Ricardo Martinez also, known as the one who takes everything from those who challenge him also known as the devil from the anime Hajime no Ippo is a mysterious character.
World-renowned for being an unbeaten “Super Champion” and “Living Legend,” and having competed in the WBA’s featherweight division for more than ten years Ricardo can truly be called a “living legend”.
The WBA Featherweight Champion and a rarely appearing character in Hajime no Ippo Ricardo Martinez serves as the show’s primary antagonist.
Ricardo often fights with short, effective blows that tire down opponents before landing a powerful left or right to finish the fight. If he is forced, Ricardo will revert to his more traditional strategies, releasing wild, chaotic, yet razor-sharp blows that will break the opponent’s defense.
1.Ricardo Martinez is currently the only ‘Super Champion’ in the series.
Having 21 defenses of his World Boxing Association(WBA) Featherweight Title for over a decade. Ricardo Martinez is currently the only ‘Super Champion’ in the series.
He gained the WBA Featherweight title at the age of 21 and has been successfully defending the title for over a decade. Mamoru Takamura believes that Ricardo has inconceivable and unearthly natural boxing skills.
With the presence of Ricardo in the World Boxing Association(WBA) even the World Boxing Championship (WBC) is not considered to be the strongest title in the series Hajime no Ippo.
2.Ricardo is more famous than the President
Ricardo is considered to be more famous than the president. In Mexico even if the people will not recognize their president but surely will recognize Ricardo.
His fame is at its height in Mexico and people admire him for his talent in Mexico. People in Mexico will not watch any event of the President or other celebrities but they will surely watch Ricardo’s match.
Ricardo has a vast influence on the Mexican people due to his talent in boxing. Upcoming boxers in Mexico look up to Ricardo and are highly influenced by him.
3.Ricardo Martinez is the most powerful featherweight in the world.
Of course, Ricardo is not called the “living legend” without being the strongest in the featherweight division .
His reflexes, strength, stamina, and speed are said to be superhuman as well as his jabs are noteworthy for not moving his shoulders, making them unpredictable. When he fought for the world championship against Date Eiji, Ejji told that his punching strength is comparable to Ippo’s.
When he was the JBC Champion with only one title defense, he demonstrated in their sparring match that he was capable of utilizing only his left jab to knock Ippo out in less than one round.
Takamura goes so far as to call him “out-of-this-world” and on a whole other level, implying that his strength is unmeasurable since the other boxers who battled him are unaware of just how powerful he truly is.
4.Ricardo is the boxer who gave Date Eiji his iconic scar.
Date Eiji’s iconic scar was given by Ricardo when they were fighting for the world champion title in the featherweight division.
Date’s World Title Match ended in a loss against the champion, Ricardo Martinez, who was making his second title defense. He was knocked out in the second round and suffered several wounds, including a scar on the bridge of his shattered nose at the time.
After that, Date stopped boxing in order to start a family with his wife Aiko (a wealthy woman who made many sacrifices to be with him at the time and had just experienced a miscarriage). Because Date was a natural boxer and could not control his competitive nature, he began to fight after Aiko requested that their son Yuuji wanted to saw him fight again.
Ricardo also has an easygoing personality
Ricardo also has a laid-back personality, which he occasionally displays.
Ricardo did not appear to care when he was sent down by Send for the first time in his lengthy career, despite many others making a huge deal out of the incident and even saying that he hasn’t had that much fun in a while.
Ricardo found Send’s thoughts humorous and chuckled at the idea that being undefeated does not equate to being invincible.
5.Ricardo was capable of knocking down Ippo in less than one round
His world title bout with Date gives the impression that his punching strength is comparable to Ippo’s.
When he was the JBC Champion with only one title defense, he demonstrated in their sparring match that he was capable of utilizing only his left jab to knock Ippo out in less than one round.