First of all, sorry if my English isn't great!
I was wondering given the author's health and his refusal to delegate (I assume), if the manga will probably end very soon
What do you guys think will happen with the characters? What’s your take? I’d really love to discuss this:
As for me
Ippo : He will come back it's mandatory, and I think his first real goal will probably be Miyata. I still think that the Ippo–Miyata fight is the one most likely to be the manga’s sporting climax. He would face either Sendo or Martinez before or neither of them.
Miyata : I think Miyata will gradually be brought back to the center of the story.The problem is that both of them need to be in situations that allow for this fight. So I think Miyata will keep boxing until Ippo comes back, and he'll be his last opponent (I also see one last possibility where the Miyata vs. Ippo match is a sparring session)
Sendo : My fav ! That’s probably the one that worries me the most. Because Morikawa has given him a lot of story material recently. That’s exactly what he did with Mashiba. Sendo is currently going through his own climax. So I see two possibilities:
- Ricardo beats Sendo, and Sendo is permanently sidelined like Mashiba.
→ This is the one I find most likely to happen.
- Sendo beats Ricardo and becomes champion.
→ This would be the “classic” scenario that i would love, but I find it less likely.
Even though the author also seems to place a lot of importance on fate, and Sendo and Ippo are truly connected, a third match would be cool but pointless (in fact, in my opinion, Sendo should have won the first one).
Takamugoat : Takamura wants to conquer all six divisions but only for Kamogawa
Takamura could potentially lose the fundamental reason he’s pursuing this dream. So I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Takamura’s biggest fight came after an event involving Kamogawa. A fight he could win or lose. But i see a win like Ippo is in his corner, and Takamura is all like, “Oh yeah, you’re like him, blah blah blah.” with the slap.
Aoki: His current goal is much more personal. He wants to settle the score with the one who defeated him. I think he’ll probably get his rematch and then stop.
Kimura: Mashiba was his main goal. Once he got past Mashiba, his motivation became much less clear. So it's very obvious :
Aoki wins his rematch → Kimura realizes he no longer needs to continue → he quits.
ITAGAKIIIIIIIIIIN : I think he'll probably have one last big arc in Japan. I could definitely see him becoming the national champion. Talent alone isn't enough; you have to learn how to make the most of it will be the moral. And then, he could become the guy who carries the torch for the next generation with Ippo.