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Fight Night Round 4 Announced, Mike Tyson Featured

01:53 PM - May 7, 2008 by NYG_Meth

THE CHAMP IS BACK! EA ANNOUNCES EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4

Mike Tyson Featured in First Boxing Videogame in Nearly a Decade

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 7, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™Fight Night Round 4 is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA SPORTS brand. EA SPORTS Fight Night is back with the most realistic “in the ring” experience to date, featuring some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime.

“The EA SPORTS Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre”, said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future.”

Featuring a re-written gameplay engine, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will add a variety of fighting styles and boxer differentiation to authentically emulate the greatest fighters of all time. Pressure your opponent with the brawling inside style of young Mike Tyson, bobbing and weaving to set up powerful hooks and uppercuts. Capitalize on Muhammad Ali’s reach, hand speed and fleetness of foot to bewilder your opponent with lightning fast jabs and straights from the outside. For the first time in history, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 gives you the opportunity to pit these legendary heavyweights against one another and name a true champ.

No fight will be the same with an all-new physics-based animation system that recreates the full spectrum of true-to-life punch impacts, giving boxers a devastating arsenal of punches, blocks and ring movement. The new physics system allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first time ever, rough and tumble inside fighting. Fatigue, adrenaline, footwork and timing all come into play as you hammer away at your opponents.

EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 will be available for the Xbox 360™ system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and ships to retailers in 2009. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.

EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.

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# 21 Parasight @ 05/07/08 09:08 PM

Talk about stealing the thunder from 2K, and this game is still a year away. Can't wait.

# 22 springs @ 05/07/08 09:48 PM

wow I have wanted Tyson in this game for so long, thats amazing, and can't wait to get this game

# 23 JayBee74 @ 05/07/08 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by metallicatz


	I'm not sure Ali could've kept a full on Tyson bum rush at bay with his jab. When Tyson came on the scene he was a phenomenon even after a great 70's decade of heavyweight boxing. It'll always be one of those great era vs. era debates. I like Tyson's chances against anyone in history.

I debated Tyson's place in history ad nauseam and won't do it again. I'm glad to see him reap some kind of financial benefit from this and I hope he makes the cover.

# 24 bigeastbumrush @ 05/07/08 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thelwig14


	Things that need to be addressed immediately: 1. Get rid of the parrying animation...just awful.

Tyson or no Tyson, I'm not paying one red cent for this unless this^^^ issue is fixed and completely 100% removed from the game.

That's all.

# 25 stizz @ 05/08/08 04:05 AM

Small clip on IGN http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/869/869065p1.html.

# 26 Money99 @ 05/08/08 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sausage


	This is sad; the small excitement (very small sadly) that Prizefighter created has just went down the toilet. Just by announcing Mike Tyson will be in the game. I really hope they use the prime version not the bald over the hill version with the tattoo on his face. I just can't for the life of me understand why they create the older and slower version of Holyfield either. Please give us Tyson, Holyfield, and other boxers in there prime.

Probably because Holyfield is still boxing.

And I hope they give us '88 Tyson as well. It'll be fun to recreate bouts against some of the other greats.

But as excited as I am about hearing Tyson will be in this game I hope the gameplay is much better than what was in Rd.3. That title shouldn't even call itself a boxing game.

# 27 mr_president @ 05/08/08 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by metallicatz


	I'm not sure Ali could've kept a full on Tyson bum rush at bay with his jab. When Tyson came on the scene he was a phenomenon even after a great 70's decade of heavyweight boxing. It'll always be one of those great era vs. era debates. I like Tyson's chances against anyone in history.

wow, you giive ali absolutely no credit....
his jab was one of the best in the game,his speed and power are 2nd to none.

mike tyson has never ever faced anyone of ali's caliber, but ali has faced a few tysons(foreman,frazier)
tysons 'BUMRUSH" only worked on bums.....you think holyfield picked him apart,ali would have humiliated the best version of tyson, just by floating on the ouside feeding him beautiful combinatios. a prime mike tyson was not smart enough or skilled enough to beat a prime ali.

it get's no smoother than this

# 28 Money99 @ 05/08/08 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mr_president


	wow, you giive ali absolutely no credit.... his jab was one of the best in the game,his speed and power are 2nd to none. mike tyson has never ever faced anyone of ali's caliber, but ali has faced a few tysons(foreman,frazier) tysons 'BUMRUSH" only worked on bums.....you think holyfield picked him apart,ali would have humiliated the best version of tyson, just by floating on the ouside feeding him beautiful combinatios. a prime mike tyson was not smart enough or skilled enough to beat a prime ali. it get's no smoother than this

First, Frasier and Foreman aren't even close to the same kind of fighter Tyson was. Neither of them had as much speed or power in both hands. Tyson could kill you with a left or right hand.

Also, a PRIME Ali was getting trounced by B+ fighter Henry Cooper. If not for Dundee's quick thinking Ali would have been KTFO.

Lastly, no matter how many Tyson-haters protest, there is a HUGE difference between Rooney-Tyson and Don King-Tyson. The guy Holyfield fought was a shadow of the Tyson that destroyed Spinks.

Nobody can say for sure if Tyson would have beaten Ali or vice-versa. But that little clip doesn't prove jack. That fighter was trying to land jabs from the outside. Tyson didn't throw jabs to necessarily hurt anyone, it was to prevent them from firing punches at him so he could get inside. If Ali did the same thing there to Tyson, Mike would have already been within inches of Ali firing 4-6 punches to his rib cage.
People forget how quick Tyson's feet were. And not in the sense that he was a dancer. It was more like Barry Sanders quickness. He'd jump in, out and side-to-side, giving him multipel angles to fire short uppercuts and hooks.
People always say Mike never faced anything like Ali, well Ali had never faced anything like a Prime Mike Tyson. Nobody else in history had his combination of speed, power, foot speed or tenacity. The man threw punches combinations like a welterweight but with heavyweight power.
And that's why people, young and old, are still grasping on to a fighter that hasn't been relevant or in his prime for 2 decades. If there was nothing special about Tyson or if he was THAT overrated, then why has he stayed so popular? And it's not because of all the garbage he did post jail. It was because what he did in the ring - style wise - had never been done by anyone in the history of the sport.

# 29 mr_president @ 05/08/08 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	First, Frasier and Foreman aren't even close to the same kind of fighter Tyson was. Neither of them had as much speed or power in both hands. Tyson could kill you with a left or right hand. Also, a PRIME Ali was getting trounced by B+ fighter Henry Cooper. If not for Dundee's quick thinking Ali would have been KTFO. Lastly, no matter how many Tyson-haters protest, there is a HUGE difference between Rooney-Tyson and Don King-Tyson. The guy Holyfield fought was a shadow of the Tyson that destroyed Spinks. Nobody can say for sure if Tyson would have beaten Ali or vice-versa. But that little clip doesn't prove jack. That fighter was trying to land jabs from the outside. Tyson didn't throw jabs to necessarily hurt anyone, it was to prevent them from firing punches at him so he could get inside. If Ali did the same thing there to Tyson, Mike would have already been within inches of Ali firing 4-6 punches to his rib cage. People forget how quick Tyson's feet were. And not in the sense that he was a dancer. It was more like Barry Sanders quickness. He'd jump in, out and side-to-side, giving him multipel angles to fire short uppercuts and hooks. People always say Mike never faced anything like Ali, well Ali had never faced anything like a Prime Mike Tyson. Nobody else in history had his combination of speed, power, foot speed or tenacity. The man threw punches combinations like a welterweight but with heavyweight power. And that's why people, young and old, are still grasping on to a fighter that hasn't been relevant or in his prime for 2 decades. If there was nothing special about Tyson or if he was THAT overrated, then why has he stayed so popular? And it's not because of all the garbage he did post jail. It was because what he did in the ring - style wise - had never been done by anyone in the history of the sport.

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	Tyson didn't throw jabs to necessarily hurt anyone, it was to prevent them from firing punches at him so he could get inside.

this would be one weakness against mike tyson in a fight with ali.

mike tyson had excellent hand speed, but no one in the heavyweight division has ever matched ali's speed, footwork and power.

mike tyson had decent footwork, but his balance has always been off, even with rooney he had terrible,terrible balance.
holyfield exposed tysons weaknesses. once he proved that tyson could not intimidate him(removing one of his weapons) he exploited tysons horrible balance, something that tony tucker was on to but didn't have the skill set or smarts to formulate a plan to capitalize and defeat mike.

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	Lastly, no matter how many Tyson-haters protest, there is a HUGE difference between Rooney-Tyson and Don King-Tyson. The guy Holyfield fought was a shadow of the Tyson that destroyed Spinks.

you mean the overrated michael spinks who was handed a decision over larry holmes??? you mean the spinks that has beaten absolutely no one of any credit???(other than said gifts over larry holmes??)

you can't say tyson was a shell of himself and then use the spinks fight as a reference because spinks was past his prime(if he ha one) in that fight....as a matter of fact that was the last fight for spink's(can't get anymore past your prime than that)

prior to tysons fight with holyfield he fought 8 times 6 of witch were stopped early, no complaints from the fans, but as soon as he loses holyfield the excuses rolled in...and don't use the past his prime excuse because holyfield is 4 years older than tyson, and has been in the game just as long.....in the rematch wit hholyfield mike was defeated before he climbed into the ring just because he couldn't let go of his first defeat at the hands of holyfield.

there is nothing that mike tyson does better in the ring than ali, but you can't say the same thing about ali.

ali's speed,power,footwork, and ring savy would embarrass tyson, and tyson getting more and more frustrated as the fight goes on woud walk right into a sweet combo.

7 rounds.

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	If there was nothing special about Tyson or if he was THAT overrated, then why has he stayed so popular?

he provided entertainment, he knocked people out and that's what fans wanted to see, and he did it frequently.

# 30 jwolf02 @ 05/08/08 11:28 AM

please please please "fix" aka redo the career mode.

# 31 mr_president @ 05/08/08 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by thelwig14


	I love the differentiation between a Rooney-Tyson and everything else using the crowning achievement of beating a retired light heavyweight who was simply getting a paycheck. Especially when the Rooney-Tyson had some really bad fights. I agree with Money in that many, many people pretend the Cooper fight doesn't exist. But regardless, Tyson was awesome and his bumrush technique and the speed and power of his combinations were amazing. But a 5'9 fighter can not be effective against ATG's because Tyson's style is and always will be easy to counter for an ATG.

i'm not pretending the cooper fight didn' exist, and i never said ali was completely unbeatable(frazier,spinks,norton,holmes,burbeck(th e last 2 fights should never have happened))

...but why the focus on the cooper fight?? is it becaus ali went down or because of the glove incident that has more than 1 story?? i have seen the footage of the cooper fight, and the claims that ali received extra rest in excess of 3 minutes, and that the ref went to get new gloves(not true) is greatly exagerated, at the most it was 6 seconds....and the fight was subsiquently stopped, as was the rematch.(both in london,so no home cooking)

# 32 Money99 @ 05/08/08 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_president


	i'm not pretending the cooper fight didn' exist, and i never said ali was completely unbeatable(frazier,spinks,norton,holmes,burbeck(th e last 2 fights should never have happened)) ...but why the focus on the cooper fight?? is it becaus ali went down or because of the glove incident that has more than 1 story?? i have seen the footage of the cooper fight, and the claims that ali received extra rest in excess of 3 minutes, and that the ref went to get new gloves(not true) is greatly exagerated, at the most it was 6 seconds....and the fight was subsiquently stopped, as was the rematch.(both in london,so no home cooking)

But Angelo Dundee himself has said Ali was in a LOT of trouble and if he hadn't torn his glove more, the fight would have been over in the next round. He said Ali was in la-la land when he came to his stool.

I guess my whole point is not to make Tyson sound greater than he was but that in my mind, Ali has always been a bit overrated.
His political views and bombastic personality helped create an aura about him as well.

What I've always loved about Ali was his heart. He never quit and really never was stopped in true fashion. But I don't think he was the greatest boxer of all time. P4P, Ray Robinson was head-and-shoulders above Ali. The man was unbeatable at 147. Ali can't say the same as he had many difficult fights with some lower class talent.

Regarding Tyson being past his prime compared to Holyfield, while their ages aren't that different, Tyson had a lot more fights than Holyfield. He had over 30 fights before he was 22 years old. And his style does not dictate for a long career.

I also find it funny how people dismiss Spinks as overrated. Prior to the fight there were a number of boxing 'experts' that felt he could win.
And this was the man that beat the undefeated Larry Holmes - a legit heavyweight legend. Whether or not he got a gift decision, he was in both those fights giving Holmes fits. Tyson absolutely demolished that same Spinks.

I've also read where former trainers that worked with both Holyfield and Tyson say that Tyson had more talent in his pinky than Holyfield had in his whole body. That says a lot about both fighters. I have no problem with people questioning his heart and his mental stability or his work ethic. But when Tyson's head was right and he was training with Rooney, it's hard to argue that he wasn't one of the most destructive and impressive forces boxing has ever seen.

People alway say that Ali would have played with Tyson, but I don't think it would be as one-sided as some people think.
It could very well be that Ali would have worn Tyson down and won in the late rounds or with a decision. But I don't think it's outside the realm of possibilities that Tyson could have swarmed and caught Ali early. His handspeed was just as fast as Ali's, maybe even faster, and he could sure-as-poop hit harder.

# 33 LP @ 05/08/08 12:36 PM

I hate to say the ol' "styles make fights" thing again, but it is true. If Buster kept Tyson at bay, landing jabs and eventually the finishing blow, I have no doubt that Ali would've done the same.

# 34 allBthere @ 05/08/08 12:46 PM

now THAT's how you get people excited!

forget tyson though...i'm all about the glancing blows and rough inside fighting/ new physics. EA's rosters have been notoriously weak (3 evander's = 3 boxers!?!? etc.)

# 35 Money99 @ 05/08/08 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by allBthere


	now THAT's how you get people excited! forget tyson though...i'm all about the glancing blows and rough inside fighting/ new physics. EA's rosters have been notoriously weak (3 evander's = 3 boxers!?!? etc.)

Glancing and missed blows are something that have been sorely missed in boxing games for years.
In boxing the punch either hits or it's blocked/ducked. But the punch is always 100% accurate.

In baseball is every hit on the mark? Is it either a hit or a wiff? No. So why would it be the same in boxing.

I'd like to see several factors contribute to whether or not a punch lands:
- fighters overall accuracy
- fighters accuracy for that particular punch
- his opponents defense
- what angle he's firing the punch from

I have no problem with a bit of CPU-aided defense. As in, if you're fighting with Winky Wright, you shouldn't always have to press the 'block' button to dodge a shot. Sometimes the stats should come into play where the CPU helps you clip a punch away or have it skim your gloves.

Fights in video games need to be a bit more greasy. Especially when you start fighting top 10 guys. Notice how almost every fighter's KO% starts to dip when they fight the best? It should be the same in a game. Better fighters means better defenses. Earning a KO against a champ or top 5 guy should be an accomplished act - not something that's expected.

# 36 allBthere @ 05/08/08 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Money99


	Glancing and missed blows are something that have been sorely missed in boxing games for years. In boxing the punch either hits or it's blocked/ducked. But the punch is always 100% accurate. In baseball is every hit on the mark? Is it either a hit or a wiff? No. So why would it be the same in boxing. I'd like to see several factors contribute to whether or not a punch lands: - fighters overall accuracy - fighters accuracy for that particular punch - his opponents defense - what angle he's firing the punch from I have no problem with a bit of CPU-aided defense. As in, if you're fighting with Winky Wright, you shouldn't always have to press the 'block' button to dodge a shot. Sometimes the stats should come into play where the CPU helps you clip a punch away or have it skim your gloves. Fights in video games need to be a bit more greasy. Especially when you start fighting top 10 guys. Notice how almost every fighter's KO% starts to dip when they fight the best? It should be the same in a game. Better fighters means better defenses. Earning a KO against a champ or top 5 guy should be an accomplished act - not something that's expected.

totally agree. And i'd like to add that every punch shouldn't be 'textbook' ..not everyone's technique is great, and not everyone's technique is great on every punch.

I'd like to see some sloppy and wild punches from time to time, because of fatigue or being hurt. And momentum..if you walk or sway right into a punch it's quite different than rolling with it.

# 37 Money99 @ 05/08/08 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by allBthere


	totally agree. And i'd like to add that every punch shouldn't be 'textbook' ..not everyone's technique is great, and not everyone's technique is great on every punch. I'd like to see some sloppy and wild punches from time to time, because of fatigue or being hurt. And momentum..if you walk or sway right into a punch it's quite different than rolling with it.

Great ideas!
And how about injuries? I'd love to try and muster out wins with broken hands, a separated shoulder or even a broken jaw.

# 38 DTX3 @ 05/08/08 01:20 PM

Typical EA, they get competition and try to kill it with a big name...im really not excited for Tyson, maybe if it was years ago but not now...just give us a better and bigger career mode, please.

# 39 PikeJR23 @ 05/08/08 01:26 PM

Roy Jones Jr and Floyd Mayweather Jr are the two best p4p fighters ever. Believe that. I hope they have two versions of them both in the game from when they were young and in their primes.

# 40 fistofrage @ 05/08/08 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DTX3


	Typical EA, they get competition and try to kill it with a big name...im really not excited for Tyson, maybe if it was years ago but not now...just give us a better and bigger career mode, please.

I agree its typical EA to try to kill the competition, but for the life of me, I can't figure out 2k's marketing. They do more damage to themselsves with their lack of product promotion than EA could ever do to them.

2k elected to have Don King and paid him $1M +. I am sure they could have gotten Tyson, PBF, etc. for that type of money. EA made the right business move, regardless of how frustrated I get with EA's games, I have to give them all the credit in the world for their marketing tactics.

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