With Nekota retreating to his mountain home to recover, Kamogawa put aside the feelings between himself and Yuki and dedicated his life to passing on his passion for boxing. In the process of defeating Anderson, Kamogawa broke both his fists, which ended his career thereafter. Through the strength of his spirit and Nekota's desperate encouragement, Kamogawa absorbed Anderson's Chopping Right and defeated him by landing two deadly body blows, breaking his ribs and puncturing his internal organs. In the match against Anderson, Kamogawa was outclassed and unable to land a clean hit. Swearing to avenge Nekota, Kamogawa trained by punching a log into an embankment, honing his fists into a deadly weapon. Despite Nekota's superior speed, he was crippled by an illegal Rabbit Punch and was severely beaten before Kamogawa interfered and stopped the match. Kamogawa furiously rushed to the match after realising Nekota had been brain-damaged after their last fight together. However, Nekota secretly arranged a fight with Anderson. However, Kamogawa discovered that Yuki was a survivor from Hiroshima, who was dying from radiation poisoning.Īlthough Kamogawa's pride was hurt, he was aware of the gap between Japanese prizefighting and American boxing, and declined to challenge Anderson on the basis that true boxers fight against their own weight division, and as a bantamweight, Kamogawa was no match for Anderson. Yuki looked after the pair while they trained, inspired by their commitment to rebuilding the country through their fighting spirit. After seeing Anderson's clinical jabs and being hit by a Cross Counter, Kamogawa acknowledged that American boxing was at least a hundred years ahead of Japanese prizefighting.ĭuring this time, Yuki and Nekota moved into Kamogawa's makeshift home.

Here, Kamogawa experienced the power of American boxing first-hand as he and Nekota were beaten up by Anderson while protecting Yuki. After Dankichi's loss, Anderson terrorised the population and chased Yuki into the alleys.

Kamogawa witnessed American sergeant Ralph Anderson, with Miguel Zale as his cornerman, easily defeat Dankichi in an exhibition match. During the American occupation of Japan, Kamogawa harboured strong feelings of national pride, refusing to accept food handouts. He was also friends with fellow prizefighter and future trainer Hama Dankichi. He has had multiple boxing matches with former prizefighter Nekota Ginpachi, two of which he lost, two of which he won, and another that ended a draw. Kamogawa worked as a prizefighter in Japan shortly after the end of World War II.

2.3.5 Importance of the Support Role Arc.

2.1.4 All Japan Rookie King Tournament: Rocky of Naniwa Arc.

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