Mamoru Takamura

Mamoru Takamura, also known as Almighty, The Bear Slayer, Japan's KO King, Japanese Hawk and Lord of Perverts, is one of the main characters from the Hajime no Ippo series.
== Charactah Account ==
Takamura is a multi-weight class (currently middleweight) hybrid boxer affiliated with the Kamogawa Boxing Gym. He is the current unified WBC and WBA Middleweight champion and strongest known character in the series.
Takamura is very hearty, rude and often behaves vulgarly. He is a loud arrogant boaster who tends to refer to himself as Ore-sama (a Japanese name suffix intended for people of great importance) and he rarely ever shows a shred of consideration towards other fighters after a loss.
Takamura was discovered on the streets by Coach Kamogawa Genji, and his speed, power, and technique are all high-level to the point that he is capable of handling both In Fighters and Out Boxers without too much trouble. Unlike most characters in Hajime no Ippo, he has no special finishing blow, but every punch he has possesses killer destructive power. With the wild power to always force out any situation he claims will happen, he is a man who does everything he says he will.
As the one who got Ippo, Aoki and Kimura into boxing, he is well respected at the Kamogawa Gym. Even though he constantly looks down on and ridicules their achievements, his unrivalled strength and the few moments his true kindness leaks out prevent them from losing their respect for him. Takamura loves to pick on his fellow gym mates, with Aoki usually the first on his list. Although he tends to get more serious when hearing about or training for his next match, he still finds the time to play pranks on everyone and goof around.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Hajime no Ippo
* Hajime no Ippo Special
* Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road
* Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura
* Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
* Hajime no Ippo: Rising
=== Manga ===
* Hajime no Ippo
=== Video Games ===
* Hajime no Ippo 2: Victorious Road
* Hajime no Ippo Portable: Victorious Spirits
* Hajime no Ippo: ALL STARS
* Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Souls
* Hajime no Ippo: Revolution
* Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
* Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! The Champions!
* Hajime no Ippo: THE TYPING!
* Hajime no Ippo: Victorious Boxers
* Sunday vs Magazine: Shuuketsu! Choujou Daikessen
* Sunday x Magazine: Hot Fight! Dream Nine
== Trivia ==
* "Taka", means "hawk". Hawks have been a common theme in Takamura's matches, having a costume based off of a hawk. His match against Bryan Hawk contained the self-generated pun Hawk vs Hawk, hence the official title being the "Battle of Hawk".
* Takamura is modelled after Roberto Durán.
** Similar to Durán, who knocked out a horse with his bare hands, Takamura knocked out a bear with his bare hands. Both animals got back up after being punched and both boxers got injured. Injuries being Durán's hand and Takamura's chest.
** Takamura is also stated to resemble Marvin Hagler.
* Aside from knocking out a bear, Takamura has also defeated a troupe of wild monkeys and lifted a small truck without breaking a sweat.
* Takamura's opponents after Bryan Hawk, have names that has something to do with animals; most likely in contrast with his name, which means "Hawk".
** Some of his opponent's names are a pun to famous cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Peter Rabbit, etc.
* Takamura has no prominent love interests in the series, but on one occasion Ippo visited his house and overheard numerous women berating him on his answering machine about previous dates and engagements.
* In Chapter 944, Takamura single handedly took down Date, Sendō, Mashiba, Saeki and Okita in the bar right after his match against Peter Rabbitson.
* Takamura is technically responsible for inspiring every professional boxer in the Kamogawa Boxing Gym(except Miyata) to join. Revenge against Takamura was the reason for which Masaru Aoki and Tatsuya Kimura joined the gym. He was also the person who brought Ippo (who was the reason for Manabu Itagakijoining) to the gym.
* It is stated by the commentator that Takamura had his first down in his first title match.
* Takamura normally does his roadwork around 6 a.m. 
* Takamura's pro debut opponent hasn't been shown in the manga, only in the anime in Episode 76 - Boxer's Fist. Making Takamura's pro debut fight against Kiyoshi Sakura the only anime-only match in the series.
* Takamura is so far the only Japanese boxer that has been able to win a world title match.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Mamoru Takamura at Hajime no Ippo Wiki
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