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The Sweet Science - A Geeklist of Boxing Games . . .
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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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Posted Tue Sep 2, 2008 3:59 am
1. Board Game: APBA Boxing [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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2. Board Game: Championship Boxing [Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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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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Championship Boxing is a great game, by far my favorite one on the list.
3. Board Game: Counter Punch [Average Rating:1.00 Unranked]
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 This one looked interesting enough for me to order from the company website . . .
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What was interesting enough for you to order it?
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Simple trick taking game with a (seemingly) well-integrated Boxing theme, fast play time, low price point. I'm sold . . .

[Edit: After actually trying the game, looks can be deceiving. The game is completely broken.]
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4. Board Game: Data Boxing [Average Rating:10.00 Unranked]
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5. Board Game: FAST Boxing [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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6. Board Game: Friday Night Fights [Average Rating:6.69 Unranked]
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 A recent purchase that I'm greatly looking forward to. Supposed to play well solo, as well as hed to head, and includes a neat "career mode".
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I'd love to hear what you think of this one after playing it. It sounds like it could be fun.
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Yokiboy wrote:
I'd love to hear what you think of this one after playing it. It sounds like it could be fun.


Review here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/385209
7. Board Game: Heavy Weight Boxing [Average Rating:5.75 Unranked]
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8. Board Game: Knock Out [Average Rating:5.78 Overall Rank:3880]
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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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9. Board Game: Knockout Boxing [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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10. Board Game: Legends of Boxing [Average Rating:9.00 Unranked]
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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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11. Board Game: Punch! [Average Rating:6.41 Overall Rank:3496]
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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.
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12. Board Game: The Return of Heavyweight Champ! [Average Rating:6.92 Unranked]
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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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Return of Heavyweight Champ really hits its stride when used with Championship Boxing from the same designer. CB is a full blown Boxing game with round by round and punch by punch detail. I've just submitted CB to BGG. When approved I'll add it to this list.
13. Board Game: Ringside [Average Rating:5.05 Unranked]
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 I remember that I've played it. More than that...nothing.
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14. Board Game: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots [Average Rating:4.79 Overall Rank:5409]
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 You missed the greatest of them all!
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15. Board Game: Rocky Graziano Presents a Century of Great Fights [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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 While it has a little bit of a "perfect strategy" flaw, and there are a couple of house rule changes that should be made, a very good interactive game. Each fighter has 8 types of punches, each on a punch card. A matrix (conveniently on the card) produces the result after each picks a card. Five exchanges per round. Fast, fun, and with the house rules avoids much of the predetermined strategies.
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16. Board Game: Title Bout [Average Rating:6.34 Overall Rank:2284]
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 By Avalon Hill, seemingly a part of their Statis Pro line that I love so much. This has been on my wishlist for 20 years, ever since I passed up a copy in my FLGS back in England . . .
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The best of the lot IMHO. I do not know who owns the rights, but I hope they decide to reprint. I have been working on my own boxing game, but it is hard to match Title Bout. My saving grace is that you can play mine (in fact a whole career) in the same time as a few Title Bout games.
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You can get tons of Title Bout stuff over at Tabletop-Sports.com.
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There is a phenomenal computer version from Out of the Park Developments. I am fully addicted to it, running my boxing universes with all 17 weight classes. Check it out.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/tb/
17. Board Game: Ultra-Quick Boxing [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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Anyone know anything about this one? I've had a glimpse of their wrestling game, which didn't impress me that much, but perhaps this is better?
18. Board Game: VCR Top Rank Boxing Game [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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Nice idea for a list, if a bit light on the comments. ;)

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.
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Nice list idea. Boxing is my favorite sport, and it's nice to see that there are so many more games about it than I was aware. Personally though, I think sports, including text and management sims, are pretty much always better on a computer than a board.
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