[Ippo nodded and moved towards the edge of the ring, fishing down over the edge for a second before coming back up with two red hat-like things, one of which he tossed to Ryu before putting on his own. Safety first!]

Well, sparring can be a lot of fun for anyone! It's a great way to drill in basics and get stress out at the same time. Now come at me like you want to knock me out, we're going at things for real here, so I won't hold back either.