Mamoru Takamura
Boxing Abilities
Takamura is a right-handed Boxer-Puncher renowned for his offensive power and is widely considered a genius. He is the strongest known fighter in the weight classes he's in, and is suggested to rival even Ricardo MartÃnez in the "POUND for POUND" rankings.[30] His natural talent is of such magnitude that Genji Kamogawa stated he was already stronger than the JBC middleweight champion when he was first found on the streets, and would've been capable of taking the world title with or without Kamogawa's teachings. In his title matches, Takamura showcased incredible power, speed, and durability through the guidance of Kamogawa. His physical attributes are described as super-human and monstrous, in particular his power and stamina. However, even his speed is on par with the fastest featherweight fighters. On top of that, his fighting instincts are on 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 great insight that allows him to frequently teach others. He has proven capable of mimicking any moves he sees or experiences, such as Richard Bison's Flicker Jabs and Ippo Makunouchi's Tornado Jolt.
Takamura has an extremely destructive fighting style, focusing on constant huge swings that could KO any fighter, if not even kill them. Counters are ineffective against him because most of his swings must be either dodged or met in an exchange, an exchange nobody dares to risk. This fighting style goes hand-in-hand with Takamura's aggressive personality, his ego and his unbeatable arrogance. His anger in fact has such an influence on driving him in each of his fights that one could say anger is the core of his fighting style.
Takamura's powerful straight right.
He has been shown to be the perfect combination of technique and instinct, being able to match world champion Bryan Hawk using both. However, brawling is noted to be his natural and most powerful style. Despite this, Kamogawa forced him to relentlessly practice an orthodox boxing style so that intellectual boxers wouldn't have an advantage against him. The fruits of this labour can be seen his fights against world champions David Eagle and Bison.
As a veteran boxer, Takamura (unlike many other characters) knows that aiming for the opponent's weakness is not a "dirty move". He has done and expressed it in several occasions.
Techniques
One-Step Straight Punch
Look Away variation: Full-Body Look Away (Used once)
Flicker Counter
Weaknesses
Takamura's one weakness is his arrogance and temper, as he is able to be easily provoked by many of his opponents, he also has in two occasions felt the compulsive need to finish his fights with 1-Hit KOs (Due to Miyata getting too much attention, and Ippo scoring a 1-Hit KO), which led to him almost losing against opponents a lot weaker than him. Aside from that the only times Takamura has been in trouble is when an opponent reads his attacks, but he just keeps trying until he finds a way to connect though his stubbornness can also lead to unfavourable positions as, being slow to admit defeat, he will take unneeded damage waiting for his current approach to work rather than abandon it for a different one.
Like Miyata, Takamura is constantly struggling with weight control, so he is prone to losing stamina slightly quicker due to fighting in weight-classes below his natural weight, which is approximately 195 pounds. However, this weakness becomes less a hindrance as he moves up the weight classes closer to his natural weight which ironically means that each new champion Takamura fights will be facing a progressively, physically, stronger Takamura. To date Takamura's hardest fights were when he was against Bryan Hawk and David Eagle. In both instances his opponents were extremely good fighters and he was at the lowest end of his weight management making him at his physically weakest.
Another potential limitation of Takamura is his comparative lack of experience, as he is rarely able to find any sparring partners. This has proven to be an obstacle at times, such as in his fight against Bryan Hawk, where the high level of a world champion match was unfamiliar territory for him. Likewise, particular styles, such as Richard Bison's Flicker Jabs, are often things he has never encountered before and thus needs to adapt to on the fly.
In both his matches with Eagle and Bison, Takamura's right eye (or at least his field of vision on his right side) played a key role in his opponents gaining the upper hand. This suggests he may have a detached retina 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.