I did a trial run and played out the fight between Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.

15 rounds, both boxers went the distance without getting knocked down once, although as I played I found myself making mistakes that I corrected as play progressed.

For example, there’s a trait called ‘Killer Instinct’ that gets triggered under certain conditions when a boxer appears to have the upper hand.  Joe Louis had this in an early round, but I ignored it, but the result of the round seemed to reflect later rounds when I did remember to use ‘Killer Instinct’.

Both boxers were getting fouls later in the fight.  And Louis basically wore Ali down, winning round after round through sheer power.

At the end of the fight, the round by round point tally favored Joe Louis, so I figured he won.

I should come up with some sort of random tournament seeding for this game, starting with maybe 8 fighters who I recognize vs. 8 others who I’ve never heard of.  Round robin style, 16-8-4-2.

I should also review the rest of the rules.  Heh.

Stay tuned!