Anybody else think EA doesn't know **** about boxing?

[letsgobrady]

Well, this ain't Madden and boxing is not football. If you haven't heard, boxing as a whole is on a serious decline from its glory days. I think it makes all the sense in the world to focus on two of the most popular boxers of all time to try to sell the game. Casual fans barely know who Manny Pacquiao or Ricky Hatton is, and they are the two biggest active fighters in the sport (assuming DLH retires)! I think EA has been kind to give us hardcore boxing fans Kelly Pavlik and Victor Ortiz, but at the end of the day casual and former boxing fans (which is the majority of Fight Night's consumers), will want to play as Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali.

maybe the reason boxing is on the decline is because old boxing is forced on people more than recent boxing is how are people supposed to know the more recent fighters when boxing games are made of mostly old fighters and when espn mainly shows old ass fights,

[letsgobrady]

Because of name recognition. Ali, Tyson, Fraizer, and Lewis sell copies. No one's going to be lining up around the block for the chance to play as Oleg Maskaev.

yea but people would line up to play with calzaghe,mayweather,cotto,hatton,pavlik or paquiao

[ИATAS]

i mean how do u put in tommy morrison and not evander holyfield?? how do u put in duran,hagler,leonard and not hearns?? i also believe they are very biased, putting in american fighters only...calvin brock instead of klitschko..

Hearns IS in fight night 4. I'm pretty excited as he's one of my all time favorites.

Regarding Tommy Morrison, apparently he wasn't even being considered until Morrison's people contacted EA and asked or lobbied that he be put in the game. I guess EA said sure why not.

As far as holyfield, he definitely should be in the game. The full roster has not been released yet, so we still don't know if he's in it or not. And even if he's not, we don't know the details on why is not in the game, remember EA has a budget to work with and some fighters demand a lot of money to be in games, so that must be factored in.

The UFC game will have a **** load more fighters for example because all of the fighters have contracts with UFC, so Dana White can have each and every fighter in the game if he pleases. boxing is much more complicated once you factor in all the different promoters, managers, contracts, etc.

[pfcwintergreen]

its still the best boxing game on the market but theres room for improvement

Wrong. Victorious boxers is the best boxing game on the market

[KingTito]

I've definitely been disappointed with some of the **** they've done.

[DA1CATAS]

Well money issues is what it probably comes down too... This would make it cheesy but I hope some characters are atleast unlockable...

[Idgas]

i'm sure there a legal issues that got in the way. can't just put in anybody they like.

[Jexy55]

Well money issues is what it probably comes down too... This would make it cheesy but I hope some characters are atleast unlockable...

Yeah they got a budget......but still, its ashame some boxers will ask for alot, selfish not htinking of the fans really.

[Bhopreign]

Hearns IS in fight night 4. I'm pretty excited as he's one of my all time favorites.

Regarding Tommy Morrison, apparently he wasn't even being considered until Morrison's people contacted EA and asked or lobbied that he be put in the game. I guess EA said sure why not.

As far as holyfield, he definitely should be in the game. The full roster has not been released yet, so we still don't know if he's in it or not. And even if he's not, we don't know the details on why is not in the game, remember EA has a budget to work with and some fighters demand a lot of money to be in games, so that must be factored in.

The UFC game will have a **** load more fighters for example because all of the fighters have contracts with UFC, so Dana White can have each and every fighter in the game if he pleases. boxing is much more complicated once you factor in all the different promoters, managers, contracts, etc.

Im sure they have a budget, but video game makers make a heck of alot of money.

[-Hyperion-]

ea probably arent smart enough to convince and nitwit, that having his image in a well known game is a good thing......