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Boxing

TitleBoxing
First release1980
DeveloperBob Whitehead
PublisherActivision
PlatformAtari 2600
Genresfighting game, sports video game
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Atari 2600: 1980-08-08 (NTSC-U)

A white boxer and a black boxer compete in top-down combat by pressing the fire button to land punches. Players must time their distance to land power punches for two points instead of one. Matches conclude via a decision after two minutes or a knockout once a player reaches 100 successful hits.

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REG-Vault (atari2600/boxing) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (7945,80253) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
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Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Activision · internal use only. REG-Vault page
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