Why Developers, Publishers, and Investors Need to Pay Attention to the Boxing Videogame Blueprint
For decades, boxing fans and gamers have been waiting for a true simulation boxing videogame—a title that treats the sport with the same depth and respect that NBA 2K gave to basketball or MLB The Show gave to baseball. Yet, while other sports receive yearly simulation-first experiences, boxing has been left behind in a cycle of half-attempts, arcade hybrids, or projects that stall before they can reach their full potential.
That’s why I created the Boxing Videogame Blueprint/Wishlist Site: not as a casual fan page, but as a living design document—a roadmap for how a realistic, feature-rich boxing game can finally be built and thrive in the modern industry.
Why This Blueprint Matters
The blueprint is more than a wishlist. It is:
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A collection of tested mechanics: AI tendencies, clinch systems, body fatigue, corner strategy, and more—mechanics that mirror the real sport rather than generic fighting game logic.
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A business case: Data on why boxing simulations have a hungry, underserved audience spanning multiple generations. From Golden Gloves veterans in their 30s and 40s to younger fans discovering the sport through YouTube highlights and DAZN broadcasts, the player base is larger and more loyal than many assume.
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A community voice: For years, hardcore fans, trainers, historians, and even boxers themselves have said the same thing—we want a real sim. This blueprint collects that feedback into one central hub.
The Missed Opportunities
When publishers or developers cut corners, they miss the chance to create something historic. For example:
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AI Tendencies & Traits: Nearly every major sports sim uses them (NBA 2K, Madden, MLB The Show), but boxing titles ignore them—leading to lifeless AI.
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Creation Suites: Fans want to build their own gyms, boxers, and eras. Instead, we keep getting reskinned fighters.
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Gameplay Loops: Clinching, recovery, referee logic, fatigue, and damage systems—all left half-finished or missing.
These aren’t luxuries. They are the very DNA of what makes boxing the sport it is. Without them, no game can claim to be a simulation.
Why Industry Eyes Should Be Here
If you’re a developer, this site can serve as a ready-made design foundation. Entire frameworks are broken down, with examples from Unity and Unreal workflows.
If you’re a publisher, this site shows the market opportunity:
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Boxing fans above 30 and 40 are some of the most loyal sports gamers.
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Casuals drift, but hardcore fans buy every iteration and every piece of DLC if the sport is respected.
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Investors have long underestimated how much crossover exists between combat sports, esports, and simulation communities.
If you’re an investor, this site lays out exactly what’s missing in the market and how to fill it. A proper sim could dominate a space currently occupied by no one.
A Call to Action
We’ve all seen what happens when companies ignore the foundation of realism: fractured communities, declining engagement, and short product lifespans. But the opposite is also true: when developers listen to the sport itself, they create generational franchises.
The Boxing Videogame Blueprint/Wishlist Site exists to:
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Provide the technical vision for realism.
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Amplify the voices of fans, boxers, and historians who’ve been ignored.
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Offer a playbook for investors and publishers who want a sustainable, profitable title.
Where We Go From Here
I invite developers, publishers, and investors to take a hard look at this blueprint. Don’t see it as a wishlist. See it as a ready-made starting point.
Fans will come. Boxers will come. History will come. But first, the industry has to be brave enough to commit to realism over shortcuts.
The sport of boxing deserves no less.
Now is the time. Let’s build the first true boxing simulation game together.
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