The Sweet Science - A Geeklist of Boxing Games . . .
Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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I recently discovered a couple of good games based on that simplest / purest of sports - namely Boxing - and was surprised to discover there wasn't a definitive Geeklist like those for Soccer, Cycling, etc.
So, I created this one . . .
Most of these games have very little info, so please add your pics, stats, 2 cents. Also, please add other boxing (not Martial Arts / MMA / Wrestling / Fencing / etc.) games - there are only 3 "boxing" tags as of this writing.
Since most have few ratings, I have sorted alphabetically.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: Discontinued game of boxing by venerable producers of APBA baseball and football.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: A game for two players - bouts can be staged from 3 to 15 rounds. The Boxer with initiative plays a Punch Card which lands and scores unless the opponent can play an appropriate Defensive Card.
Points wins, Knock-Downs, Knockouts, Cuts, Referee Stops Fight are all possible and players can adjust their hands by changing cards to suit their round-by-round strategy. All cards have an Initiative Rating which determines who makes the next attack.
Card-playing skill required - quick playing and fun. Ideal for the corner of the pub, or bus or train journey!
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: The game includes two decks, one red, one blue, each consisting of 21 color-coded cards (representing punches thrown and punches you can be hit by), a Scoring Index for each, two Scorer's Aid cards, a Rule Booklet detailing both Basic and Advanced versions of play, a pad of 40 Scorecards, a Point Margin Adjustment Chart for solitaire play and a specially developed Rating System Guide.
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Board Game: Champion
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: A Swedish boxing game from the late 50s or early 60s, probably occasioned by the international success of Swedish boxer Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson. You play out a schedule of 12 prizefights. If no winner has been established after this, a round of finals is played between the two leading boxers. There is also an economical element that includes betting. The fights themselves are resolved using offensive and defensive cards with labels like "Jab" or "Uppercut" and accompanying point values. Some cards lead to the drawing of chance cards that affect the course of the fight. It is possible to win matches by knockout or points.
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Charlie Heckman
United States Ocoee Florida
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Along the same lines as Title Bout, CB is a good round by round, punch by punch game. I prefer Legends of Boxing by a small margin.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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This one looked interesting enough for me to order from the company website . . .
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: Detailed simulation of boxing. Individual fighters are rated on cards, and bouts are resolved through dice and charts.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: Try to win the boxing tournament with your family. The first who uses his combined forces to gain 7 KO's wins the tournament.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Just downloaded the free demo. Well written, seems a lot like Title Bout, solid looking career mode. Going to play a fight or two before deciding whether or not to purchase the thousands of available boxers . . .
Quote: DICE Boxing is a downloadable game from Gen1400 Gaming. You get over 1,000 boxers from the 1800s to today in over 10 different weight classes. More boxers are also available for free download.
Every boxer is rated in numerous categories based on their real life statistics. Boxers will perform in DICE Boxing just like they do in the ring.
Replay super fights or create your own league and or tournaments. How would Ali have done against Marciano or Mike Tyson? Pit any two fighters against each other.
DICE Boxing also has a career mode. Create your fighter and earn points by winning fights and moving your way up the rankings. Do you have what it takes to become a champion?
DICE Boxing uses everything from ring movement to strategies. DICE Boxing can be played with the simple basic game version or add more options to the advanced version to get a simulation close to real life.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: FAST Boxing is a round by round game in which fighter’s will perform uncannily close their real life abilities. In FAST Boxing, fighters are rated for scoring ability, punching power, endurance, defense, ability to absorb punishment, ability to be knocked down or knocked out, and even how their reputation as a fighter affects the judges.
FAST Boxing features all of the nuances of professional boxing that you see in real life bouts. Quick KO’s, TKO’s, close decisions, will all occur on your tabletop with real life accuracy with FAST Boxing. As in real life boxing, ANYTHING can happen, but you won’t see the flash KO’s and huge upsets with regularity in FAST Boxing, like you do with other boxing games.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: Folko-Boks is a boxing-themed abstract pure strategy game. The game lasts 10 rounds in a ring of 36 squares, randomly initialized with numbered chits. In each round, players move their boxers like a chess knight, removing the numbered marker from the square they left. The boxer who moves onto a higher numbered square wins that round. Being unable to move causes a knockout loss.
Sounds an awful lot like Sackson's Paper Boxing . . .
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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A recent purchase that I'm greatly looking forward to. Supposed to play well solo, as well as head to head, and includes a neat "career mode".
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING is a two-player game with a playing time of about 30 minutes a bout. You are a manager controlling the ring strategy of your fighter, balancing his punching power and offensive and defensive boxing abilities against those of his opponent. You can play two contemporary (1979) or all-time-great fighters creating many "what-if?" situations. This is not a long-winded, overly complex game but was in the vanguard of beer and pretzels games before the German games invasion. You should be able to read the rules and play your 1st bout within an hour. Advanced optional rules can be added later for more realistic flavor. Components are meager but complete. Included is a simulated boxing ring with 2 corners divided into sections for each fighter's stance of Aggressive/Counter/Defense. Also included are 2 realistic metal fighters (look great if you paint them), 2 Game charts, and a pad of score sheets, rulebook, 1D6, 20 Contemporary and 20 All-time-great fighter cards. A turn consists of simultaneously: 1) Secretly choosing your stance, 2) rolling on the "Boxing ability vs. stance" chart for any punches landed, 3) rolling for each landed punch on the "Punching power vs. defense" chart for results, 4) recording points and stats on the score sheet, 5) roll recovery if needed and repeat sequence 3x for each round. Advanced optional rules include Endurance, TKO, Injuries, Solitaire, Rope-a-dope, Haymakers, Clinching, Stuns, Head Butts, Tiring and everyone's favorite; "add your own" rule. This game has a real nice boxing feel to it and is remarkably easy to play, especially if you're not the bookkeeper statistician. If you are creative you can come up with modern fighter cards based on their stats.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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This real time game really does justice to the sport.
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Joe Huber
Westborough Massachusetts
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It's definitely a game about boxing - just from the promoter's, rather than pugilist's, point of view.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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From 1926.
Quote: A card game where you box. You start with five cards and when you box the highest card wins. There are also some special cards like the Knock-out-card.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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From 1927.
Quote: 2 Player Boxing game designed by the world famous Gambling expert and magician John Scarne and World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Braddock.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: French boxing featuring two miniature boxing figurines in plastic. There also is a board divided in four colored squares; the board forms the boxing area. The players duel with each other with 5 action cards (that feature punches or moves). One round finishes after the players have played their 5th action card; then points are added up. After a predetermined number of rounds the game finishes and the winner is the player with the most points.
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Charlie Heckman
United States Ocoee Florida
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LOB is an awesome game IMHO, particularly when you figure bang for the buck. (It's free!) Very enjoyable with a downloadable PC version to boot. There is also a good career package available for download from various sites. I highly recommend any gamer with a boxing interest to check it out!
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Board Game: Nokaute
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]

Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: Nokaute (variation of the Portuguese word "nocaute", knock out) is a dice game that simulates a boxing match. Players throw a die and, with the help of two separate charts, distribute the punches over the body of the other player's boxer. This was, probably, the only game released by Mimo, a toy maker that folded in 1992.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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By Sid Sackson.
Quote: Paper Boxing was published in A Gamut of Games.
Paper Boxing simulates a boxing fight with a grid of 4x4 squares and numbers. Each player makes his grids with an S (for START) in the upper left square and completes with numbers from 1 to 15 the others in any way he wishes and in secret. Then they both reveal their grids and the first player, from the S, moves to any other adjacent square in his grid. The other player does the same. Whoever ends in the highest number won the round. Play continues like this and if the numbers are the same, the two players have a tie. If one of the players is left without moves before he can move the entire grid, he loses by KO. The player who won the most rounds wins the game.
Huh. Sounds like the same game as Folko-Boks.
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Board Game: Pug-I-Lo
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]

Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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Quote: The Pug-I-Lo Boxing Board Game was published by the Pug-I-Lo Game Company of Zullinger PA in 1960. The box claims that the game is about the Complete game of Boxing. You are the Commisioner, Manager and Fighter in this game The game comes with Play Money and Playing Cards and was designed by Marvin Ogle.
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Avri Klemer
United States NYC New York
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The game that inspired the list. Free print-and-play fun, which nicely evokes a 3 round match in around 10 minutes.
Quote: Welcome to the world of Boxing. You and your adversary are about to fight it out in the ring. Each match consists of 3 rounds and whoever is still standing or has the most stamina at the end is the winner. Will you land your carefully planned punches on target? Will you be able to block your opponent’s punches? Will you be able to out bluff your rival? Can you knock him or her out before the end of the match? You will soon find out in this fast and fun game of boxing.
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Lutz Pietschker
Germany Berlin
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Not really a boardgame, but a good boxing simulation. From the same publisher come an extension (The Little Guys) and The Big Fight.
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Board Game: Ringside
[Average Rating:5.21 Unranked]

Alfred Wallace
United States State College Pennsylvania
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I remember that I've played it. More than that...nothing.
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Södertälje
I used to love the sweet science, but am now a rabid MMA fan instead. However, you can download some boxing games from Tabletop-Sports.com.
Portland
Oregon
Mount Joy
Pennsylvania
On that note...
I prefer them to be on a mat (or floor or lawn or parking lot or... ), but I agree, if you're looking for a simulation, the video game is better for it.
Mount Joy
Pennsylvania
That'll teach you a lesson!