Adding Current Boxers vs Legends in Boxing Videogames. - SHAKYR's Blog

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Adding Current Boxers vs Legends in Boxing Videogames.

Posted on December 23, 2008 at 06:51 AM.

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I had to write this blog because it really irritates me that people want legends out of the Fight Night series.Please do me a favor, name 30 current fighters. I'm talking about exciting and entertaining fighters that casual fans(which a couple of you are) can name or recognized? It's really aggravating to keep hearing people say that they want current fighters and almost no legends if any. Boxing didn't start when you saw your first boxing match on TV. It should be an option to use legends. No one has to use them if they don't want to. Legends don't take spots from someone else either. I don't know what idiot made this up! If a boxer isn't in the game it is because of other reasons not because of a legend or some made up spot filling boxer. If EA wanted to they could add thousands of boxers. Do your research before you say something. If you don't believe me ask someone in the game industry. I did. A person with true knowledge of boxing knows there are different categories of boxers. You have the champions,contenders,up and coming,prospects,journeymen(can upset anybody),bums and legends. Having 30+ current fighters(name them) without anybody else would get boring and repetitive. Boxing greats should be optional adds to a career with a starting record.

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# 1 Money99 @ Feb 27

Poetic, I have to agree with you on this. Boxing is a different animal than regular team sports. The greatest debate in boxing is if one fighter from yesteryear could beat a current champion. Unlike in other sports. fighters from 40 years ago are at the same level as fighters from today.
Everyone knows that the 68 Steelers would get their butts handed to them by the 09 Steelers because training, diet and coaching has improved greatly. There's also way more kids playing football today so you're going to get better athletes on the grid iron due to attrition. But I bet there's LESS boxers today which means there's a great chance that fighters from decades ago could be even better than a lot of the guys that fight today.
Saying all of that, my point is that there NEEDS to be legends in boxing games. Look at the potential cover of FN Rd4; it's the most talked about topic in boxing for the last 25 years. Who would win between a prime Tyson and prime Ali.