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- The series is known for using national stereotypes instead of racial stereotypes. People generally don't seem to be severely offended even though they recognize the stereotypes; the characters seem more cartoonish than realistic and hit everyone equally. It also helps that both Next Level Games (Bear Hugger) and Nintendo (Piston Hondo) are taking the piss out of their countrymen too.
- The weakest fighters in the series, Glass Joe and Gabby Jay, are Frenchmen. It's taken to the point where in the Wii version, you can literally punch the croissants out of Glass Joe. Amusingly, said Frenchmen never gave up a single match despite their matching records.
Accidental Innuendo: Texas Mac in Arm Wrestling has the stat screen description of Stud-Horse. Coupled with his shirtless appearance and ten-gallon hat, it just makes him come across as an Old West-themed porn star.
- This line from the NES game:
  Mike Tyson: You think the speed of your fingers can match the strength of my fists?
Alternative Character Interpretation:
- Despite the Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys image that Glass Joe is suppose to portray, some fans portray him as a Determinator seeing as he hasn't quit. Doc even acknowledges this, as does Joe's Smash Bros trophy.
- The bottom of this page has a theory about Glass Joe.
  Sam Greenspan: He's like a guy who's been forced to box because he somehow got under the mob's thumb and still needs to pay them off to save his family.
Anti-Climax Boss: In general, knowing the Instant-Win Condition of each boxer can turn That One Boss into this instead.
- Contender Sandman is significantly easier to deal with when you realize that most of his moves can be counterpunched with a hook. Demonstrated here. Title Defense Sandman improves a bit, thanks to his new lightning-fast winking uppercuts; even then, you can still counter his Dreamland Express to easily land a star punch and instantly knock him down. His Berserker Rage is also not very threatening, since he uses the same pattern every time.
- Both the minor and major league champions have abusable weaknesses as well. Counterpunching or star punching King Hippo's That One Attack, or realizing that he can never get back up after a knockdown makes him pretty trivial. Likewise, Don Flamenco isn't much of a major league champion if you know how to infinite combo him.
- TD Bald Bull is significantly easier to deal with once you memorize his attack pattern, save up at least two stars, and avoid getting hit for the first 90 seconds of the match. Countering his Bull Charge and winding up the resulting three-star punch will let you bypass the rest of the match.
- TD Great Tiger and TD Aran Ryan also have easy instant-KO moves that can let you beat them in the first round.
Awesome Music:
- Soda Popinski's combined themes are especially awesome.
- The series' main theme is incredibly memorable. Both the NES and Wii versions.
- Strangely enough, the music that plays in original NES game when you get a Game Over.
- The Major Circuit Title theme.
Base-Breaking Character
- Narcis Prince. While he does have quite a few fans, and is a common subject for fan artwork, he also has something of a Hate Dom, mostly from fans of Aran Ryan, who feel that Narcis tries too hard to be a pretty boy by comparison.
- Heike Kagero. With the Bishōnen archetype being itself so divisive among western gamers, Heike correspondingly has just as many people who love him as those who consider him to be just creepy and weird. Many people have noted that he looks more like a Dragon Ball Z villain than a stereotypical boxer character.
Breather Boss:
- In the Wii game, many people find Super Macho Man much easier than the preceding bout against Bald Bull or the following bout against world champion Mr. Sandman. Super Macho Man is sometimes considered a Breather Boss in the NES game as well, as many consider Mr. Sandman, who comes before him, to be a much harder fight. That said, Macho Man is still quite a challenge in the NES game.
- Don Flamenco is also sandwiched between more difficult fighters in the Wii game (Great Tiger and Aran Ryan), and in the NES original is easier than most of the fighters who preceded him, at least the first time you fight him. The rematch can catch you off-guard at first, but his punches are fairly easy to dodge once you know they're coming, and it's fairly easy to at least win by decision. He's also sandwiched between the rematch with Bald Bull and Mr. Sandman.
- Narcis Prince from Super Punch Out also qualifies as this, as he's quite a bit less challenging than Mad Clown and Super Macho Man and much less challenging than the rest of the Special Circuit.
- Disco Kid in Title Defense. After the Difficulty Spike in TD Glass Joe and the significantly harder TD Von Kaiser with fake-out punches and a one-hit knockdown punch that requires good reflexes to dodge, Disco Kid is somewhat easier in which he doesn't have any fake-out blows or one-hit knockdowns, having only faster but manageable attacks and two new moves that are fairly easy to get around.
Catharsis Factor: These games are all incredibly difficult to win and take enormous amounts of practice to even just barely eke out a victory against the later challengers let alone delivering a Curb-Stomp Battle against them. But when you do win, you will feel like a champion.
Crazy Awesome: Aran Ryan in the Wii is nuts, and has moves that are blatant cheating, and the fans felt it made him one of the most memorable boxers in the game.
Draco in Leather Pants: Aran Ryan is often turned from 'Complete Lunatic' into 'Irish Hottie'.
Ear Worm:
- The NES title screen theme, an upbeat chiptune remix of the classic tune 'To Look Sharp March'.
- Aran Ryan's intro theme, popularly looped in YouTube Poop.
- Glass Joe's theme on the Wii version is incredibly catchy.
Ensemble Dark Horse:
- Punching bag Glass Joe has strangely endeared himself to the fanbase.
- Soda Popinski is fairly popular as well thanks to his odd case of Bowdlerization.
- Aran Ryan's insanecharacterization in the Wii version quickly earned him a lot fans. Being based around an Irish stereotype that isn't drinking (and being hilarious in doing so) has also earned him plenty of fans from his country as well.
- Super Macho Man thanks to his hilarious rich and famous asshole characterization and memetic lines.
- Von Kaiser has a number of fans due to his characterization and design.
Fan Nickname: Von Kaiser's big, screaming rolling punch in Title Defense mode, that knocks you out in one shot is referred to as the 'Von Kaiser Wave'
Fanon:
- A common fanon belief in the Punch-Out fanbase is Glass Joe owning a cat and Von Kaiser owning a dog.
- Due to him being in his 40s, fanon typically depicts Von Kaiser as having a wife and children.
- Aran Ryan's sister is commonly thought to be named 'Shannon Ryan', and her and Aran are often portrayed as Half-Identical Twins.
- Glass Joe and Von Kaiser are often thought of as either close friends or a couple. The same is true of Piston Hondo/Great Tiger and Aran Ryan/Soda Popinski.
- Aran Ryan is typically thought of as being The Alcoholic on account of being Irish.
- Due to one of his quotes in the NES game being 'Flamenco strikes back! Return of Don!', Don Flamenco is commonly portrayed as being a Star Wars fan.
- Due to them being from Britain and Ireland respectively, it's very common for fans to depict Narcis Prince and Aran Ryan as bitter rivals.
- Thanks to his TitleDefense appearance, fans believe that Don Flamenco became an Emo after he first lost to Little Mac.
Fanon Discontinuity: Nobody expected the SNES player character to be Little Mac, with many assuming him being labeled such in his guest appearance in Fight Night Round 2 just being EA taking artistic liberties. For some fans, this has been partially rectified with the Super NES recolor for Little Mac in Super Smash Bros., which made the two playable boxers easier to associate with each other in their eyes, but not all.
Flip-Flop of God: Some say Glass Joe's one win was a fluke against Nick Bruiser (impossible, as Nick Bruiser is undefeated). Some, citing the top time in Super Punch-Out, say it was Rick Bruiser (although that falls apart, given that Rick's only loss was against his brother Nick). Nintendo has not clarified anything yet. Another theory states that his one win was against Gabby Jay, and that Gabby Jay returned the favor, hence why they both have 1-99 records.
Game-Breaker: Possibly unintentional in the NES game, but you can perform an infinite combo against Don Flamenco until he goes down. This is also possible in the Wii game, but it's harder and almost certainly intentional.
Goddamned Boss: Donkey Kong in the Wii version. His style of fighting is similar to Don Flamenco's, where he taunts you, dodges your attack, and then follows up with an attack of his own. However, with him it's not one attack, but several—up to five in a row—before you can counter punch. And here's the kicker: if you fail to dodge even one of these attacks, you only get a few counter punches, which won't be enough to damage him. While he's not considered the hardest opponent in the game, he's certainly one of the most annoying due to how he tends to run down the clock with his style.
Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Punch-Out is beloved in the west, but in Japan it languished in obscurity due to both the NES game and Super having extremely limited releases. An example of this can be seen in the reaction to the reveal of Little Mac being a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Western fans were excited but not especially shocked, while Japanese players were outright baffled at the inclusion of such an obscure character.
Good Bad Bugs: It's unknown whether the strategy of blocking Soda's uppercuts on the NES was intentional or a glitch, but it makes beating him insanely easy.
Harsher in Hindsight: The Wii game was rereleased on the Wii U eShop immediately after a surprise announcement that Club Nintendo would be shutting down in mid-2015, and that no newly-released titles – effective starting the rerelease week of Punch-Out!! Wii – would be eligible for registration kind of makes the order to 'join Club Nintendo today, Mac' feel like the game's mocking you.
Heartwarming in Hindsight: One of the things Doc Louis says in Doc Louis's Punch Out!! is, 'Thanks for joining Club Nintendo, Mac!' Originally, it was simply congratulatory. With the game returning as part of Club Nintendo's closing sale, however, it can be seen as Nintendo thanking you for registering with and using Club Nintendo as a final farewell.
Hilarious in Hindsight:
- Mario was famously the ref in the NES game. Charles Martinet, who would later to go on to voice Mario, voiced the ref in the SNES game.
- Princess Peach was originally intended to be the Bonus Boss in Punch-Out Wii until being replaced by Donkey Kongbecause they didn't like the idea of Little Mac beating up a girl. Now with Little Mac being a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, both can now duke it out in the ring. For added irony, they added the guy they didn't want beating up girls to the game that added more female fighters than the entire rest of the series combined.
- Mr. Dream from the later versions of the NES game hails from Dreamland. So does a pink puffball created by Nintendo 2 years after the version with Mr. Dream was released.
- As mentioned, Princess Peach was Dummied Out in the Wii title due to worries about a male character beating up a woman. Years later a new Nintendo boxer, Arms, features a girl who looks much like Peach as one of the playable characters (amongst other female characters). It could be an intentional reference or a coincidence.
Ho Yay:
- Frank Jr. looks positively elated to lose the match. Flushed cheeks, drooling smile, the works.
- In the fandom, Little Mac and Narcis Prince seem to be paired up the most.
It's the Same, Now It Sucks!: What some people claim about the Wii version compared to the NES version, especially those who have seen but haven't actually played the Wii version. It's even mistakenly called a remake quite often.
Jerkass Woobie: It's not hard to view Super Macho Man in Title Defense this way. It's clear how frustrated and bitter he is over losing all his fans to Little Mac and doesn't seem to have any fans of his own anymore, while being booed and subjected to Produce Pelting throughout the fight. Sure he's still a cocky asshole, but it's not hard to see him as sympathetic.
Love to Hate:
- Most of the characters have something about them meant to piss you off slightly, be it bad ethnic stereotyping or some other obnoxious personality quirk. This is probably to make it more satisfying when you beat their faces in.
- Aran Ryan, because in addition to blatantly cheating by doing headbutts and the glove-on-a-rope trick whenever he gets downed, you can also punish his cheating with a Star Punch instant knockout.
Memetic Badass: Amusingly enough, there are a lot of fans who argue thatGlass Joe is actually the most hardcore character in the entire series, since he keeps coming back for more despite losing every single match. Think about it: who's braver, the guy who can knock down people with one punch, or the guy who gets knocked down in one punch and keeps coming back time after time to try again?
Memetic Loser: Who's an even bigger loser than Glass Joe? The guy whom Glass Joe got his one and only win against. The Official Nintendo Magazine states that it was Nick Bruiser, in a freak accident.
Memetic Mutation:
- 'Nigga stole my bike!', based on the scene where Mac trains by running through the city while Louis is riding away on a bike, but mutation changed the scene's context. The Wii version takes this joke and runs with it; in between rounds, Doc Louis may tell Mac he wants to take a ride on his bike.
- 'Join the Nintendo Fun Club today, Mac!', which turned into a popular meme among players who were expecting for tips from Doc Louis about Mac's opponents. There's also 'Join the Nintendo Fun- I mean, Club Nintendo today, Mac!' in the Wii version.
- 'What's your favorite flower, son? Mine's chocolate!', which mutated into every single question being answered the same way.
- The odd way Doc Louis says 'A LION!'
- Super Macho Man's 'Release the— bogus!', the result of his 'Release the Beast!' attack being dodged. Alternatively, 'Release the— dude!'
- 'I'll take Tyson!' Thanks to NintendoCapriSun.
- 'Wo bist du denn? MAMI!!' According to the Punch Out wiki, this translates to 'Where are you?' Mommy!' This comes from von Kaiser when he cowers.
- 'SALZAAAAAAAAH!' ^Explanation
- Von Kaiser's 'Give zem Ze Uppercut!' from a popular Punch-Out fan video/fake movie trailer, which some say inspired the Wii game.
Memetic Molester:
- Mr. Sandman. Especially in the Wii version.
Mr. Sandman: Hey Mac Baby! Brush your teeth? *leans in* It's bed time...
- Donkey Kong, given how he 'kidnaps' Mac if the player loses the match, and his facial expression is... unsettling.
Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales: It's a testament to how good the character design and writing is that, while Punch Out Wii has stereotypical characters, they are beloved by fans in their countries of origin (like Super Macho Man, for American audiences) for being portrayed stereotypically, yet Played for Laughs without being insulting or negative about it. It also helps that the Canadian devs and the Japanese publisher of the game also took a jab at themselves with Bear Hugger and Piston Hondo respectively.
Mis-blamed: Many people assume that the Mr. Dream version of the NES Punch-Out!! was released to replace the Mike Tyson version because of the Tyson rape charges. The case happened a year after the Mr. Dream version was released; rather, Nintendo's contract with Tyson expired and it was not renewed because he had lost his champion status.
Most Wonderful Sound:
- Any of the Fight Won themes, particularly if it's Bald Bull's or Mr. Sandman's versions in the Wii version.
- The sounds that Piston Hurricane, Aran Ryan, and Narcis Prince each make in the SNES version when getting knocked down are wonderfully satisfying.
Nightmare Fuel:
- Mr. Sandman in the Wii version. Also, Aran Ryan and Bald Bull get downright creepy close-up face shots among other things.
- You can see your defeated opponents' reactions after beating them in Contender and Total Defense mode. Contender Sandman gives one of the most terrifying death glares ever seen.
- Title Defense Sandman's reaction to seeing a poster of Little Mac is to angrily punch down an entire building.
- Bald Bull and his uncontrollable rage. He isn't only abusing opponents; to name a few things, he violently fends off paparazzis with his glove-clad fist (OK, they were harassing him constantly, but still), throws a dumbbell into the audience, and headbutts the poor Referee for no apparent reason.
- In the Wii version, Great Tiger's special K.O. animation has him Teleport Spam before passing out. In Title Defense, at the end he disappears and doesn't come back.
- A milder case, but King Hippo's laugh when he wins in Title Defense mode. Its deep and surprisingly human tone is rather unsettling, especially coming from a character that largely speaks through grunts and roars.
- While most of the opponents in the NES game have cartoonish character portraits, Mike Tyson is the only real-life character. Because of this, his character portrait is a digitized image of his actual face. Aside from the intense Uncanny Valley feel of it, his eyes are black hollows with tiny white pupils. Something about this combined with the missing teeth in his smile makes him look ironically... inhuman.
- Mad Clown, with his enormous smile and Uncanny Valley-esque eyes, he can make anyone coulrophobic.
Older Than They Think:
- Those who never played the arcade games might think that Bear Hugger is a parody of Zangief. In reality, Bear Hugger first appeared in the arcade Super Punch-Out, the better part of a decade before Zangief was created.
- Mac's Last Stand in the Wii version isn't the first mode in a Nintendo boxing game where losing can retire your file permanently. Teleroboxer in 1995 has Title Defense mode, which is unlocked after beating all of the opponents and retires your file with only one loss.
- While Mr. Dream is considered by many to be a Replacement Scrappy, there are some who think he was created for the rereleases on later consoles such as the Nintendo Online service for Nintendo Switch. In reality, the altered version has existed since 1990, when the NES was still in production.
Replacement Scrappy: Quite a few people feel Mr. Dream is a poor substitute for Iron Mike. Doesn't help that Mr. Dream seems generic and not a lot of originality went into him (same body type Tyson had, same exact dialogue, same exact moves, 99-0-99 record, comes from 'Dreamland', etc.) This is likely the reason why Mr. Dream is the only one of the opponents from the NES game to be excluded from the Wii version, instead making Title Defense Mr. Sandman a Tyson Expy.
Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Aran Ryan and Kid Quick were universally considered to be among the most generic and forgettable boxers in the whole series. Wii rectified this by giving Aran Ryan much more personality and retooling Kid Quick into the more memorable Disco Kid.
The Scrappy:
- Mad Clown is perhaps the least popular character from the series (not counting Mr. Dream), and is seen as a lazy re-skin of Bear Hugger. While there are many other Palette Swaps in the series, Mad Clown is easily the most blatant of them all.
- Pizza Pasta. The only notable things about him are his awful name and the fact he has a widow's peak. He bears the distinction of being the only arcade-originating character to have never been revisited in any capacity (Kid Quick was at least redefined into Disco Kid).
Scrappy Mechanic: The Wii title doesn't let you replay career matches or Last Stand mode. Career mode isn't too bad since you can face the boxers again in Exhibition, but the title bouts have exclusive background music that isn't in the sound test. Last Stand is worse, since if you lose 3 times, you can never access the mode again on that save file. If that happens before you get to fight the Bonus Boss, you can either start the entire game over on a new save file, or resign yourself to the fact that you will never get to face all boxers in the game.
Sequelitis: The SNES version of Super Punch-Out!! is seen this way. Its gameplay is fairly well-liked and its art style is considered an improvement over its NES predecessor. However, fans hold it in lower regard, partially because the Star Punch system is preferred over the Super Punch meter, but mostly because the opponents aren't as good as they are in the NES game since they range from unmemorable (such as Gabby Jay, Aran Ryan, and the Bruiser brothers) to so outlandish that it breaks suspension of disbelief (such as Heike Kagero, Mad Clown, and Hoy Quarlow). This is probably the reason why the Wii iteration firmly stays true to the style of the NES game, and the only SNES-debuted opponent brought into the Wii version, Aran Ryan, was heavily reworked to have more personality.
Ships That Pass in the Night: Almost all ships as, despite presumably fighting each other off-screen, none of the boxers interact with anyone but Mac. Glass Joe and Von Kaiser are commonly shipped together.
Signature Scene
- The final fight against Mike Tyson.
- In the remake, the memorable fight against Aran Ryan and when Glass JoeTook a Level in Badass.
SNK Boss: Nothing could have possibly prepared you for the ass kicking that is Iron Mike. Except for said ass kicking.
Spiritual Licensee: Stereotypes aside, these are often considered the best Rocky games ever made.
Surprise Difficulty: You wouldn't expect Glass Joe to put up a fight, but once you get to Title Defense...
That One Achievement:
- Defeating Title Defense Soda Popinski while letting him drink as much as he wants. Not only does he fall under That One Boss to begin with, but now he’s guaranteed to self-heal, sending the progress you've made straight out the window.
- Knocking Title Defense Mr. Sandman down in under 33 seconds. The challenge requires using three-star punches, so perfectly counter-punching his already-quick moves is necessary here, and if you get hit, mistime your star punches or don’t get a star off one of your counter punches, you might as well reset the fight then and there.
That One Attack:
- Mike Tyson's Dynamite punch/Mr. Dream's Dream Maker in the original definitely counts. For the first ninety seconds in the first round, if they happen to connect with these rapid punches, you're knocked down no matter what. Super Macho Man's lariat punches count too for the same reasons. Like Tyson, it is a One-Hit KO attack that requires a lot of rapid dodging to avoid it.
- For players new to the Wii game, King Hippo's double side smash and Bear Hugger's Bear Hug can serve as a wake-up call, since it does so much damage early on in the game. Great Tiger's uppercuts are also this, since they're the first instance where you must dodge the right direction to avoid them.
That One Boss:
- In the Wii version, Title Defense Bald Bull is unanimously considered to be the hardest opponent. Significant damage on every attack, a right uppercut that comes out very quickly, a change in timing on his Bull Charge (his One-Hit Kill), and most importantly, knockdown immunity unless hit with a Star Punch. It also doesn't help that the Stars are hard to get. Bald Bull's status as That One Boss is lampshaded in Family Guy when, while praying, Peter asks God for advice on how to beat him.
- Soda Popinski in Title Defense. If you don't have quick reflexes, you'll lose, as Soda moves very quickly and early on takes little damage. Each consecutive time you counter, he'll take more damage, but if you get hit, it resets. And without quick reflexes, you'll be getting hit a lot.
- Dragon Chan in Super Punch Out!! (arcade and Super NES). Blocks a lot, is fast, and has that One-Hit Kill kick (plus a healing move). In the rematch of the arcade game, he blocks a lot more efficiently and kicks twice in a row. Not only is the timing for dodging the kicks difficult, he throws those out with random build-up times, and if he ends on the player's right, he can't be countered after missing.
- Great Tiger in the arcade Super Punch-Out!!, especially the rematch. He rarely stuns, and even if he does, the player gets at most one or two extra punches out of it. He also uses an annoying low hook attack with an odd build-up time, making it very hard to dodge or counter. Even worse, he'll dodge the player's attack and follow with an easily avoidable attack, allowing the player to dodge that and get in a hit or two. Great, until he suddenly counters instantly and gets a free hit on the player.
- Bear Hugger is notable in that he's one of the few boxers to not follow a specific pattern after the first knockdown. This makes him extremely difficult to read and anticipate his fakes. For the TD version, considering that the best way to do damage to him requires that you counterpunch his moves, not being prepared for his fakes only serves to aggravate the issue.
- Despite only being the third-to-last boss in the SNES Super Punch Out!!, Hoy Quarlow may well be the game's hardest opponent, due to his incredibly fast and powerful counter-attacks, which allow him to really whale on you if you get careless. By contrast, Rick and Nick Bruiser are more Mighty Glaciers, with the difficulty in their fights (especially Nick's) being more in actually taking them down before the timer runs out.
- Many people will agree that Mike Tyson is the hardest opponent in the entire series, and Mike Tyson is infamous for being one of the hardest bosses in any video game ever. His quick reflexes & brutal attacks really make him a challenge.
Uncanny Valley: The Super Punch-Out protagonist's appearance in Fight Night Round 2. Just look◊.
Unfortunate Implications: In spite of the series being heavily reliant on national stereotypes as opponents, Punch Out Wiiaverts this with flying colors. Comedic caricatures to be sure, but their respective stereotypes are exaggerated to add character and build personality rather than reinforce a negative stigma, causing players to find them endearing rather than offensive.
Unpopular Popular Character: With all of the boos that Super Macho Man gets compared to all the other opponents in the Wii game, it's clear he is considered The Scrappy in-universe. Despite this, He is one of the most loved opponents by the franchise's fanbase.
The Woobie: The Wii version has Glass Joe and Von Kaiser (Glass Joe especially).
- The defeated opponents gallery in Title Defense shows King Hippo standing in fear with his lip quivering, Bear Hugger looking like he's about to cry, the crushed looks of Disco Kid, Don Flamenco, or Soda Popinski, and even Super Macho Man's face that could inspire some sympathy. The only exceptions are Mr. Sandman (who just looks absolutely stunned), Great Tiger (who simply looks like he's about to puke), and Aran Ryan... who could perhaps use a smoke... Von Kaiser is also shown cowering in the Title Defense review, making him seem all the more pitiful.

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