Wherein your humble scribe presents a stable of boxers for use with RINGSIDE, that odd little boxing simulation game by Brian Blume that appeared in Dragon #38.
Boxing, like baseball, has always fascinated me. I can’t quite put my finger on why. It’s certainly not something I’m good at. But that’s not the point of this post, so we won’t dally there. Instead, here’s a small stable of boxers I rolled up for RINGSIDE. I’d love to figure out how to do something with them – a campaign or tournament or something.
Side Note: I absolutely adore the idea of strange, convoluted campaigns for war and sim games (like the great Starfire! campaign I never got off the ground back in ’95), but they never come to fruition. Blame it on real life. Blame it on laziness. Blame it on being unable to find other people who share my level of weirdness. Who can say?
Anyway, I don’t expect that many (if any) of y’all are even aware of the existence of RINGSIDE, but hey, consider this post a reason to rush out and track down a copy of Dragon #38 (and #61, where the aging rules for boxers appear). You know you want to 🙂
And now, without further ado, here are the boxers who train at Pao’s Gym:
Heavyweights
Israel Rasmusson
A classic out-fighter.
Agility 60
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 3
Combo 3
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 1
Endurance 13
Counter 23
Nigel Oginski
Pure brawler, baby.
Agility 53
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 1
Right Hook 4
Combo 2
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 1
Endurance 9
Counter 13
Rodney Madrid
A crafty counter puncher.
Agility 46
Uppercut 1
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 3
Combo 2
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 1
Endurance 19
Counter 30
Eleazar Mancuso
A dangerous in-fighter.
Agility 42
Uppercut 2
Right Jab 2
Right Hook 4
Combo 4
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 1
Endurance 19
Counter 24
Welterweights
Emmett Ashby
A well-rounded boxer-puncher.
Agility 55
Uppercut 1
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 2
Combo 4
Left Jab 1
Left Hook 2
Endurance 19
Counter 16
Roy Hollinger
A glass-jawed counter-puncher
Agility 53
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 1
Combo 1
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 4
Endurance 3
Counter 27
Alberto Charron
A southpaw in-fighter.
Agility 50
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 1
Right Hook 1
Combo 1
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 3
Endurance 24
Counter 18
Clarence Hibbs
An aging out-fighter.
Agility 44
Uppercut 2
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 3
Combo 3
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 2
Endurance 15
Counter 20
Lightweights
Abraham Levario
A fiery-tempered out-fighter.
Agility 60
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 2
Combo 2
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 2
Endurance 10
Counter 30
Reuben Aguila
A brawler through-and-through.
Agility 53
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 2
Right Hook 3
Combo 2
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 2
Endurance 15
Counter 12
Mervin Tiley
A boxer-puncher who has seen better days.
Agility 50
Uppercut 1
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 2
Combo 2
Left Jab 1
Left Hook 3
Endurance 3
Counter 11
Salvador Taveras
A lefty in-fighter.
Agility 44
Uppercut 2
Right Jab 1
Right Hook 1
Combo 3
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 4
Endurance 17
Counter 22
Bantamweights
Edwin Fane
A boxer-puncher and former Olympian.
Agility 58
Uppercut 2
Right Jab 1
Right Hook 3
Combo 3
Left Jab 3
Left Hook 2
Endurance 16
Counter 24
Dallas Langley
An out-fighter known for his intricate tattoos.
Agility 54
Uppercut 2
Right Jab 4
Right Hook 2
Combo 4
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 2
Endurance 10
Counter 15
Clark Wair
A counter-puncher with good foot speed.
Agility 52
Uppercut 1
Right Jab 3
Right Hook 2
Combo 2
Left Jab 1
Left Hook 3
Endurance 6
Counter 28
Steven Overton
A brawler with big dreams.
Agility 44
Uppercut 3
Right Jab 2
Right Hook 3
Combo 3
Left Jab 2
Left Hook 3
Endurance 19
Counter 17
