had no problems.

• Techniques: • Orthodox boxing style • Fighting style • One-step straight punch • Countertop • Influence • Bear Killer Strike • Look Away Variation: Full Body Look Away (used once) • Beetle Uppercut • Liver stroke • Speed ​​hell • Blink Jab • Blink counter • Hitman style • Tornado shake

• Boxer information:

• Current weight class: Super middleweight

• Previous weight category(ies): Junior Middleweight and Middleweight

• Height: 185 cm (6'1")

• Reach: 185.8 cm (73")

• Style(s): Hybrid

• Stance(s): Orthodox Style, Fighting Style and Hitman Style

• Current affiliation: Kamogawa Boxing Gym

• Current coach: Genji Kamogawa

• Suit: His attire for boxing matches consists of burgundy and dark blue boxer briefs with his given name, Mamoru, written on them. He also has tags such as a tag with the words KB in red, Takamura's falcon logo, and a flag of Japan. He also wears burgundy boxing shoes.

• He doesn't like people who pick on the weak, however, he hates even more the people who allow that to happen to them.
• He often even grabs his fellow boxers' penises and makes inappropriate comments about them, particularly towards Ippo.
• He once appeared in the newspaper when he tried to force himself on a woman and she ran away.
• He is surprisingly pessimistic and level-headed when watching other boxers' fights, usually anticipating the difficulties his fellow boxers will encounter.
• Takamura has a deep belief in the supernatural and fear of the unknown.
• In addition to knocking out a bear, Takamura also defeated a troop of wild monkeys and lifted a small truck without breaking a sweat.
• Ippo once visited his house and heard numerous women berating him on his answering machine about past dates and engagements.
• Takamura got his first down in his first title match.
• Takamura usually does his work on the road around 6 a.m.
• It is said that he resembles Marvin Hagler
• He has no qualms about spying on couples, groping women and peeking into women's panties.
• He has a firm belief that he is a womanizer, despite there being quite obvious evidence to the contrary, and despite considering himself a womanizer, he rarely sees action.
• His virility is great, he himself calls it "monstrous"
• However, he has left all these bad habits about women behind by being in a relationship with

• Genji Kamogawa He has a very high opinion of Kamogawa and his methods and has unwavering confidence in his teachings. He often gets Kamogawa to yell at him for his actions, which causes the two to argue a lot.

• Ippo Makunouchi Takamura views Ippo as a friend and considers him a brother. He got Ippo into boxing and supported him from the beginning. He teases him less than the others and has stated on more than one occasion that he and Ippo are on a different level than the other boxers at Kamogawa Gym. He is annoyed by Ippo's meekness, especially when he acts meek towards his opponents. He is also annoyed by how Ippo is not progressing in his relationship with Kumi Mashiba.

• 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. During his time as a delinquent, he had a tendency to touch his "package". Like Kimura and Takamura, he always goes to see Ippo in his fights, in addition to making his life impossible with Kimura. His weight class is lightweight. Like Kimura, he has had a fight for the Japanese Lightweight title against Imae Katsutaka.

• Tatsuya Kimura He is a member of the Kamogawa Gym, 19 years old (at the beginning of the series). He has been a good friend of Aoki for a long time, and later he becomes friends with Takamura and Ippo. At first he thought that Ippo would not have the skills to be a professional boxer, making his life impossible together with Aoki, but he soon accepted him. His fighting style is very orthodox with good footwork.