All in all, fighters perform just like you expect them to.Īnd Title Bout doesn't stop at just the combatants. Take a postprime Mike Tyson into the late rounds and you've got a good chance of putting him down because of his low endurance score. You need to cover up quickly or risk hitting the canvas in short order. Get in tough with Rocky Marciano or Roberto Duran and their high killer instinct ratings might kick in. These stats make a huge difference during bouts. The game even tracks the percentage of punch types thrown, letting you know if your guy favors jabs, hooks, crosses, uppercuts, or combinations. Training before fights can enhance categories like power, hand speed, and tactical skills. So if you've ever wondered how a young Cassius Clay would have fared against the older and wiser Muhammad Ali, this is your chance to find out.Įach boxer is rated in more than 30 categories (all of which can be edited) that run the gamut from hitting power and chin versus knockdown to killer instinct and conditioning.
You can also throw fighters into the ring at different stages of their careers, from beginning to postprime. Anyone who's anyone is in the game, including all-time legends like Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Jake LaMotta, in addition to contemporary fighters like Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and Roy Jones Jr. All eras and all weight classes are represented (and there are even some top women, like Laila Ali and Christy Martin), so you can stage bouts pitting today's stars against the greats of yesteryear. You choose opponents from a list that encompasses a century of boxing history and includes nearly 3,700 fighters. Instead, your incentive for playing is provided by an incredibly comprehensive boxing encyclopedia.
However, there are no in-game incentives to earning cash at the betting table. This can make fight cards a little more interesting, because you begin with a mere $10,000 stake and dreams of Jimmy the Greek grandeur. There are no career or role-playing options as seen in most sports management sims, although you can input your name, and you can track wagering on bouts. Joe Louis may have been the greatest heavyweight in the first half of the 20th century, but he's in for a tough bout when it comes to facing off against a successor like Muhammad Ali.Įssentially, Title Bout is centered around asking, "What if?" Gameplay modes see you setting up single bouts, fight cards, single- or double-elimination tournaments that feature as many as 16 boxers, and lengthy bout schedules. This text-based sports management simulation from boxing experts Jim and Tom Trunzo and Out of the Park Developments is an ode to the sweet science, and it's one of the most intricate and accurate sims of the sport ever released. They still argue about how Joe Louis would have stacked up against modern competition and whether or not Mike Tyson, in his prime, could have gone toe-to-toe with that guy who "floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee." And now some of these questions can be answered, at least theoretically, courtesy of Title Bout Championship Boxing. Matching greats from different eras has long been one of the biggest fantasies of boxing fans.
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