List of Punch-Out!! boxers
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Punch-Out!! is a video game series, spanning the Arcade, NES and SNES. All of the characters listed on this page are fictional characters from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series of video games.
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[edit] Bald Bull
| Bald Bull's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | Major Circuit Champ, #3 World Circuit |
| Record | 36 - 4, 29 KO |
| From | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Age | 40 |
| Weight | 298 lb |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Bald Bull has made the most video game appearances out of any of the Punch-Out!! boxers. Bald Bull first appeared as the third opponent in the 1984 arcade game Punch-Out!! and then went on to two appearances in the NES game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! in 1987; in which Little Mac first encounters Bald Bull as the Major Circuit Champion and then later on as the #3 ranked competitor in the WVBA World Circuit. Bald Bull makes another comeback on the 1994 SNES in Super Punch-Out!! as the Minor Circuit Champion. Lastly Bald Bull can also be found in a cameo appearance as Mask X in the 1985 arcade game Arm Wrestling. Bald Bull has also appeared as a Hasbro Action Figure and in a Topps trading card series.
In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Bald Bull is most famous for his 'Bull Charge,' in which he backs up several steps and then charges forward at an alarming rate, delivering a fast powerful uppercut. It can send Mac to the canvas in a single hit. Big right hooks, uppercuts and spinning jabs are also part of Bald Bull's moveset. Bald Bull returns later in the world circuit even more powerful than before. Whenever Bald Bull defeats Little Mac, he starts mocking him by acting out chicken-like sounds and gestures. While most boxers go airborne when they get knocked out, Bald Bull simply drops.
Bald Bull is somewhat easier to defeat in the SNES Super Punch-Out!! with a weaker defense, but he still comes packing the power of his powerful 'Bull Charge'. Tormenting video game players through four popular games, Bald Bull has become a video game icon and has earned a special place in the world of Nintendo, most recently making a cameo return in WarioWare: Smooth Moves for the Wii.
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[edit] Don Flamenco
| Don Flamenco's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #3 Major Circuit, #2 World Circuit |
| Record | 22 - 3, 9 KO |
| From | Madrid, Spain |
| Age | 23 |
| Weight | 152 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Don Flamenco made two appearances on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, first as the initial competitor in the Major Circuit and later as #2 ranked opponent in the World Circuit. Don Flamenco has also appeared in a Topps trading card series.
Flamenco is a more improved version of Glass Joe. He is a one-trick opponent when Little Mac first encounters him at the beginning of the Major Circuit. He tauntingly persuades Mac into punching him. When Mac does, Flamenco's unleashes his large Flamenco Uppercut that can reduce your character's health bar by about one-third.
In the Major Circuit, Don Flamenco makes a comeback late in the World Circuit. His jabs and hooks are faster and harder, and his defense is much improved often taking Little Mac to the time limit. At the start of his fights, Flamenco dances with a rose in his mouth to a quote from Carmen, a French opera.
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[edit] Glass Joe
| Glass Joe's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #2 Minor Circuit |
| Record | 1 - 99, 1 KO |
| From | Paris, France |
| Age | 38 |
| Weight | 110 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Glass Joe first appeared as the first opponent in the arcade classic Punch-Out!! in 1984. He made his next appearance on the Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! in 1987; once again as the very first opponent in the minor circuit. His name is a pun on the phrase "glass jaw," indicating a boxer with a weak jaw that can be easily broken. Glass Joe has also appeared as a Hasbro Action Figure and in a Topps trading card series and on a Punch-Out!! Garbage Can.
Glass Joe is the easiest character to beat in any version of Punch-Out. He has poor defensive skills and takes quite a while to mount any offense. In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, his lone signature maneuver is his "Taunt Punch" in which he takes a few steps back, shakes his gloves, mumbles a few words and then rushes forward to unleash his right hook. He is also known as 'France's Glass Jaw' [1].
The theme music played for Glass Joe is taken from "La Marseillaise", the national anthem of France. Joe being from France may be a reference to the French military's lack of victories. Glass Joe made his last known appearance training boxer Gabby Jay in the Super Nintendo game Super Punch-Out!! and in the pages of the Nintendo Comics System in the story of "The First Fight" against Little Mac.[2] He also makes a cameo appearance in the Captain N story "The Happy Zone".
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[edit] Great Tiger
| Great Tiger's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #1 Major Circuit |
| Record | 24 - 5, 3 KO |
| From | Bombay, India |
| Age | 29 |
| Weight | 132 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Great Tiger made his first appearance in the arcade as the 'Champion of India' in the 1984 game Super Punch-Out!!. Next he showed up on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, as the #1 ranked competitor in the Major Circuit. Great Tiger has also appeared as a Hasbro Action Figure and in a Topps trading card series.
In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Great Tiger is signatured by his 'Tiger Punch'. To do this, Great Tiger seemingly uses Sikh powers to teleport flying around the ring in circles hitting Mac with a barrage of quick jabs.
The music played for Great Tiger (also used for Von Kaiser and Super Macho Man) is an excerpt from the classical composition "Ride of the Valkyries". Unlike the other opponents that have theme music, the music is played at the beginning of the second and third round and not the first.
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[edit] King Hippo
| King Hippo's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #2 Major Circuit |
| Record | 18 - 9, 18 KO |
| From | Hippo Island, South Pacific |
| Age | ?? |
| Weight | ?? |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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King Hippo first appeared on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, as the second competitor in the Major Circuit. According to Nintendo's Punch-Out! game Manual, Hippo is apparently a tropical chief who has a secret weak point[1].
In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! King Hippo is truly the most different character of the Video Boxing Association, also noting that he is the only character that does not have a palette swap. His defense is impenetrable until he opens his mouth. When his mouth is hit, Hippo reveals his one weakness: his too-large trunks start falling down, and he has to keep pulling them up whilst trying to fend off Little Mac's gut jabs. Once Little Mac floors King Hippo, he doesn't get up.
King Hippo also gained fame on the NBC Saturday morning cartoon Captain N: The Game Master, which ran 34 episodes from 1989 until 1991. In the cartoon Hippo starred as one of Mother Brain's top henchmen. Strangely, he appears with blue skin, and was often paired in a comedic duo with Kid Icarus enemy Eggplant Wizard. He was voiced by Gary Chalk. King Hippo also appeared in the comic books based on the Captain N series, as a Hasbro Action Figure, as an Applause action figure, and in a Topps trading card series.
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[edit] Little Mac
| Little Mac's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #3 Minor Circuit |
| Record | 0 - 0, 0 KO |
| From | Bronx, New York |
| Age | 17 |
| Weight | 107 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Little Mac is the playable protagonist in the original Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and Punch-Out!! titles created by Nintendo for use on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) gaming platform.
Mac is a young rookie boxer working his way up through the ranks of the World Video Boxing Association (WVBA). He is 17 years of age and hails from the Bronx in New York City. His trainer, former heavyweight champion Doc Louis, gives Little Mac advice between rounds in both games. Little Mac is known by fans for his jumping uppercut which often knocks his opponents unconscious.
The SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! features a blond-haired boxer named by the player. It is often debated whether this unnamed character is meant to be a redesigned Little Mac (prototype versions of the game featured a dark-haired boxer in his place) or an entirely different character. The Electronic Arts game, Fight Night: Round 2 for the Nintendo GameCube identifies this character as "Little Mac", but his appearance and naming in Fight Night is not considered canonical due to the third-party nature of the product.
Little Mac was also featured as the protagonist in the Punch-Out!! stories featured in Valiant Comics' Nintendo Comics System, appearing in the stories "The First Fight", "Outsiders", and "Fox and Hounds"[2]. He also makes a cameo in the prologue short of the Captain N comic books, suggesting that his stories are canonical to the Captain N continuity, although he never showed up in any of the actual Captain N stories (nor did King Hippo, a Captain N regular, appear in the Punch-Out!! stories). He can also be found as a Hasbro Action Figure, as an Applause action figure, in a Topps trading card series, and in fan fiction pieces.
Little Mac Links:
- WVBA Little Mac Profile
- Red Tom's Little Mac Page
- The Miseducation Of Little Mac
- Little Mac's Diary (satirical article on X-Entertainment)
[edit] Mr. Dream
| Mr. Dream's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | "The Legendary" Dream Fight Champ |
| Record | 99 - 0, 99 KO |
| From | Dreamland |
| Age | ?? |
| Weight | 235 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds & After :
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Mr. Dream made his only appearance on the Nintendo Entertainment System game re-release of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, known this time only as Punch-Out!!. Mr. Dream replaces Mike Tyson as the final boss in the game, whom Little Mac faces in the Dream Fight at the end.
Contrary to popular belief, Tyson was not removed because of his troubles with the law (which wouldn't occur until a year after the changeover), but because his contract expired. Since he had lost the title to James "Buster" Douglas by that point, Nintendo made no attempt to negotiate a new contract with him.
Mr. Dream fights exactly the same as Tyson in the previous game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, and is essentially the same character with a new face and recolored sprite. One uppercut can knock you down, his jabs are quick and deadly, and he is very tough to beat.
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[edit] Mr. Sandman
| Mr. Sandman's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #1 World Circuit |
| Record | 27 - 2, 21 KO |
| From | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Age | 31 |
| Weight | 284 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Mr. Sandman has made several video game appearances; his first was in 1984 as the WVBA World Champion in the original Punch-Out!!. He then appeared in 1987's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, now the #1 contender for the WVBA World Title. After that, Sandman dropped down to the WVBA Major Circuit and subsequently became champion there, as seen in the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! from 1994. His fighting style is very similar to that of Bald Bull. His signature technique, 'Dreamland Express', consists of three consecutively thrown uppercuts.
In his first two appearances, Mr. Sandman's fighting style is arguably the most novel in the game. He possesses a vast array of jabs, hooks, and uppercuts, and his unique timing can easily confuse players. Sandman also features outstanding defense. In the SNES version of Super Punch-Out!!, Mr. Sandman's range of attacks was somewhat standardized, making for less of a challenge, but he still retained his defensive affinity; he is the only fighter in the game who can guard himself while stunned.
He is possibly inspired by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-raised "Smokin' Joe" Frazier. Mr. Sandman has also appeared in a Topps trading card series.
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[edit] Piston Honda
| Piston Honda's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | Minor Circuit Champ, #5 World Circuit |
| Record | 26 - 1, 18 KO |
| From | Tokyo, Japan |
| Age | 28 |
| Weight | 174 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Piston Honda made two appearances on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! first as the Minor Circuit Champion and later as Little Mac's first opponent in the World Circuit. The first real challenge for new Punch-Out!! players. Honda's defense is still weak but is much improved when compared to Glass Joe or Von Kaiser. His jab and uppercuts hit hard and for an unprepared opponent his Banzai Rush Attack can be bad news.
After dispatching Piston Honda for the Minor Circuit Championship Little Mac meets up with him again in the World Circuit. The second time around Honda's defense is much improved, he uses triple jabs, and he has added a wiggling uppercut to his arsenal.
Other Piston Honda quirks include the fact that Piston Honda's name and trademark Banzai Rush Attack are reminiscent of 'Piston Hurricane' from the earlier Punch-Out!! arcade game and later Super Punch-Out!! Super Nintendo game. The theme music played for Piston Honda is a quote from "Sakura", a Japanese folk song. Also, dervived from Honda's quotes; NHK is an actual broadcasting company in Japan and "Sushi, Kamikaze, Fujiyama, Nipponichi..." is genuine, if randomly babbled, Japanese. His face when he takes a punch looks very similar to faces found on samurai in typical Japanese Ukiyo-e wood carvings.
Piston Honda has also appeared as a Hasbro Action Figure and in a Topps trading card series. Honda also appears in the pages of the Nintendo Comics System in a story called "Outsiders" where, despite his fearsome demeanor in the game, he is shown to be an altruist who is a boxer to raise money to build hospitals and schools in poor parts of the country [2]. Lastly his name has been the inspiration for the name of a music group and a small film company.
Piston Honda Links:
- Red Tom's Piston Honda Page
- Interview With Piston Honda Band
- Piston Honda Film Company
- WVBA Piston Honda Profile
[edit] Soda Popinski
| Soda Popinski's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #4 World Circuit |
| Record | 33 - 2, 24 KO |
| From | Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
| Age | 35 |
| Weight | 237 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Soda Popinski made his first appearance in the arcade as the 'Champion of the USSR' in the 1984 game Super Punch-Out!!; although back then he was known under the less family-friendly name of Vodka Drunkenski. Next he was re-christened 'Soda Popinski' to avoid the stereotype of Russians being alcoholics (or to remove references to alcohol altogether) and showed up on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, as the #4 ranked competitor in the World Circuit. Interestingly, despite having his named changed, some of his quotes (seen on the right) have references to alcohol and drunkenness.
In Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Soda can be beaten with basic 'stick and move' tactics, but with his hard hits and great defense, he can be quite a challenge for newer competitors. Popinski throws massive uppercuts, quick hooks and the trotting triple jab.
In between bouts of incessant laughter, the theme music played for Soda Popinski is a quote from "The Volga Boatmen's Song", a Russian folk song. Soda has also become a very popular character on the internet and is featured on I-Mockery, where he has an article about boiling spaghetti in vodka and topping it with chocolate syrup [1]. He can also be found in a Topps trading card series, on retro T-shirts and as the inspiration for the New Orleans band 'Soda Popinski'.
Soda Popinksi Links:
- Red Tom's Soda Popinski Page
- I-Mockery Interview With Soda Popinski
- Garage Band Soda Popinski Review
- I-Mockery's Cooking With Popinski
[edit] Super Macho Man
| Super Macho Man's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | World Circuit Champ |
| Record | 35 - 0, 29 KO |
| From | Hollywood, California |
| Age | 27 |
| Weight | 242 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Super Macho Man has made multiple video game appearances; his first was as the WVBA World Champ in Super Punch-Out!! for the arcade in 1984. When next we meet Super Macho Man, he's king of the World Circuit in the popular 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!. We see Super Macho Man champion of the World Circuit again in 1994's Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. He is a stereotypical bodybuilder, taunting Little Mac by flexing his pectoral muscles in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, and incorporating his exercise routines into his powerful attacks in the SNES Super Punch-Out!! .
His offense is similar to that of Soda Popinski with big uppercuts and hooks, except he has a different attack, his 'Super Spin Punch'. He utilizes two versions of this punch; for the first one he simply spins around 360 degrees arms outstreached and throws a quick haymaker at Little Mac. The second is a stronger one that occurs once he gets up from being knocked down; this time he moves back a bit and then keeps spinning around seemingly until Mac can dodge no more. Like the Bull Charge of Bald Bull, this one can also floor Mac in one strike.
In the picture during profile mode in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (pictured above), Super Macho Man is tanned and has grey hair. But in the actual game, he has pale skin and black hair. This inconsistency in appearance only occurs in the NES version.
The music played for Super Macho Man (also used for Von Kaiser and Great Tiger) is a quote from the classical composition "Ride of the Valkyries". Super Macho Man was also featured as a Hasbro action figure, in a Topps trading card series and in Valiant Comics Nintendo Comics System, appearing in the story "Fox and Hounds" [2]..
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[edit] Von Kaiser
| Von Kaiser's Stats | |
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| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | #1 Minor Circuit |
| Record | 23 - 13, 10 KO |
| From | Berlin, Germany |
| Age | 42 |
| Weight | 144 lb. |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Von Kaiser made his only appearance on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! as Little Mac's second opponent in the minor circuit.
Von Kaiser is a militant German ring veteran, known as the 'German Steel Machine', but a novice challenge for Little Mac [1]. He is easily stunned and floored with one of Mac's big uppercuts. However Kaiser can still attack with his flurry of left and right uppercuts, but with any skill at all his celebration will be short lived.
At the start of the fight, the theme music played for Von Kaiser (also used for Super Macho Man) is a quote from the classical composition "Ride of the Valkyries". Kaiser was also featured as a Hasbro action figure, in a Topps trading card series and on the website YTMND.
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[edit] Other WVBA boxers and characters
Punch-Out!! Arcade - 1984
- Piston Hurricane (Cuba)
Super Punch-Out!! Arcade - 1984
- Bear Hugger (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Super Punch-Out!! SNES - 1994
- Masked Muscle (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Rick Bruiser
- Nick Bruiser
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! NES - 1987
- Mario (The Referee)
[edit] Doc Louis
| Doc Louis' Stats | |
|---|---|
| From Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! | |
| Ranked | Little Mac's Trainer |
| Record | Retired |
| From | New York |
| Age | Unknown |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Quotes | From Between Rounds :
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Doc Louis is a fictional character from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series of video games. Doc made his only video game appearance on the Nintendo Entertainment System's 1987 game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!. Doc appeared not as an active boxer, but as Little Mac's faithful corner man and trainer.
Doc is an old hard-hitting pro from the 1950s who gives Little Mac helpful hints between rounds [1]. Doc also utilizes his almost magical healing powers brought about by pushing 'select' one time per fight. Doc also takes Mac jogging in New York riding his bike while Mac jogs behind in his pink suit. This is often misinterpreted as Doc stealing Mac's bike.
Doc Louis can be found on many pieces of Punch-Out!! merchandise.
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