Knockout Kings

Knockout Kings is a series of boxing games that were produced by EA Sports for the PSOne, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy 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 Duran, Alexis Arguello, 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.

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.

After Knockout Kings 2003, the series was canceled and replaced by EA Sports Fight Night 2004.

Featured Boxers

Knockout Kings 2000

Heavyweights

• Muhammad Ali (PSX)/(N64)
• Frank Bruno (PSX)
• Eric "Butterbean" Esch (PSX)/(N64)
• Jack Dempsey (PSX)
• Joe Frazier (PSX)/(N64)
• Michael Grant (PSX)
• Larry Holmes (PSX)/(N64)
• Evander Holyfield (PSX)
• Ingemar Johansson (PSX)
• Lennox Lewis (PSX)/(N64)
• Sonny Liston (PSX)
• Joe Louis (PSX)
• Rocky Marciano (PSX)
• Archie Moore (PSX)
• Ken Norton (PSX)
• Floyd Patterson (PSX)
• Earnie Shavers (PSX)
• Leon Spinks (PSX)/(N64)
• David Tua (PSX)/(N64)

Middleweights

• Oba Carr (PSX)/(N64)
• Julio Cesar Chavez (PSX)
• Hector Camacho (PSX)
• Oscar De La Hoya (PSX)/(N64)
• Roberto Duran (PSX)/(N64)
• Marvin Hagler (PSX)/(N64)
• Jake Lamotta (PSX)
• Sugar Ray Leonard (PSX)/(N64)
• Bronco McKart (PSX)
• Ike Quartey (PSX)/(N64)
• David Reid (PSX)/(N64)
• Ray Robinson (PSX)
• Fernando Vargas (PSX)/(N64)
• Pernell Whitaker (PSX)/(N64)

Lightweights

• Alexis Arguello (PSX)/(N64)
• Mark Johnson (PSX)
• Kevin Kelley (PSX)/(N64)
• Danny Lopez (PSX)
• Ray Mancini (PSX)
• Angel Manfredy (PSX)/(N64)
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. (PSX)/(N64)
• Barry McGuigan (PSX)
• Erik Morales (PSX)
• Shane Mosely (PSX)/(N64)
• Carlos Navarro (PSX)
• Sean O'Grady (PSX)/(N64)
• Pedro Pena (PSX)
• Aaron Pryor (PSX)/(N64)
• Danny Romero (PSX)/(N64)

Unlockable boxers Celebrity boxers

• Marc Ecko (PSX)
• Jermaine Dupri (PSX)
• Tim Duncan (PSX)
• Marlon Wayans (PSX)
• Qtip (PSX)
• O (PSX)
• Ed Mahone (PSX)
  

Other boxers

• Mills Lane, a famous referee. (PSX)/(N64)
• Gargoyle, a gargoyle. (PSX)
• Roswell, a alien. (PSX)
• Smacko, a clown. (PSX)

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 Cesar Chavez
• Hector Camacho
• Oscar De La Hoya
• Roberto Duran
• Vernon Forrest
• Marvin Hagler
• Jake Lamotta
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Bronco McKart
• Shane Mosley
• Ike Quartey
• David Reid
• Ray Robinson
• Fernando Vargas
• Pernell Whitaker

Lightweights

• Hector "Macho" Camacho
• Julio Cesar Chavez
• 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
• Felix Trinidad
• Fernando Vargas

Lightweights

• Roberto Duran
• Zab Judah
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.
• Barry McGuigan
• Paul Spadafora
• Johnny Tapia

Knockout Kings 2003

• Muhammad Ali
• Joe Frazier
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Roberto Duran
• Evander Holyfield
• Sonny Liston
• Rocky Marciano
• Rubin Carter
• Bernard Hopkins
• Zab Judah
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Barry McGuigan
• Felix Trinidad
• Lennox Lewis
• Oscar de la Hoya
• Floyd Mayweather Jr.
• Fernando Vargas

References

Jimmy Lennon Jr also features as the games Master of Ceremonies

External links

• EA Sports: Knockout Kings 2002 for PlayStation 2
• EA Sports: Knockout Kings 2001
• Knockout Kings / Fight Night series at MobyGames