Boxing Legends of the Ring

Mega Drive · 1993 · US

Also known as: Boxing Legends Of The Ring

Publisher: Electro Brain · Developer: Sculptured Software · Genre: Sports

In Boxing Legends of the Ring, you step into the ring with eight middleweight legends — including Roberto Durán, Jake LaMotta, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, and James Toney. You can fight in exhibition matches or rise through the ranks in career mode to become the greatest of all time. Use jabs, hooks, uppercuts, and even the occasional illegal low blow to wear down your opponent. Every knockdown earns you a Super Punch — a devastating strike that can end the fight if it connects but is lost if you miss. Two indicators track the action: glove-shaped hit meters and a damage display showing fighters' faces bruising and bleeding over time. A neat twist is that the camera alternates each round, switching between your view and your opponent's shoulder for a more cinematic experience.