Fighting Game Boxer Tribute by TheMikko on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

I'm sure this one has been done before, but I got to thinking just how many boxing characters there are in fighting games, so as I started looking up exactly how many the idea of doing this just formed. Hopefully I got 'em all, after some consideration I decided to make an exception to my usual rule of needing to originate in a fighting game to be considered strictly a "fighting game character" so I could include Little Mac who has done very well for himself in Smash. Also reconsidered the inclusion of Tiffany Lords since I've found sources citing her style as Kickboxing OR just boxing mixed with her cheerleading skills.

The characters featured are, left to right and up to down, Shen Woo from King of Fighters, Heavy D! from King of Fighters, Joe Fendi from Fighting Layer, TJ Combo from Killer Instinct, Rob Python from Buriki One, Mickey Rogers from Art of Fighting, Burai Yamamoto from Big Band Beat, Tiffany Lords from Rival Schools, Akihiko Sanada from Persona 4 Arena, Haiji Mibu from Daraku Tenshi, Rick Strowd from Rel Bout Fatal Fury, Mike from Street Fighter (original), Dudley from Street Fighter III, Nelson from King of Fighter XIV, Balrog from Street Fighter II, Vanessa from King of Fighters, Rick Simpson from Battle K-Road, Kent from Blood Cross / Asura Cross, Boman Delgado from Rival Schools, Little Mac from Smash Bros, Elias Patrick from Rage of the Dragons, Franco Bash from Real Bout Fatal Fury, Steve Fox from Tekken, Axel Hawk from Fatal Fury 2, Andrei from Xuan Dou Zhi Wang / King of Combat, Michael Max from Fatal Fury and Jeff Howard from Battle K-Road.

All character belong to their respective rights holders and I did not create any of the art, I just compiled the image.