Megalo Box

Megalo Box

Megalo Box poster.jpg

Key visual, featuring the main character Joe/Junk Dog

メガロボクス
(Megaro Bokusu)

Manga

Megalo Box - Shukumei no Sōken

Written by Chikara Sakuma

Published by Kodansha

Demographic Shōnen

Magazine Shōnen Magazine Edge

Original run February 17, 2018 – present

Anime television series

Directed by Yō Moriyama

Written by Katsuhiko Manabe

Kensaku Kojima

Music by Mabanua

Studio TMS/3xCube

Licensed by

BI

Anime Limited

NA

Viz Media

Original network TBS, BS-TBS

English network

US

Adult Swim (Toonami)

Original run April 6, 2018 – June 29, 2018

Episodes 13 (List of episodes)

See also

Ashita no Joe

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Megalo Box (メガロボクス Megaro Bokusu) is a 2018 anime television series created in
commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the manga Ashita no Joe.[1] It is produced by the
studio TMS Entertainment, which also produced the second Ashita no Joe anime in 1980. The head
of production is director Yō Moriyama, working with screenwriters Katsuhiko Manabe and Kensaku
Kojima, with music composed by hip-hop artist Mabanua.

The series was broadcast in Japan from April 6, 2018 to June 29, 2018 and was simulcast on
Crunchyroll.[2] The series was licensed by Viz Media for an English release and began airing on
Toonami in the United States from December 8, 2018.

Contents

1 Plot

2 Characters

3 Media

3.1 Anime

3.2 Manga

4 Notes

5 References

6 External links

Plot

The series takes place in a futuristic setting where licensed citizens live in a wealthy city while, on
the outskirts of this city, there is a slum town where unlicensed citizens live in Japan. Megalo
Boxing is a popular sport in this world similar to boxing, except the boxers fight while wearing a
metal frame which makes their attacks much more lethal. Junk Dog is a young man who fights in
underground illegal rings in fights that have a fixed result where his coach Gansaku Nanbu directs
him on when to lose a fight. One evening he almost crashes his motorcycle into Yukiko Shirato,
who is the head of the wealthy Shirato Group which oversees the Megalonia tournament. Junk Dog
picks a fight with her bodyguard Yūri who is also the top ranked Megalo Boxer. Yukiko stops the
fight but Yūri seeks out Junk Dog and meets him in the underground ring where he easily beats the
less-experienced fighter and tells him to fight him again in Megalonia, which Junk Dog would need
a place at the top of the official Megalo Box rankings to qualify for, as well as a proper citizenship
ID to enter the rankings in the first place. After Nanbu persuades the mob boss Fujimaki to forge
Junk Dog an ID under the name Joe, the two are given 3 months to achieve their goal of working
their way to the top of the Megalo Box rankings in order to have a chance of fighting in Megalonia.

Characters

Joe/Junk Dog

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[3] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[4] (English)

Junk Dog (ジャンクドッグ Janku Doggu) is an underground Megalo Boxer from the outskirts of
town whose real name is unknown, he is forced to throw fights to earn money for his crooked
manager. He initially fights with old Gear that is constantly in need of repair. He takes on the name
"Joe" (ジョー Jō) when he has a Citizen ID forged in order to enter the Megalonia tournament. He
later takes on the ring name "Gearless" Joe (ギアレスジョー Giaresu Jō) as part of a gimmick to
rise in the rankings quickly, fighting without Gear against Gear-equipped opponents.

Gansaku Nanbu

Voiced by: Shirō Saitō[3] (Japanese); Jason Marnocha[4] (English)

Gansaku Nanbu (南部贋作 Nanbu Gansaku) is Junk Dog's manager, coach and a gambler with a
drinking problem who keeps making him throw fights, even though deep down he believes in Junk
Dog's abilities.

Sachio

Voiced by: Michiyo Murase[3] (Japanese); Erica Mendez[4] (English)

Sachio (サチオ) is a young boy from the impoverished Restricted Area who is talented with using
and fixing machinery, which he and his friends often use to steal goods which they exchange for
"Red Candy", a type of drug.

Yūri

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto[5] (Japanese); Lex Lang[4] (English)

Yūri (勇利) is Yukiko's bodyguard and the Megalo Boxing champion. He seeks out Junk Dog after
the latter insults his owner, meeting him in the underground ring he easily defeats him before
telling him to work his way up in Megalonia if he wants to fight him again. Yūri is equipped with a
unique prototype "integrated" Gear, which is surgically grafted directly to his arms.

Yukiko Shirato

Voiced by: Nanako Mori[3] (Japanese); Erika Harlacher[4] (English)

Yukiko Shirato (白都ゆき子 Shirato Yukiko) is the head of the Shirato Group who oversees the
Megalonia tournament.
Fujimaki

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Kinoshita[3] (Japanese); Jamieson Price (English)

Fujimaki (藤巻) is a mob boss that sets up fixed fights for Junk Dog and Nanbu. He assists the duo
in acquiring a forged Citizen ID so they can enter Megalonia and pay him back with the prize
money after Junk Dog refuses to throw a fight.

Tatsumi Leonard Aragaki

Voiced by: Makoto Tamura[6] (Japanese); Greg Chun (English)

Tatsumi Leonard Aragaki (タツミ・レナード・アラガキ Tatsumi Renādo Aragaki) is Nanbu's

former student. He was called up for military service a few years before the start of the story,
during his time as a soldier he was directly hit by an explosion which cost him his legs and burned
half his face off. When he returned home he started to suffer from PTSD which led him to attempt
suicide and he also felt abandoned by Nanbu after finding that he had closed down his gym when
he thought Aragaki had died. He makes his return to Megalo Boxing 3 years before the start of the
story and fights his way up to rank 17, when he hears that Nanbu has a new popular Megalo Boxer
named Joe he vows to destroy him so that Nanbu can feel his pain, but he also wants to earn
money from sponsors so that he can repay everyone from the veteran's association for giving him
his life back.

Miyagi

Voiced by: Yohei Tadano[6] (Japanese); Jake Eberle (English)

Mikio Shirato

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[6] (Japanese); Robbie Daymond (English)

Mikio Shirato (白都樹生 Shirato Mikio) is Yukiko's older brother and the developer of Ace, a state-
of-the-art Gear equipped with artificial intelligence that allows it to read and predict an opponent's
moves, formulating the perfect counters and strategies. Mikio is arrogant, egotistical, and smug,
believing "stray dogs" like Joe are not worthy of standing in the same ring as himself. Mikio was
passed over for becoming the head of the Shirato Group in favor of his sister, a fact that causes him
to hold a grudge against her.

Media

Anime

The series was announced on October 12, 2017 through a video uploaded to TMS Entertainment's
official YouTube channel. Yō Moriyama, who previously worked as a concept designer on Attack on
Titan and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, serves as series director and concept designer. The opening
theme is "Bite" by LEO Imai[7] and the ending theme is "Kakatte Koi yo" (かかってこいよ Come at
Me) by NakamuraEmi[8] with insert songs performed by rap artist COMA-CHI.[9] The series was
simulcasted on Crunchyroll; it aired for 13 episodes and the Japanese Blu-ray release contained a
new short anime.[10] During their Anime Expo 2018 panel, Viz Media announced that they have
licensed the anime.[11] Anime Limited announced that they had acquired the series for home
video release in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[12]

The series premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on December 8, 2018.[13]

No. Title[a] Directed by Written by Original air date English air date

1 "Buy or Die?" / "Don't Let the Simmering Fire Die. It'll Light the Way in the Dark."

"Kusuburu hi o Tayasu na. Sore ga Kurai Michi o Terasu Akari to Naru" (くすぶる火をたやすな。
それが暗い道を照らす灯となる) Yō Moriyama Katsuhiko Manabe April 6, 2018
December 8, 2018

Junk Dog is a Megalo Boxer who fights in an illegal underground ring in fixed matches under the
guidance of Gansaku Nanbu, he longs to have a real fight that doesn't have a decided result. One
evening he almost hits Yukiko Shirato with his motorcycle, she is the head of the Shirato Group
which oversees the Megalonia tournament. Yukiko offers to reimburse Junk Dog but he refuses, he
instead angrily tells her that the Megalonia tournament is not true Megalo Boxing. Yūri, Yukiko's
bodyguard, is offended by Junk Dog's lack of respect towards his owner, Junk Dog picks a fight with
him in the hopes of experiencing true Megalo Boxing. Yūri gives off a powerful aura which gets
Junk Dog pumped up, but Yukiko stops the fight from happening. Later on, Junk Dog is getting
ready to fight his latest opponent, but Yūri steps into the ring instead, the crowd is shocked since
Yūri is actually the Megalo Box champion, and is there without Yukiko knowing. Nanbu tries to stop
the fight but is punched out of the ring by Junk Dog, who insists on fighting Yūri with his own skill.

2 "The Man Only Dies Once" / ""No Man Has Ever Died Twice", Mumbled the Gambler."

"Ni-do Shinda Yatsu wa Inai, Bakuchi-uchi wa Sō Usobuita" (二度死んだヤツはいない、バクチ打

ちはそう嘯いた) Keiya Saitō Kensaku KojimaApril 13, 2018 December 15, 2018

Nanbu is unable to stop the match between Junk Dog and Yūri, as the boss of the underground ring
has allowed it to go ahead, Yūri gives himself a handicap by only fighting with one hand, but Junk
Dog forces him to fight with both hands, nevertheless Junk Dog is knocked out in the first round.
Junk Dog gets up just as Yūri is leaving and tells him that he still isn't satisfied, Yūri tells him that if
he wants to fight him again then he needs to work his way up to fighting him in a proper Megalonia
match. While out riding his motorcycle, Junk Dog sees a billboard that says "It's a wonderful
District life. Not for your average joe." which further inspires him to enter Megalonia. Nanbu tells
him that he would need a citizenship ID to enter the tournament. Junk Dog starts defying Nanbu
and fights with his full strength, easily defeating his opponent in a fight he was supposed to lose,
this gets Nanbu in trouble with the mob boss Fujimaki, who runs the underground ring. Nanbu
manages to bargain his way out by telling Fujimaki that he'll pay him back with the money he'll
earn when Junk Dog wins Megalonia. Fujimaki complies and creates a forged ID for Junk Dog, who
chooses the name Joe.

3 "Gear Is Dead" / "You're Just Crying Sour Grapes. Machines Don't Breathe to Begin With."
"Zetsubō no Hate no Makeoshimi. Kikai wa Hana Kara Iki Shicha Nai" (絶望の果ての負け惜し
み。機械はハナから息しちゃない) Takaaki Wada Katsuhiko Manabe April 20, 2018
January 5, 2019

Nanbu enters Joe into the Megalo Box rankings which starts him at the very bottom in 257th place,
he plans to have Joe fight the toughest opponents that the rankings will allow, so that he can move
to the top bracket in as little as 5 fights. The two visit Goskino Factory to get better gear, they
notice the shopkeeper has a Shirato Group Composite Titanium Prototype Gear in the back room.
A boy named Sachio and his friends enter with a bag of stolen cameras, which they exchange for
Red Candy, a type of drug. Sachio realises there isn't enough Red Candy for him and attacks the
shopkeeper, who pulls a knife on the child, Joe intervenes but gets thrown out by Potemkin
Higashi, a former Megalo Boxer. Nanbu plans to have Joe fight the 185th ranked Megalo Boxer,
Shark Samejima, and the two begin their training, Sachio interrupts their training and asks them to
take him to Megalonia, when they refuse he breaks into Goskino and steals the Prototype but gets
caught. Joe, Nanbu and the other kids go to rescue him, Joe tries to fight Higashi while wearing the
Prototype but it breaks apart, surprisingly he's able to defeat him without it. Joe and Nanbu decide
to take Sachio with them.

4 "Let's Dance with Death" / "I'd Rather Boogie with That Babe Than Dance with the Reaper."

"Shinigami to Odoru Yori, Anomusume to Bugī o Odoritai" (死神と踊るより、あの娘とブギーを

踊りたい) Jirō Fujimoto Kensaku KojimaApril 27, 2018 January 12, 2019

Joe enters the ring for his first professional match against Shark Samejima, but shocks the whole
arena by not wearing any gear for the fight, being dubbed "Gearless" Joe, this is all part of Nanbu's
plan to have him attract attention. Joe gets knocked down in the first round which badly disorients
him, but he gets up at the 9th count just as the round ends. Shark loses his temper in the second
round and fouls Joe, who spends the rest of the round dodging him. During the interval Sachio
chastises both Joe and Nanbu, which allows the two to focus and get their priorities straight, Joe
uses his footwork to KO Shark in the third round. Some time passes, during which Joe wins 2 more
fights and climbs to rank 102 while gaining a reputation for himself, even grabbing Yukiko's
attention. Nanbu visits an old acquaintance to meet Joe's next opponent who is rank 17, but is
shocked to find that the challenger is someone from his past with a half-burned face.

5 "The Man from Death" / "So, Where Are You from? From the Other Side, from Hell."

"Anta wa Doko Kara Kita Nda? Mukōgishida yo, Jigoku sa" (あんたはどこから来たんだ？向こう
岸だよ、地獄さ) Takuya Wada Katsuhiko Manabe May 4, 2018 January 19, 2019

Nanbu's ex-student Aragaki, who returned from military service after being declared missing in
action and also losing his legs in an explosion, returns after Nanbu had believed him to be dead.
Aragaki frankly tells Nanbu that he will destroy Joe in order for Nanbu to pay him back for what he
has lost, which makes Nanbu worried about their upcoming fight, but Joe refuses to call it off. Joe
and Sachio research Aragaki, they find that after his return to Megalo Boxing 3 years ago he has left
his opponents in a critical condition. In a flashback it is shown that Aragaki had attempted suicide
after coming back from the war and also felt betrayed when he found that Nanbu had closed down
his gym and moved on despite telling Aragaki the gym was his home and he would wait for him.
The fight begins with Joe getting knocked down by one punch from Aragaki and the count begins to
reach 10.

6 "Until the Last Dog Dies" / "The Midsummer Heat Might Drive a Dog to Kill, but It Will
Never Break Him."

"Manatsu no Inu wa Hito o Koroshitaku Naru Atsusadaga, Kesshite Heta Barya Shinai" (真夏の犬は
人を殺したくなる暑さだが、決してへたばりゃしない) Yasuo Tsuchiya Kensaku Kojima
May 11, 2018 January 26, 2019

Joe manages to get up at the 9th count and continues to fight Aragaki, Nanbu considers throwing
in the towel but Joe stops him and starts to fight by evenly distributing his weight like Nanbu
taught him, which causes Aragaki to recall memories of Nanbu teaching him the same technique.
Aragaki has a change of heart through the fight and forfeits at the start of the 5th round, he
reconciles with Nanbu after the fight and gives him back a betting slip which Nanbu had given him
before he went to war as a good luck charm which later stopped him from committing suicide, he
tells Nanbu to give it to Joe. Yukiko publicly announces Glen Burroughs as the 3rd of 4 boxers who
will partake in Megalonia, out on the balcony Mikio Shirato tells Yūri that the general public cares
more about "Gearless" Joe than the other boxers, but he has a plan to stop Joe from making it to
Megalonia.

7 "The Road to Death" / "If You're Crossing This River, Don't Bother Paying for a Round Trip."

"San no na ga Tsuku Ano Kawa o Wataru no ni, Ōfuku no Funachin wa Muyōda" (三の名がつくあ
の川を渡るのに、往復の船賃は無用だ) Junichirō Hashiguchi Katsuhiko Manabe
May 18, 2018 February 2, 2019

Joe continues to grow in popularity, but still has very little chance of being chosen for Megalonia.
Mikio wins a match against Sugar R. Hill and tells the crowd that he will challenge Joe next. The
Shirato Group's executive committee urges Yukiko to put Mikio in Megalonia but she has a different
agenda and doesn't want her brother to get any further. Mikio tells Yukiko that he knows she set
up his fight with Sugar in hopes of knocking him out of the runnings and she was also planning to
set him up to fight with Joe for the same reason. Mikio meets with Joe before their fight is due to
start and reveals that he knows he's an illegal underground fighter with a fake ID and threatens to
tell the world if he gets in the ring. Joe goes to punch Mikio but is stopped by Nanbu who knocks
him out, Mikio wins the match by default when Joe doesn't enter the ring, he vows to take back
the Shirato Group from Yukiko.

8 "Deadline of the Dream" / "No One Else Tells You When It's Time to Give up on Your
Dream."

"Anta no Yume no Shōmi Kigen o Kimeru no wa, Dareka Janai" (あんたの夢の賞味期限を決める

のは、誰かじゃない) Masahisa Koyata Kensaku KojimaMay 25, 2018 February 16, 2019

After Mikio wins by forfeit, the Shirato Group plans to officially name him as the last finalist in
Megalonia. After realizing that Mikio still hasn't revealed Joe's secret to the public, Nanbu decides
to beg Fujimaki for some info on Mikio to force him into a rematch with Joe. Fujimaki tells Nanbu
that someone asked for info on Joe's fake ID, but never got the full story from him or his men,
leading Nanbu to realize that Mikio bluffed him with half-truths. Needing to get leverage on Mikio,
Nanbu interrogates a former Gear engineer, where he lets slip that Mikio led a team to create a
Gear that could read the Gear of other fighters, trying to beat the team developing the integrated
Gear that Yūri now wears on his arms. With this info, Nanbu realizes Joe might have a chance, and
he tries every method he can to persuade Yukiko to call for a rematch. However, Yukiko is
suspicious of Nanbu and locks him in a room. That night, as the ceremony is held to introduce the
final four fighters for Megalonia, Joe crashes the scene on his bike and demands that Mikio fight
him fairly. Yukiko decides to rip the fourth Megalonia ticket in half, giving one half each to Joe and
Mikio, and declares whoever wins their rematch wins the final spot.

9 "A Dead Flower Shall Never Bloom" / "This Flower's Buds Smell Rotten, Its Seeds Returning
to the Earth."

"Ano Hana no Tsubomi wa Fushū o Makichirashi, Tane wa Tsuchi ni Kaeru" (あの花のつぼみは腐

臭をまき散らし、種は土にかえる) Tokio Yamauchi Katsuhiko Manabe June 1, 2018
February 23, 2019

Mikio is pummeling Joe in their official rematch, as Mikio's gear, Ace, has been significantly
upgraded from before to learn Joe's moves and counter them within seconds. Yūri notes that Mikio
upgraded his gear to be able to fight him, as a flashback shows Mikio using drugs to increase his
synchronization with Ace to a higher level than normal. With none of his combinations working,
Joe decides to drop his guard completely, confusing Ace's programming and leaving Mikio unable
to finish Joe off. Further flashbacks show Mikio questioning whether the boxing ability is actually
his, or that of Ace. Joe decides to bet everything on a counter-punch. Nanbu expects Mikio to
throw a right straight, but instead Mikio punches with his left. However, Joe instinctively counters
with an uppercut, knocking out Mikio and earning his spot in Megalonia. As Joe's Team Nowhere
celebrates at their boat, Nanbu sneaks out of their post-fight party to meet with Fujimaki.

10 "The Die Is Cast" / "The Dice Have Been Thrown. You Can Double Your Bet If You Want."

"Sai wa Nage Rareta. Daburu Appu de Betto Suru mo Yoshi" (サイは投げられた。ダブルアップ

でベットするも良し) Ryōsuke Senbo Kensaku KojimaJune 8, 2018 March 2, 2019

As Joe comes outside to urinate, Nanbu tells him that the real bet he made with Fujimaki was to
reach Megalonia and then throw the match upon reaching the semifinals. Joe is angered that
Nanbu still wants him to throw a fight to save himself, and punches him before speeding away on
his bike. Sachio overhears their argument, and runs away after feeling betrayed by Nanbu. Fujimaki
tells Nanbu that if Joe does not throw the fight, he'll kill all three of them. Later, Nanbu finds
Sachio, telling him that he found out about his past: Sachio's father designed the prototype Gear
that Yūri wears, but his research was stolen by someone in the Shirato group and the man himself
later turned up dead. Nanbu takes Sachio to Yukiko's mansion offering him a chance at revenge,
but Sachio can't bring himself to do it, so Nanbu instead convinces Yukiko to take custody of Sachio
to protect him from Fujimaki. Later that night, as Yukiko tries to find the truth behind Sachio's
father, Yūri defeats Pepe Iglesias to move on to the final round of Megalonia. Outside the arena,
Joe and Yūri talk about their motivations while a drunken Nanbu stumbles around the boat,
recalling Fujimaki telling him about The Scorpion and the Frog

11 "A Deadmarch" / "Enough with the Gloomy Hymns. Gimme Something with Trumpets."
"Shinkikusai Sanbika wa Yoshite Kure. Hoshite Iru no wa Rappada" (辛気臭い讃美歌はよしてく
れ。欲しているのはラッパだ) Yasuo Tsuchiya Katsuhiko Manabe June 15, 2018
March 9, 2019

Fujimaki's men escort Nanbu to the arena where Joe is slated to fight Glen Burroughs in their
semifinal match. Meanwhile, Sachio refuses to go see the fight, thinking Joe and Nanbu both
abandoned him for a rigged match. Nanbu is shown to the luxury suite where Fujimaki watches the
fight, as Joe appears by himself in the ring, wearing his old Gear after a visit to his old mechanic
friend. Nanbu instructs Joe to take a dive in the third round, while Fujimaki keeps a close eye on
Nanbu, chiding him for acting like a real coach even though he's about to make him throw the
fight. Nanbu hopes that this act will repay their debt, but Fujimaki states that Joe will be under his
heel forever. As Joe gets pummeled in the corner, Nanbu tries to encourage Joe to continue
fighting while his Gear falls off and he hits the mat. Suddenly Sachio appears ringside, yelling at Joe
not to give up. Joe gets off the mat and manages to beat Burroughs with a counterpunch, knocking
him out. Meanwhile, Nanbu begins to brawl against Fujimaki's men in the suite. As one of them
points a gun at him, Nanbu grabs a knife. Meanwhile, Joe and Sachio are celebrating their victory,
and then race to the suite where Nanbu has stabbed his remaining eye out as payment to Fujimaki.
Impressed at the spectacle, Fujimaki decides to let the three go.

12 "Leap over the Edge of Death" / "If You're Going to Leave Your Album Behind at the
Water's Edge, Then You Don't Want to Cross This Particular River."

"Kishibe ni Arubamu o Nokoshitainara, San no Kawa Kara Hikikaese" (岸辺にアルバムを残したい

なら、三の川から引き返せ) Yoshitaka Fujimoto Kensaku KojimaJune 22, 2018 March 16,
2019[b]

Yukiko signs a contract with the military for her company's integrated Gear development, but is
shocked to discover that Yuri has decided to have his own Gear removed. Yuri states that he wants
to fight Joe on equal terms, without any Gear. A newly-blind Nanbu invites Aragaki to help train Joe
for the fight in his place, using his improved hearing to critique Joe's form. Meanwhile, Yuri visits
Mikio at his cabin in the woods to get his Gear surgically removed. Later, Yukiko learns that Joe's ID
badge is fake, and has an excuse to disqualify him from the tournament, but she holds off and
decides to visit Yuri. Yuri slowly recovers from the pain of the surgery, and refuses Yukiko's help
when she offers anesthesia, wanting to fight through the pain on his own. Later, Yukiko then visits
Joe by the riverbank, telling him that she knows about the fake ID, but won't stop his fight with
Yuri, as she can't understand what made Yuri want to take such drastic action to fight him.

13 "Born to Die" / "Though the Flesh May Rot, the Bones Will Remain. They Are the Proof
That You Were Alive."

"Niku wa Kuchite mo Hone wa Nokoru. Sore ga Sei o Uketa Akashi to Naru" (肉は朽ちても骨は残
る。それが正を受けた証となる) Yūjirō Abe Katsuhiko Manabe June 29, 2018
March 23, 2019

Joe and Yuri have their rematch in the finals of Megalonia, as Yuri enters the ring with his Gear
removed to fight Joe on equal terms. Meanwhile, Yukiko tries to deal with her military clients who
want to customize her Gear for weapons development, but she chafes at the idea. Though the
recovery from surgery has depleted Yuri's stamina, he continues matching Joe blow-for-blow until
he struggles to sip from his own water bottle after 12 rounds. In the 13th round, both fighters bet
everything on one last punch. Suddenly, the episode shifts to one year in the future, where Nanbu
has opened a new boxing gym called "Gym Nowhere." The next Megalonia tournament is about to
begin, with the original winner having vacated their title. Yuri is shown confined to a wheelchair,
and Joe later stops by the gym on his bike to deliver a couple packages. The ending title card
reveals that "Gearless" Joe won the championship fight a year ago by K.O.