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kenyan_cheena · 10-14-2004, 09:11 PM

I'm just about ready to start my first universe in Title Bout Championship Boxing. It will be a Heavyweight universe, and I'm going to start it off with a 128-man tournament (all of them retired fighters from different eras) to determine the HBF's first World Champion. The boxers will be divided into 16 groups of 8. They will fight each boxer in their group once, with the top two in each group qualifying for the 2nd stage. The 2nd stage will be 4 groups of 8. Once again, they will fight each boxer in their group once. The winners of each group in the 2nd stage will qualify for the tournament semi-finals.

First stage fights will be 6 rounds.
Second stage fights will be 10 rounds.
The semi-finals will be 12 rounds.
The HBF World Championship bout will be 15 rounds.

So, the eventual tournament finalists will have fought 16 bouts. I think that this is realistic, rather than having a straight elimination tournament and having a World Champion with a record of 7-0 (I know Leon Spinks did it, but has anyone else?) The tournament should take about two years of "game world" time to complete.

All fighters will start at the Beginning career stage, at the age they were when they started boxing (with a few exceptions) and will advance through the other career stages in accordance with (in mose cases) the length of their real-life boxing careers. Other fighters not featured in the 128-man tournament will start their careers as the months and years of the universe pass by.

The fighters who will dominate the early years of my universe will be Gene Tunney, Sonny Liston, Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano and Larry Holmes. Further along, I'm planning to introduce Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson into the universe at about the same time. That will truly be a golden era for my universe.

I want to make my universe more than just a description of the fights themselves. I want to add some drama to it, fleshing out the boxers and describing the rivalries between them. I will touch on any difficulties they experience in their personal lives outside the ring, maybe drawing on actual events in some instances and using pure fiction in others. I believe this will make the whole thing more realisitic. I am an aspiring author, so it will be fun to dramatise my universe.

The next post I make in this thread will be like the opening chapter in a book, describing the formation of the Heavyweight Boxing Federation and its announcement of its World Champion tournament. Should be up in the next day or two.

I hope everyone enjoys the universe I'm about to create. I'm looking forward to it.

10-14-2004, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,178	The Heavyweight Boxing Federation I'm just about ready to start my first universe in Title Bout Championship Boxing. It will be a Heavyweight universe, and I'm going to start it off with a 128-man tournament (all of them retired fighters from different eras) to determine the HBF's first World Champion. The boxers will be divided into 16 groups of 8. They will fight each boxer in their group once, with the top two in each group qualifying for the 2nd stage. The 2nd stage will be 4 groups of 8. Once again, they will fight each boxer in their group once. The winners of each group in the 2nd stage will qualify for the tournament semi-finals. First stage fights will be 6 rounds. Second stage fights will be 10 rounds. The semi-finals will be 12 rounds. The HBF World Championship bout will be 15 rounds. So, the eventual tournament finalists will have fought 16 bouts. I think that this is realistic, rather than having a straight elimination tournament and having a World Champion with a record of 7-0 (I know Leon Spinks did it, but has anyone else?) The tournament should take about two years of "game world" time to complete. All fighters will start at the Beginning career stage, at the age they were when they started boxing (with a few exceptions) and will advance through the other career stages in accordance with (in mose cases) the length of their real-life boxing careers. Other fighters not featured in the 128-man tournament will start their careers as the months and years of the universe pass by. The fighters who will dominate the early years of my universe will be Gene Tunney, Sonny Liston, Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano and Larry Holmes. Further along, I'm planning to introduce Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson into the universe at about the same time. That will truly be a golden era for my universe. I want to make my universe more than just a description of the fights themselves. I want to add some drama to it, fleshing out the boxers and describing the rivalries between them. I will touch on any difficulties they experience in their personal lives outside the ring, maybe drawing on actual events in some instances and using pure fiction in others. I believe this will make the whole thing more realisitic. I am an aspiring author, so it will be fun to dramatise my universe. The next post I make in this thread will be like the opening chapter in a book, describing the formation of the Heavyweight Boxing Federation and its announcement of its World Champion tournament. Should be up in the next day or two. I hope everyone enjoys the universe I'm about to create. I'm looking forward to it. Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 11-29-2004 at 09:14 PM.