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Boxing Ring

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Boxing Ring
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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

Wii U images

Character titles

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

Character Title NTSC Title UK Title Spain
Mario Mr. Video Game Himself Smashes Bricks with His Fists Rompe Bloques con los Puños (Smashes Bricks with His Fists)
Luigi The Eternal Understudy Lean, Green Fighting Machine Quiere Poner el Verde de Moda (Wants to Make Green Trending)
Dr. Mario The Prescriber Fists Full of Medicine Te Receta... Jarabe de Palo (He Prescribe you... Beatdown Medicine)
Peach Princess of Toadstools Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom La Princesa del Reino Champiñón (Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom)
Rosalina & Luma The Cosmic Travelers Cosmic Travellers Los Viajeros de la Galaxia (The Travellers of the Galaxy)
Bowser King of the Koopas Rey de los Koopas (King of the Koopas)
Bowser Jr. Prince of the Koopas Like Father, Like Son El Ojito Derecho de su Papá (The Apple of his Father's Eye)
Larry The Youngest Leader of the Seven Minions Esbirro Jefe (Boss Minion)
Roy The Cool One Fear the Shades Le Encantan las Gafas de Sol (He Loves Sunglasses)
Wendy The Bold Beauty Bold, Bossy and Big-Headed Lleva la Voz Cantante ("Sings" (Calls) the Shots)
Iggy The Laughing Prankster Risa de Lunático (Laughing Lunatic)
Morton The Enforcer He'll Make You See Stars Te Hará Ver las Estrellas (He'll Make You See Stars)
Lemmy Wacky War Machine Let's Get Wacky Aspirante a Estrella de Circo (Aims to be a Circus Star)
Ludwig Pompous Prodigy Un Prodigio, y lo Sabe (A Prodigy, and he Knows)
Yoshi Omnivore of the Year He's Not Yolking Around Un Glotón que Tiene su Propia Isla y Todo (A Glutton with Even his own Island)
Wario Scoundrel with a Fart of Gold Ojito con sus Ventosidades (Watch out for his Flatulence...)
Donkey Kong King of the Jungle El Rey de la Jungla (The King of the Jungle)
Diddy Kong The Acrobat Trigger Happy with His Peanut Popgun Tiene el Gatillo Fácil con su Cacahuetola (Trigger Happy with His Peanut Popgun)
Link Hero of Hyrule El Héroe de Hyrule (The Hero of Hyrule)
Toon Link Wind-Waking Warrior Wave-Riding, Wind-Waking Warrior El Aventurero que Surca los Mares (The Adventurer who Sails the Seas)
Zelda Hyrule's Wise Princess La Princesa de Hyrule (The Princess of Hyrule)
Sheik The Illusive Sheikah A Sheikah Shrouded In Mystery Un Guerrero Envuelto en Misterio (A Warrior Shrouded In Mystery)
Ganondorf The King of Darkness The King of Evil El Rey Malvado (The Evil King)
Samus Bounty Hunter Extraordinaire La Cazarrecompensas Intergaláctica (The Intergalactic Bounty Hunter)
Zero Suit Samus The Warrior Within Low Armour, High Agility La Bella Guerrera Galáctica (The Galactic Warrior Beauty)
Kirby The Pink Puffball Gritty in Pink La Bola Rosa más Famosa (The Most Famous Pinkball)
Meta Knight The Masked Swordsman El Luchador Enmascarado (The Masked Fighter)
King Dedede The King of Dream Land Says He's King, and That's That Él Dice que es Rey y no hay mas que hablar (He Says He's King, and That's That)
Fox Leader of Star Fox Never Gives Up! Trusts His Instincts! No se Rinde Nunca y Confía en su Instinto (Never Gives Up and Trusts His Instincts)
Falco Proud Space Ace Un Piloto Espacial sin Igual (An Incomparable Space Pilot)
Pikachu Pika Pika! The Electric Mouse Pokémon Pokémon Ratón de Tipo Electrico (Electric Type Mouse Pokémon)
Jigglypuff The Sleepy Singer The Delightful Balloon Pokémon El Adorable Pokémon Globo (The Adorable Balloon Pokémon)
Charizard Blazing Fury Furia Ardiente (Blazing Fury)
Lucario Master of Aura Exudes Power Domina el Aura (Master of the Aura)
Greninja Master of Stealth The Unpredictable Ninja Pokémon El Pokémon Ninja Impredecible (The Unpredictable Ninja Pokémon)
Captain Falcon The Supersonic Slugger Supersonic F-Zero Pilot El Piloto Supersónico de F-Zero(The Supersonc F-Zero Pilot)
Ness The PSI Powerhouse El Niño con Poderes PSI (The Kid with PSI Powers)
Marth The Hero-King The Legendary Hero-King El Rey Legendario (The Legendary King)
Lucina Warrior from a Doomed Future Defiant of Destiny Desafía al Destino (Defies Destiny)
Ike The Radiant Hero of Legend The Radiant Hero El Héroe Resplandeciente (The Radiant Hero)
Robin The Tactician Magician Tome-Toting Strategist El Estratega de Ylisse (The Strategist of Ylisse)
Mr. Game & Watch Master of Two Dimensions unconfirmed unconfirmed
Pit Captain of Lady Palutena's Guard Lady Palutena's Captain of the Guard El Capitán del Ejercito de Palutena (The Captain of Palutena's Army)
Dark Pit Dark-Winged Doppelgänger El Doble con Malas Pulgas' '(The Grumpy Doppelgänger)
Palutena Goddess of Light Diosa de la Luz (Godess of Light)
Olimar Veteran Astronaut El Veterano Astronauta (The Veteran Astronaut)
Alph Astronaut in Training Novice Explorer, Engineering Pro Explorador Novato e Ingeniero (Novice Explorer and Engineer)
R.O.B. The Last of His Kind Robotic Obliteration Buddy unconfirmed
Little Mac Bruiser from the Bronx The Only Numbers He Knows Are "One-Two" Solo se Sabe los Números "¡Uno,Dos!" (The Only Numbers He Knows Are "One-Two")
Villager Mayor of Smashville Alcalde♂/Alcadesa♀ de Pueblo Smash (Mayor of Smashville)
Wii Fit Trainer Yoga Warrior She'll Make You Feel the Burn! ¡A Quermar Calorias! (Let's Burn those Calories!)
Wii Fit Trainer The BMI Bandit He'll Blast Your Core! ¡A Ponerse en Forma! (Let's get Fit!)
Shulk The Visionary Has Visions of Victory Maestro de las Artes Monado (Master of the Monado Arts)
Duck Hunt Bark, Quack, Boom! The Most Unlikely of Partnerships unconfirmed
Sonic The Blue Blur Speed is His Game El Erizo Más Rápido del Mundo (The Fastest Hedghog of the World)
Mega Man Blue Metal Hero The Blue Bomber La Bomba Azul (The Blue Bomber)
Pac-Man The Yellow Bane of Ghosts Ghost-Gobbler Merienda Fantasmas (Ghost-Gobbler)
Mii Brawler The Brawler of Many Faces El Karateka de las Mil Caras (The Karateka of a Thousand Faces)
Mii Swordfighter The Swordfighter of Many Faces El Espadachín de las Mil Caras (The Swordfighter of a Thousand Faces)
Mii Gunner The Gunner of Many Faces El Tirador de las Mil Caras (The Gunner of a Thousand 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 NA character titles for Pikachu and Duck Hunt are the only ones to not use a nickname; rather, they use a phrase.
  • The NA character title for Peach is a reference to her original localized name, "Princess Toadstool".
  • The NA character title for Luigi is a reference to his Super Smash Bros. unlock notice: "You can now use Luigi, the eternal understudy."
  • The NA character title for Mega Man is a reference to Mega Man 8's full Japanese title, Rockman 8: Metal Heroes.
  • The PAL character title for Fox is a reference to one of Peppy's quotes in Star Fox 64: "Never give up. Trust your instincts."
  • The PAL character title for Sonic is a reference to one of his victory pose quotes in Brawl: "Sonic's the name, speed's my game!"
  • The PAL character title for Larry describes him as the leader of the Koopalings, despite this role usually being given to Ludwig von Koopa.