Editing Knockout Kings (section)

==''Knockout Kings 2001''==
''[[Knockout Kings 2001]]'' features many well known boxers such as [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Joe Frazier]], [[Rocky Marciano]], [[Michael Grant (boxer)|Michael Grant]], [[Lennox Lewis]], [[Joe Louis]], and [[Jack Dempsey]]. It also features arenas such as [[Caesars Palace]], [[Madison Square Garden]], [[Wembley Arena]], and the [[Roman Coliseum]], among others.

''Knockout Kings 2001'' is largely considered the best boxing game on the original [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave the PS2 version a score of 30 out of 40.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=プレイステーション2 - ノックアウトキング2001 |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=88}}</ref>

''Knockout Kings 2001'' contains the same improvements as Knockout Kings 2000 and adds more. Whereas fighters in KO Kings and KO Kings 2000 are either "boxer" or "slugger" style fighters, the styles of fighters in KO Kings 2001 are either "boxer", "slugger", "freestyle", or "crab", and these differences of style are very noticeable during bouts. Commentary in KO Kings 2001 is also far more vocal than its predecessors. During Career Mode, a boxing trainer trainer will occasionally talk and give users advice in between rounds as the bout progresses. A fighter in Career Mode is made to retire after winning the title and defending it for several times. KO Kings 2001 is also the first game of the series to introduce CPU vs CPU bouts and "fantasy match-ups" between famous boxers of different eras, and the first to introduce women's boxing, which is accessible in Exhibition Mode. The PS and PS2 versions of ''Knockout Kings 2001'' are virtually identical.