Joe’s cunning and intuition have forced open the door to the pro career he feared might be locked away forever, his showdown with Rikiishi now tantalizing within reach…but he’ll have to fight his way through rookie-of-the-year Wolf Kanagushi first! Reckoning with the fact that instinct alone—even the instincts of a natural-born boxer—may not be enough to carry the day, Joe gets serious about his training. But Rikiishi is serious too—deadly serious. How far will these two go to settle the score…?