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Knockout Kings is a series of boxing games that were produced by EA Sports for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color and GameCube yearly between 1998 and 2003.
Knockout Kings gives the user a chance to compete against 32 real fighters, such as Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar De La Hoya, Larry Holmes, Jake LaMotta, Roberto Durán, Alexis Argüello, and Ray Mancini. In the game's "slugfest" mode, fighters can knock each other out at any given moment of the fight, or suffer 6 or 7 knockdowns and still last for the whole fight.
There are several differences between Knockout Kings and real-life boxing careers. Championship bouts are only for 10 rounds and not for 12 as in real life. In the career mode of Knockout Kings, a fighter is made to retire right after winning the title and defending it for only the first time. Also, Knockout Kings does not have women's boxing. The exception being the PlayStation version of Knockout Kings 2001.[citation needed]
Before releasing Knockout Kings, Electronic Arts released its first 3D boxing game, Foes of Ali, for the 3D0 in 1995. While there are a few similarities between the two games, Foes of Ali was developed by a different team, Gray Matter and as such, is not regarded as a true prequel.
Knockout Kings 2001
Knockout Kings 2001 features many well known boxers such as Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, Michael Grant, Lennox Lewis, Joe Louis, and Jack Dempsey. It also features women's boxing and arenas such as Caesars Palace, Madison Square Garden, Wembley Arena, and the Roman Coliseum.
After Knockout Kings 2003, the series was canceled and replaced by Fight Night 2004.
Title Year Platforms
Knockout Kings 1998, 1999 PlayStation, Game Boy Color
Knockout Kings 2000 1999 PlayStation, Nintendo 64
Knockout Kings 2001 2000 PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Knockout Kings 2002 2002 PS2, Xbox
Knockout Kings 2003 2002 GameCube
Featured Boxers
Knockout Kings '99 [1]
Heavyweights
Muhammad Ali
Butterbean
Jack Dempsey
Bob Foster
Virgil Hill
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
Sonny Liston
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Ray Mercer
Archie Moore
Michael Moorer
Ken Norton
Floyd Patterson
Earnie Shavers
Leon Spinks
David Tua
Middleweights
Oscar De La Hoya
Roberto Duran
Marvin Hagler
Jake LaMotta
Sugar Ray Leonard
Terry Norris
Ike Quartey
Pernell Whitaker
Lightweights
Alexis Arguello
Arturo Gatti
Genaro Hernandez
Junior Jones
Kevin Kelley
Ray Mancini
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Shane Mosley
Carlos Navarro
Aaron Pryor
Danny Romero
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Heavyweights
Muhammad Ali (PS1)/(N64)
Frank Bruno (PS1)
Eric "Butterbean" Esch (PS1)/(N64)
Jack Dempsey (PS1)
Joe Frazier (PS1)/(N64)
Michael Grant (PS1)
Larry Holmes (PS1)/(N64)
Evander Holyfield (PS1)/(N64)
Ingemar Johansson (PS1)
Lennox Lewis (PS1)/(N64)
Sonny Liston (PS1)
Joe Louis (PS1)
Rocky Marciano (PS1)
Archie Moore (PS1)
Ken Norton (PS1)
Floyd Patterson (PS1)
Earnie Shavers (PS1)
Leon Spinks (PS1)/(N64)
David Tua (PS1)/(N64)
Middleweights
Oba Carr (PS1)/(N64)
Julio César Chávez (PS1)
Héctor Camacho (PS1)
Oscar De La Hoya (PS1)/(N64)
Roberto Durán (PS1)/(N64)
Marvin Hagler (PS1)/(N64)
Thomas Hearns (PS1)
Jake Lamotta (PS1)
Sugar Ray Leonard (PS1)/(N64)
Bronco McKart (PS1)
Ike Quartey (PS1)/(N64)
David Reid (PS1)/(N64)
Ray Robinson (PS1)
Fernando Vargas (PS1)/(N64)
Pernell Whitaker (PS1)/(N64)
Lightweights
Alexis Argüello (PS1)/(N64)
Mark Johnson (PS1)
Kevin Kelley (PS1)/(N64)
Danny Lopez (PS1)
Ray Mancini (PS1)
Angel Manfredy (PS1)/(N64)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (PS1)/(N64)
Barry McGuigan (PS1)
Erik Morales (PS1)
Shane Mosely (PS1)/(N64)
Carlos Navarro (PS1)
Sean O'Grady (PS1)/(N64)
Pedro Pena (PS1)
Aaron Pryor (PS1)/(N64)
Danny Romero (PS1)/(N64)
Unlockable boxers Celebrity boxers
Marc Ecko (PS1)
Jermaine Dupri (PS1)
Tim Duncan (PS1)
Marlon Wayans (PS1)
Qtip (PS1)
O (PS1)
Ed Mahone (PS1)
Other boxers
Mills Lane, a famous referee. (PS1)/(N64)
Gargoyle, a gargoyle. (PS1)
Roswell, a alien. (PS1)
Smacko, a clown. (PS1)
Knockout Kings 2001
Heavyweights
Muhammad Ali
Frank Bruno
Eric "Butterbean" Esch
Jack Dempsey
Joe Frazier
Michael Grant
Larry Holmes
Evander Holyfield
Ingemar Johansson
Lennox Lewis
Sonny Liston
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Ken Norton
Floyd Patterson
Earnie Shavers
David Tua
Middleweights
Oba Carr
Rubin Carter
Julio César Chávez
Héctor Camacho
Oscar De La Hoya
Roberto Durán
Vernon Forrest
Marvin Hagler
Thomas Hearns
Jake Lamotta
Sugar Ray Leonard
Bronco McKart
Shane Mosley
Ike Quartey
David Reid
Ray Robinson
Fernando Vargas
Pernell Whitaker
Lightweights
Alexis Arguello
Hector "Macho" Camacho
Julio César Chávez
Diego Corrales
Zab Judah
Kevin Kelley
Danny Lopez
Ray Mancini
Angel Manfredy
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Barry McGuigan
Erik Morales
Johnny Tapia
Sean O'Grady
Paul Spadafora
Aaron Pryor
Danny Romero
Pernell Whitaker
Knockout Kings 2002
Heavyweights
Muhammad Ali
Butterbean
Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Lennox Lewis
Middleweights
Oba Carr
Rubin Carter
Oscar De La Hoya
Bernard Hopkins
Sugar Ray Robinson
Félix Trinidad
Fernando Vargas
Lightweights
Roberto Durán
Zab Judah
Sugar Ray Leonard
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Barry McGuigan
Paul Spadafora
Johnny Tapia
Knockout Kings 2003
Muhammad Ali
Oscar De La Hoya
Joe Frazier
Sugar Ray Robinson
Roberto Durán
Evander Holyfield
Sonny Liston
Rocky Marciano
Rubin Carter
Bernard Hopkins
Zab Judah
Sugar Ray Leonard
Barry McGuigan
Félix Trinidad
Lennox Lewis
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Fernando Vargas
Eric "Butterbean" Esch
Not to be confused with the unrelated Fight Night (1985 video game).
Fight Night
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Fight Night logo
Genres Sports, Fighting
Publishers EA Sports
Platform of origin PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS
Fight Night is a series of boxing video games created by EA Sports.
Title Release Year PS2 Xbox GCN X360 PS3 PSP iOS Notes
Fight Night 2004 2004 Yes Yes No No No No No
Fight Night Round 2 2005 Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Fight Night Round 3 2006 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Fight Night Round 4 2009 No No No Yes Yes No No
Fight Night Champion 2011 No No No Yes Yes No Yes
The series consists of:
Fight Night 2004
Updates: Total Punch Control.
Fight Night Round 2
Updates: Haymaker, Player controlled cutman, Removed rag doll knockdowns, Online play capability, Block while moving.
Fighters Added: Miguel Cotto, Diego Corrales, Juan Lazcano, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton
Fighters Removed: Lennox Lewis, Félix Trinidad
Fight Night Round 3
Updates: Redesigned haymaker and player controlled cutman, Some parts are in first-person, New fictional characters, Clinching is toned down, When a fighter is near a knockdown they go into a special "hunting" zone that they must fight through to not be knocked down, Ranking is replaced with contracts in career mode.
Fighters Added: Calvin Brock, Floyd Patterson, Oscar De La Hoya, Marvin Hagler, Vicente Escobedo, Jesús Chávez
Fighters Removed: Chris Byrd, Sonny Liston, Rocky Marciano, Ken Norton, Antonio Tarver, Miguel Cotto, Ricardo Mayorga, Shane Mosley, Mike Anchondo, Jesse James Leija, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Derrick Gainer, Kevin Kelley, Juan Manuel Márquez, Rafael Márquez
Fight Night Round 4
Updates: Physics based controls, Career mode is redesigned and replaced with legacy mode, Can use photo game face to more easily put the player in the game, Can only block high and low, More focus on counter punching, User controlled cutman is removed and replaced with a point system, Downloadable characters, Added Flyweight and Bantamweight weight classes.
Fighters Added: Tomasz Adamek, Jorge Arce, Amin Asikainen, Emanuel Augustus, Joe Calzaghe, Nate Campbell, Eddie Chambers, Julio César Chávez, Kermit Cintron, Billy Dib, Nonito Donaire, George Foreman, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Robert Guerrero, Vivian Harris, Thomas Hearns, Paulie Malignaggi, Fernando Montiel, Carlos Monzón, Sergio Mora, Tommy Morrison, Anthony Mundine, Victor Ortíz, Kelly Pavlik, Vinny Paz, Cory Spinks, Mike Tyson, Pernell Whitaker
Downloadable Content: alternate versions of Sugar Ray Leonard, James Toney and George Foreman, Oscar De La Hoya, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Sonny Liston
Returning Fighters: Lennox Lewis (Out since 2004), Miguel Cotto (Out since Round 2), Shane Mosley (Out since Round 2)
Fighters Removed: Calvin Brock, Floyd Patterson, Jeff Lacy, Micky Ward, Juan Lazcano, Vicente Escobedo, Jesús Chávez
Fight Night Champion
Updates: Story mode, pantaloons (for Creating a Boxer), Fictional Fighters on the roster, Full Spectrum Punch Control, Regional Anaerobic Fatigue.
Fighters Added: Chris Arreola, Timothy Bradley, Butterbean, Chad Dawson, David Haye, Kendall Holt, Daniel Jacobs (boxer), Zab Judah, Erislandy Lara, Peter Manfredo Jr., Fernando Vargas
Downloadable Content: Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, and alternate versions of Thomas Hearns, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao.
Returning Fighters: Kevin Kelley (out since Round 2) and Jesse James Leija (out since Round 2)
Fighters Removed:Floyd Mayweather, James Toney, Tomasz Adamek, Amin Asikainen, Cory Spinks, Kermit Cintron, Vivian Harris, Paulie Malignaggi, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nate Campbell, Arturo Gatti, Erik Morales, Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce