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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Heavyweight Champ	Sega	1976	Heavyweight Champ is the first in a series of boxing games released by Sega. The 1976 game featured black-and-white graphics and critics have since identified it as the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting. It feature unique controls that simulate throwing actual punches. It featured gameplay viewed from a side-view perspective. It employed two boxing glove controllers, one for each player, which moved up and down for high and low punches, with an inward movement for striking. It used large mono-chrome sprite visuals for the graphics. Sega would later reuse the Heavyweight Champ name for both the 8-bit versions of James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing released outside of North America. https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Heavyweight_Champ***An odd little black-and-white boxing game controlled by a boxing glove that the player can move up and down and push in or out in order to attack. Not to be confused with the boxing game of the same name released in 1987. [Jacquismo]
Boxer	Atari	1978	Boxer was thoroughly tested due to problems with the controls breaking from abuse, but was ultimately never released to the public. [Jacquismo]
Champion Boxing	Sega	1983	A colorful boxing game with two buttons: one for punching, and one for scrolling through a list of punches to use (jab, straight, or uppercut). You might think this would be cumbersome; however, you'll likely never use anything except the straight, so it doesn't matter. Not a bad game, but I still prefer Boxing on the Atari 2600. [Jacquismo]
VS Gong Fight	Kaneko;Taito	1984	A very sub-par boxing game. [Jacquismo]
Heavyweight Champ	Sega	1987	[57]***Although the orientation and action bears a striking resemblance to Punch-Out!!, Heavyweight Champ distinguishes itself with a slightly more innovative control scheme. The player holds two handles on the cabinet and uses them to move and attack, imitating the actions taking in a real boxing match. The monitor section swivels to follow the player's movements. However, less memorable characters prevent it from competing, and the innovative control scheme may be more of a negative than a plus, since it can be rather confusing to a new player (not to mention tough on the arms!). [Jacquismo]
Final Blow	Taito	1988	[69]*Uses Taito-F2 System*A side-view boxing game with very large character sprites. The large, detailed referee is nice, as are the spoken introductions for the boxers. There's also a pretty good selection of boxers for the player to choose from. However, the gameplay seems to consist of little more than hitting buttons really fast and hoping that you hit the opponent more than he hits you. [Jacquismo]
Gold Medalist	SNK	1988
The Final Round	Konami	1988	[49]***A so-so boxing game with pretty good graphics. Play as Jabbin' Jim or Gentleman Joe (Rocky Smith and Joe Vulcan in the Japanese release). Try to get in close, mash punch buttons, and hope that your opponent doesn't get more hits in. [Jacquismo]
Ashita no Joe	Taito (Wave Corp)	1990	Success Joe, known in Japan as "Ashita no Joe", is an arcade game by Wave Corp that was released a year before the better-known Ashita no Joe Densetsu for the Neo Geo. It is also based on the classic manga by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba, and features one-on-one boxing matches versus an AI-controlled opponent. [Moby Games]* [62]* [42]***A poor imitation of Punch-Out!! featuring characters from the manga/anime Ashita no Joe ("Tomorrow's Joe"). [Jacquismo]
Pound for Pound	Irem	1990	[28]***An overhead boxing game that is controlled by a trackball, rather than a joystick. The controls are pretty smooth, but take some getting used to. It might remind some of an updated version of Boxing on the Atari 2600. [Jacquismo]
Title Fight	Sega	1992	Boxing game.
Best Bout Boxing	Jaleco	1994

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