Weighing In: FNR4 Heavy Weight Roster

March 31, 2009

By Jason Thompson

The Fight Night Round 4 (FNR4) producers released a list late last week of Heavy Weight boxers, past and present, that will be included in the game and I think they did a great job of emphasizing the contrasting styles of heavy weights. 

As a Fight Night fan I think one of the best features of the game is making fights that were never made in real life.  Like the cover, I really enjoy the prospect of Ali fighting Tyson.  Clearly they were both elite but more than that, they were exceptional and dominant with wildly different styles.  Which style would prevail?  In FNR4 I will know.

That is what I love of about the roster so far.  Sure, if I could make the roster I would include probably 100 current and former heavy weights but that is not realistic and would ultimately be a waste of time.  What I want is to see how the contrasting styles would fair for me, if I chose to fight with that boxer, or against me as I fight with my own created boxer.

When you look at the list (Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, James Tony, Lennox Lewis and Eddie Chambers) what jumps out to me are the dramatically different styles each boxer brought, and will bring in FNR4, to the ring.  I am already imagining how Jason "the BONECRUSHER" Thompson would fair against the speed and power of Ali, the brutality of Tyson, the brick that was George Foreman, the bull that was Joe Frazier, the intellect of Lewis, the guile of Tony and the quick and balanced Eddie Chambers. Each fighter will take a completely different set of offensive and defensive skills and game play to defeat. 

When you look at the roster, ask your-self this, "When I create my own boxer and fight as a heavy weight in FNR4, and I beat Ali, Tyson, Foreman, Frazier, Tony, Lewis and Chambers, would I be the greatest of all-time?" In my opinion, any man who could beat this roster would be the best boxer in history.