Boxing Ring

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Boxing Ring
File:PunchOutSymbol.png
Universe	Punch-Out!!
Appears in	SSB4
Availability	Starter
Tracks available	3DS version: Running / Countdown Theme Minor Circuit (Alternate) Wii U version Running / Countdown Theme Minor Circuit World Circuit Theme Culdcept Shin Onigashima Medley Tomorrow's Passion

Boxing Ring (特設リング, Special Ring) is a stage in both versions of Super Smash Bros. 4. The stage is set in the boxing ring used in the World Circuit of Punch-Out!! for the Wii.

Overview

A generic indoor stadium with a jumbotron, with a visible audience in the background, and fights taking place in a boxing ring. It has been shown that characters can stand on the ropes surrounding the ring and perform spring jumps off of them for extra height. In addition, the light fixture above the ring can be stood on, and it can be destroyed when players attack it, dropping it onto the ring and dimming the lighting of the entire stage. The light fixture can damage players as it falls and cause potential KOs at high percentages.

It was shown to have "Smash Bros." signs and symbols initially, which made it unclear what universe the stage was from or if it was an original Super Smash Bros. stage. At Little Mac's reveal however, the Super Smash Bros. symbols were shown to be replaced with Punch-Out!! logos, establishing that the stage is indeed a Punch-Out!! stage as was speculated since the stage's reveal. This led people to believe the Super Smash Bros. symbols were just placeholders to hide the fact it was a Punch-Out!! stage (and, by extension, Little Mac's inclusion in the earlier trailers), but in a later Miiverse post by Masahiro Sakurai, it was confirmed that the earlier seen Super Smash Bros. version will be another version of the stage. They are identical besides aesthetics.

Only images of the Wii U version of the Boxing Ring stage had been revealed for a large duration of Super Smash Bros. 4's pre-release, and it was only with the official announcement of Little Mac that the 3DS version was finally revealed. While the same in terms of layout, the Wii U version of the stage has the exclusive feature of showing a custom versus splash on the screen in the style of the original Punch-Out!! arcade game, complete with the characters having unique titles.

Origin

The boxing ring for the World Circuit as it appeared in Punch-Out!! for the Wii.

In every home-console Punch-Out!! game, the player plays as Little Mac as he works his way up in professional boxing circuits to become the World Video Boxing Assocation (WVBA) champion. The last circuit that Little Mac goes through is the World Circuit. The Punch-Out!! variation of this stage is loosely based on the World Circuit boxing ring that appears in Punch-Out!! for the Wii. The design of the ring itself has been retained in Super Smash Bros. 4, as well as the scrolling text in the background; however, the text in Punch-Out!! read "World Circuit" rather than "Punch-Out!!".

Gallery

3DS images

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  Little Mac on the 3DS version of the stage.

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  Bowser about to grab a Poison Mushroom on the 3DS version.

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  The Super Smash Bros. variant in the 3DS version.

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  The full Punch-Out!! version on 3DS.

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  The Omega form of the stage.

Wii U images

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  The stage's Punch Out!! motif.

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  The stage's Smash Bros. motif.

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  Mario in the ring.

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  Bowser, Megaman, and Little Mac in battle.

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  Mario standing on the ropes of the ring.

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  Villager vs. Bowser on this stage.

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  Link vs. Fox vs. Pikachu in the stadium.

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  Mario doing his Super Jump Punch and Mega Man doing his Mega Upper on the stage.

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  Little Mac on the stage.

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  The stadium, with a platform visible on the right.

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  The left-hand platform.

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  Zero Suit Samus fighting Rosalina in the Boxing Ring.

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  Zelda standing on the lights.

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  The light fixture being destroyed.

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  Donkey Kong & Samus's unique titles.

Character titles

These titles are used in the Wii U version's screen above the appropriate character's portrait:

Character	Title
Mario	Mr. Video Game Himself
Luigi	The Eternal Understudy
Dr. Mario	The Prescriber
Peach	Princess of Toadstools
Rosalina & Luma	The Cosmic Travelers
Bowser	King of the Koopas
Bowser Jr.	Prince of the Koopas
Larry	The Youngest
Roy	The Cool One
Wendy	The Bold Beauty
Iggy	The Laughing Prankster
Morton	The Enforcer
Lemmy	Wacky War Machine
Ludwig	Pompous Prodigy
Yoshi	Omnivore of the Year
Wario	Scoundrel with a Fart of Gold
Donkey Kong	King of the Jungle
Diddy Kong	The Acrobat
Link	Hero of Hyrule
Toon Link	Wind-Waking Warrior
Zelda	Hyrule's Wise Princess
Sheik	The Illusive Sheikah
Ganondorf	The King of Darkness
Samus	Bounty Hunter Extraordinaire
Zero Suit Samus	The Warrior Within
Kirby	The Pink Puffball
Meta Knight	The Masked Swordsman
King Dedede	The King of Dream Land
Fox	Leader of Star Fox
Falco	Proud Space Ace
Pikachu	Pika Pika!
Jigglypuff	The Sleepy Singer
Charizard	Blazing Fury
Lucario	Master of Aura
Greninja	Master of Stealth
Captain Falcon	The Supersonic Slugger
Ness	The PSI Powerhouse
Marth	The Hero-King
Lucina	Warrior from a Doomed Future
Ike	The Radiant Hero of Legend
Robin	The Tactician Magician
Mr. Game & Watch	Master of Two Dimensions
Pit	Captain of Lady Palutena's Guard
Dark Pit	Dark-Winged Doppelgänger
Palutena	Goddess of Light
Olimar	Veteran Astronaut
Alph	Astronaut in Training
R.O.B.	The Last of His Kind
Little Mac	Bruiser from the Bronx
Villager	Mayor of Smashville
Wii Fit Trainer ♀	Yoga Warrior
Wii Fit Trainer ♂	The BMI Bandit
Shulk	The Visionary
Duck Hunt	Bark, Quack, Boom!
Sonic	The Blue Blur
Mega Man	Blue Metal Hero
Pac-Man	The Yellow Bane of Ghosts
Mii Brawler	The Brawler of Many Faces
Mii Swordfighter	The Swordfighter of Many Faces
Mii Gunner	The Gunner of Many Faces

Trivia

• As Punch-Out!! is itself a fighting game series, Boxing Ring is one of only three stages in the Super Smash Bros. series to be featured as a stage in fighting games outside of the Super Smash Bros. series, the others being Green Hill Zone and Pyrosphere.
• When a character performs their Final Smash, the scrolling text says "Chance!" instead of "Punch-Out"/"Smash Bros.".
  • In addition, whenever a character gets a KO, the scrolling text says "KO!". It also says "KO!" on the screen.
• In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, holding the L button while selecting the Boxing Ring stage will load an alternate version of the level where the symbol in the middle of the ring is the Super Smash Bros. logo.
• The character titles for Pikachu and Duck Hunt are the only ones to not use a nickname; rather, they use a phrase.
• The character title for Peach is a reference to her original localized name, "Princess Toadstool".
• The character title for Luigi is a reference to his Super Smash Bros. unlock notice: "You can now use Luigi, the eternal understudy."