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Boxing Legends of the Ring

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Also known as
Final Knockout ファイナルノックアウト

Control eight middleweight champions, using jabs, hooks, and super punches to win the career mode.

Boxing Legends of the Ring was released for the Sega Genesis in 1993 by Electro Brain, and this is also the original release year as the game was not available on any earlier platform.


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About Boxing Legends of the Ring

Boxing Legends of the Ring is a boxing simulation featuring eight historical middleweight fighters, including Roberto Duran, Jake La Motta, and "Sugar" Ray Robinson. Players can engage in single matches or pursue a championship in a career mode.

Visual feedback during bouts is provided through two primary displays. One meter uses boxing glove icons to indicate where punches have landed, while another shows progressively damaged fighter portraits that flash red to signal exhaustion. The perspective shifts each round, alternating between a view from behind one fighter to the other.

Fighters have access to standard punches and a special super punch. This powerful strike is earned by scoring knockdowns and can end a match, but missing with it results in losing the attack for that round. The optimal moment to use it is when an opponent's portrait indicates significant fatigue.

Boxing Legends of the Ring Screenshots

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Title Screen
Main Menu
Create-A-Boxer; modifying general attributes
Create-A-Boxer; modifying punch specialties
Rankings: Career Mode
Options Menu
Pre-Match graphic
Attempting to get up after KO
General Gameplay
Blocking high
Throwing a right cross
Reaction to a punch to the head