This rebirth focuses the series on realism with insane detail and a host of legendary fighters that include Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
The list of playable characters per weight class:
Heavyweight:
1. Mike Tyson
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Lennox Lewis
4. George Foreman
5. Joe Frazier
6. Tommy Morrisson
7. James Toney
8. Eddie Chambers
Light Heavyweight:
9. Roy Jones Jr.
Middleweight:
10. Sergio Mora
11. Kelly Pavlik
12. Winky Wright
13. Jermain Taylor
14. Sugar Ray Leonard
15. Joe Calzaghe
16. Thomas Hearns
17. Marvin Hagler
18. Sugar Ray Robinson
19. Jake LaMotta
Welterweight:
20. Ricky Hatton
21. Miguel Cotto
22. Shane Mosley
Lightweight:
23. Vinny Pazienza
24. Roberto Duran
25. Diego Corrales
Featherweight:
26. X Manny Pacquiao
27. X Marco Antonio Barrera
Later added fighters:
28. Arturo Gatti
29. Erik Morales
30. Nonito Donaire
31. Victor Ortiz
32. Anthony Mundine
33. Robert Guerrero
34. Billy Dib
35. Amin Asikainen
36. Tomasz Adamek
37. Julio Cesar Chavez
38. Pernell Whitaker
39. Fernando Montiel
40. Jorge Arce
41. Paulie Malignaggi
42. Carlos Monzon
43. Kermit Cintron
44. Vivian Harris
45. Corey Spinks
46. Nate Campbell
47. Emanuel Augustus
Unconfirmed rumored fighters:
* Curtis Jackson
* Chad Dawson
*James Toney
*Antonio Tarver
*Jeff Lacy
*Bernard Hopkins
*Glen Johnson
*David Haye
*Butterbean
* Arthur Abraham
* Nigel Benn
* Chris Eubank
* Oscar De La Hoya
* Floyd Mayweather Jr.
* Emanuel Augustus
* Zab Judah
* Aaron Pryor
* Kostya Tszyu
* Joel Casamayor
* José Luis Castillo
* Hector Camacho
* Gerry Penalosa
* Rey Bautista
* Naseem Hamed
* Willie Pep
* Edwin Valero
* Salvador Sanchez
Those are all the characters that have been revealed or rumored so far. Who else do you think they should add?
Watch some footage of the game in action:
This list will be updated as new characters get announced closer to the game’s release this summer. — Last added on June 28: Emanuel Augustus.