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Fight Night Champion Roster to Feature Over 50 Licensed Boxers
Posted by Alain Quinto at 06:43PM on Tuesday, January, 04, 2011
The biggest question asked by the community, no doubt, is why is “insert boxer name” not in the game? That’s one question with many answers and it pretty much depends on which boxer you’re talking about. I’ll let Brizzo break it down as to why some boxers make it in while others don’t.
I’ve been heaving my chest these days watching my Filipino brother Manny Pacquiao outclass boxers fight after fight (which btw, looks like his next fight will be May 7 according to Top Rank top dog Todd DuBoef on his twitter). With the possibility of a Wladimir Klitschko and UK Cover Athlete David Haye Heavyweight unification fight (will that happen in 2011?), I am excited to virtually box with these two against each other in game as well as pitting them up against some of the great heavies like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson. Look out for more about Haye and his recent mocap visit to EA Canada.
For those that are peeved their favorite boxer isn’t in the game, luckily there are some pretty sweet enhancements with this year’s Create-a-Boxer feature. So for all of you Mayweather fans, you’ll still be able to create or download a Money CAB you can be satisfied with, along with up to 100 other created fighters. I know I’ll be downloading vvIllAFASCRIlla’s version of Mayweather next year as his PS3 likeness of the boxer was the most downloaded in Round 4. I’ll be using him as a punching bag as I deliver punches-in-bunches with Manny’s speed and power that the game’s captured with such perfection ;) Look out for more information on this year’s CAB system coming soon along with more information from our Art developers about the visual improvements to Pacquiao and others in the game.
With over 50 licensed boxers along with the characters you meet in Champion Mode, you will have the ability to download CABs that we know our fans will create just as well as our team would. For those in the game, here’s the list of boxers that have agreed to be created by our developers in Fight Night Champion:
Heavyweight Division
David Haye
Cristobal Arreola
Eddie Chambers
Eric Esch
Evander Holyfield
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Lennox Lewis
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Sonny Liston
Tommy Morrison
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Light Heavyweight Division
Bernard Hopkins
Chad Dawson
Joe Calzaghe
Roy Jones Jr
Middleweight Division
Anthony Mundine
Carlos Monzon
Danny Jacobs
Erislandy Lara
Fernando Vargas
Jake Lamotta
Jermain Taylor
Kelly Pavlik
Marvin Hagler
Peter Manfredo Jr
Ray Leonard
Ray Robinson
Ronald Wright
Sergio Mora
Welterweight Division
Zab Judah
Emanuel Augustus
Julio Cesar Chavez
Kendall Holt
Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Oscar De La Hoya
Ray Leonard
Ricky Hatton
Shane Mosley
Thomas Hearns
Tim Bradley
Victor Ortiz
Lightweight Division
Diego Corrales
Pernell Whitaker
Robert Guerrero
Roberto Duran
Vinny Paz
Jesse James Leija
Featherweight Division
Billy Dib
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Kevin Kelley
Bantamweight Division
Nonito Donaire
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Alain Quinto
Posted at 03:45PM on Friday, May, 06, 2011
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Alain Quinto
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Last week in conjunction with ESPN, we put out a few simulations featuring Pound-for-Pound Champion Manny Pacquiao pitted against some of the best boxers of all time. Today we’ve put them together so you can offer your opinions on what might have happened in these fights that never were. EA SPORTS’ Aaron Boulding and I offer up our thoughts to stir the pot and get things going.
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Alain Quinto
Posted at 02:29PM on Wednesday, April, 27, 2011
Pacquiao. For the People
As Manny Pacquiao prepares for his May 7th bout against Shane Mosley, you can be sure to find fans everywhere getting ready for another historical moment in boxing. For those lucky enough to be in Los Angeles this Friday however, you might want to make your way to the Nike Vault on S. Figueroa to check out the one of a kind Manny Pacquiao Experience.
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