Takara Fansubs Translation: Shippothekit
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I dreamed of you
Hearing the memories
It was of my youth
That you sang
Midnight blues
Hey hey hey blues
Just like junkie blues
Your shout will tremble the human heart
He's been hurt, crazy lazy blues
Midnight blues
Let me hear it!
Hey hey hey blues
Still rollin' the blues
Your heat is unforgettable
Hey, Kono, Kanda, Akiyama, Kato!
Anyone there?
Yes!
Kanda's here! What do you need?
Hey, Kanda! Have you been training a lot?
Yes! I've surpassed Kono, my sparring partner!
Bring this morning's sport's page to my room.
Yes, sir!
You want me to suffocate or what?
You're really into that newspaper!
Does a famous pure-bred have a cold?
It's tomorrow, isn't it?
José V.S. Gomes: The Match of the Century in Las Vegas
Yes, it is.
"The match of the century in Las Vegas.
The WBC and the WBA put their reputations at stake
in this ultimate world championship."
Basically, whatever the result I will face the victor.
José will win for sure...
Oh yes, Joe! We got this from the Shiraki gym:
An invitation to the match and a ticket to Las Vegas.
And there's also a message from Miss Yoko...
Just as a quick note...
This is a ticket for the match in Las Vegas.
I hope you will attend.
I made a great effort to obtain
a ticket for your manager, Mr. Tange,
but since this is an international event
even I wasn't able to obtain a ticket.
However, the other day, the champion José sent me two invitations
One for me
and another for you.
Joe! You're going to go by yourself?
José invited me! I can't miss this!
Episode 35: The Champion ...Alone
Here's the profile of José's opponent,
the world champion of the WBA, Karold Gomes.
Puerto Rican, 23 years old,
he became world champion at age 19.
Since then he's defended his title 10 times.
In 32 matches,
he won 32 times with 28 by K.O.
Flexible as a whip, he punches with great speed
and concludes with a forcing asphyxiate.
"The Black Panther of the Caribbean."
We will be landing
at Las Vegas airport in a few minutes.
Please make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened, thank you.
"The Black Panther of the Caribbean..."
Las Vegas
Sports Palace, Caesar's Palace
Okay, champ. You're in great shape.
Your body's perfect. Just like a work of art.
Thank you, Mr. Kininski.
Oh, Miss Yoko!
How have you been since Hawaii?
Very well, Dr. Kininski.
Good luck, champ. I thank you for the invitation.
Is he coming to see the fight?
Perhaps... Yes, I'm sure he will.
It's time to go now, champ.
Okay, champ. Yoko and I will be at ringside watching you win.
See you later...
The WBA champion, Karold Gomes!
The WBC champion, José Mendoza!
The champion of champions
is popular even in Gomes' country.
- Yabuki... - I'm here for José, too.
We have the best seats!
We'll see the sweat on their skin!
Thanks, José!
Whatever happens, you have no right to make mistakes.
Yabuki...
This is Dr. Kininski of the university of Hawaii,
the world ranking boxer health specialist
and also Mr. José's doctor.
Oh, José's doctor...
Mr. Yabuki, I saw your match in Hawaii.
You should be wary of me
since I will soon take down your precious José.
That's interesting!
How that great work of art could possibly be destroyed...
Is my next subject of research.
The 1st round is about to begin!
We are coming live from the ring inside Caesar's Palace.
The first unified bantamweight championship.
Will the WBC champion, José win? Or the WBA champion, Gomes?
The world is suspended on their gloves! And the bell has just rung!
Gomes opens the match with a direct right.
They lurk around the middle of the ring.
These two are indeed world heroes! They spark a great tension.
Gomes is gonna attack again...
What do you think, Yabuki?
It's a very stylish technique. But honestly, it bothers me.
At the same time, I like the silence
and the moment that it breaks.
Gomes unleashes!
His directs hit José with full force!
A counter-attack from José!
Gomes leads the fight.
The Black Panther of the Caribbean attacks José at lightning speed!
José! Left! Stop him! Come on, José.
The Black Panther really shows that he deserves his title of champion...
There, that's good, José.
You don't need to rush.
José, he's dodging!
The king of kings is doing everything to escape!
End of the first round!
What a surprise!
The WBA champion, Gomes, has clearly dominated this round.
It doesn't matter!
That was just the opening round. José was just watching him, right?
To José, Gomes is just a boy.
In the next round, we'll see a great difference.
- You want some? - No, thank you.
It's rare for you to talk so much, Yabuki.
It's the 2nd round. An uppercut from Gomes!
But it doesn't connect.
Gomes goes at him fiercely. José is in the ropes!
He's strong!
Another great shot!
José is stuck!
It's surprising, isn't it?
Very.
A powerful punch
and a perfect defense are his strengths.
Gomes must equally match him.
Maybe José isn't in shape.
- Perhaps. - A left, a right from Gomes!
Round 3!
What kind of punch was that?
A left from José!
He finally struck him.
But only once...
Gomes messed up...
No. He didn't do anything.
Look, he's starting to annoy José.
What?
Nothing. I was just wondering you what you were thinking
to give yourself cold sweats.
It's not cold sweats!
I'm hot! The room is very warm.
We're in the middle of the desert in Las Vegas.
It's hot even at night.
Show me that again, José...
That punch you did before.
Round 4!
It's that punch!
I'm sure of it.
The one from Hawaii.
At the moment of impact he turns his wrist
and his punch hits down to the bone. A terrible blow.
Is Gomes going down?
No, he doesn't fall!
He counter-attacks!
A left, a right!
Gomes is doing his forcing!
Gomes' famous forcing!
And it works! This time José is falling!
Idiot!
You got it good!
José's just defending himself! There's still a minute left.
Can he hold on?
I don't believe it! You can't just get out of it like that.
It can't happen!
You've got to keep the promise we made during the storm!
See ya.
See you again.
See you again!
Snap out of it, José!
Don't give up our match!
José!
Stop!
Damn! He's gonna make me flip out!
Out of all of José Mendoza's matches, this one is the hardest.
Karold Gomes deserves to be the WBA champion.
Nice, Gomes. Real good.
Geez!
His hardest match? That doesn't matter!
Compare the state of the two boxers.
José must have received
a dozen punches but his face is cool.
Gomes only received 3 punches from José and he's at his end.
How does that happen?
He's a formidable gentleman that José.
He's still the WBA world champion,
he let himself be attacked to be polite.
He was evaluating.
Evaluating?
He's evaluated the damage he suffered.
He got hit but he moved forward a bit
to avoid getting too much damage.
A difficult technique.
Carlos used it against me.
I thought he was the only one who did it.
But he's capable of it too.
I don't believe it! But then...
That punch is...
Let's see José's punch from the 4th round in slow motion...
Incredible!
It's the corkscrew punch.
The corkscrew punch?
He rotates his wrist when striking.
It does unimaginable damage, it seems.
I didn't even see that!
I didn't know! José mastered an unusual technique.
Round 6!
Cabarello, get ready to go home.
It'll be over this round!
There it is! The famous corkscrew punch!
Gomes! Get up, Gomes!
1... 2...
3...
4...
5...
6...
7...
8...
9...
10...
The victor is José Mendoza!
The first world Super Champion!
The true king of kings, José Mendoza!
It's not like pachinko.
Even you've come to drink and play?
The match today was great.
Despite how hot it was, I had goose bumps. I swear.
What? You've just won a great title
and it looks like you've lost something precious.
Sometimes I feel depressed especially for tonight.
Tonight?
Take it easy...
Are you taking this flight too, Yabuki?
Yes.
We still have time. Would you like some tea?
Just tell me
if you've set the date and place for the match against José.
I'm challenging the intertitle champion, remember.
This isn't the time for that.
What do you mean?
After the match last night,
Karold Gomes was rushed to the hospital.
He died without getting out of his coma.
Sometimes I feel depressed especially for tonight.
Tomorrow is tomorrow, the sun will rise
Your yesterdays can't be returned to again
The river's path is unknown
There will be calms and waterfalls
But until you see the ocean
The current will keep on going