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This article needs additional citations for. Contents.Pepsi-Cola/7 Up (Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc., 1990–1996) was accepted as one of two new members of the PBA during the, joining rival. They were known as the Hotshots in their maiden year 1990.
Their first coach was, assisted by Olympian Bobby Littaua, and the team manager was Steve Watson.After winning its inaugural game against another expansion team Pop Cola, 149–130, with import Derek Hamilton scoring 77 points, the Hotshots lost all their remaining games in the first conference. Their 15-game losing streak stretched into the All-Filipino, before they finally won over Diet Sarsi, formerly Pop Cola. In the third conference, San Miguel Beermen assistant coach Derrick Pumaren replaced Ed Ocampo as the Hotshots' head coach, and the Pepsi franchise went 0 wins, 10 losses in the season-ending tournament.In, Pepsi acquired Manny Victorino from Presto, and the team increased its number of wins, but still failed to make it past eliminations in the first two conferences. They attempted to become a competitive team by offering a 5-year, P25 million contract to Purefoods TJ Hotdogs' top gun.
Patrimonio stayed with Purefoods after his mother team matched the offer. However, this did not stop Pepsi from entering the semifinals and finishing fourth among the eight teams in the third conference.In, Pepsi acquired ROY Eugene Quilban in a trade which sent Jun Reyes to Alaska. The Hotshots placed 7th in the first conference. After the Pepsi '349' controversy, the team was renamed as the Uncolas.7 Up placed runner-up in the 1992 Reinforced Conference. Their import was an NBA veteran point guard,. They were swept by the, led by Tony Harris in the finals, 4–0. Prior to the finals, 7 Up and Swift were fined on a so-so game where Swift intentionally lost the match in order to eliminate Ginebra from the finals race.
7 Up was bannered by players Manny Victorino, Abet Guidaben, Eugene Quilban and Naning Valenciano. Quilban recorded 28 assists during a game that year, which is still a PBA record.Despite getting 2nd overall pick Victor Pablo, 7 Up failed to reach the semifinals in the first two conferences of the season. In the third conference, the team's name reverted to Pepsi, but to be known as the Pepsi Mega Bottlers. They eventually placed fourth in the.Before the 1994 PBA Governor's Cup, Pepsi and Sunkist were involved in a rare coaching trade that saw moving to the RFM franchise for.
Despite the coaching change, Pepsi's on-and-off performance continued with their best finish, taking third place in the with import Ronnie Coleman. In the, even with a strong start in the, they had a 5–2 win-loss card but never took home a trophy at the end of the tournament.Pepsi was also known as a hard-luck PBA team because it never found considerable success after finishing runner-up in the 1992 Reinforced Conference. After it failed to land Alvin Patrimonio in 1991, the ballclub attempted again in 1995 to dangle a 5-year, P28.8 million contract to ' main man. However, Sta.
Lucia matched the offer and Pepsi had to contend with blue-collar players in Alvin Teng (acquired from San Miguel in exchange for Victor Pablo), Dindo Pumaren (from Purefoods in exchange for Richie Ticzon), Eugene Quilban and Boy Cabahug to lead the team.Mobiline (Pilipino Telephone Corporation, 1996–2001) Before the start of the, Frederick Dael took over as the new president of Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. As such, a change in marketing priority took effect and they are mulling to disband the PBA franchise. To prevent the team in disbanding, Luis, 'Moro' Lorenzo, chairman of PCPPI, intended to sell the PBA franchise to Duty Free Philippines, a company he also owned, for one peso (P1) to retain its ownership. Should Duty Free will disband the PBA franchise, it will be returned to Pepsi. The sale was rejected by the Board of Governors on a special meeting on January 5 since Duty Free was not majority-owned by Lorenzo. The Hotshots continued on with their campaign in the, finishing last with a 4–10 record.After the All-Filipino Cup, PBA Board of Governors approved the ownership transfer of the franchise from Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. To Lapanday Holdings Corporation, a of the Lorenzo family.
This will enable the Lorenzos to market and use a different brand for their PBA team. Pagemark Philippines, Inc., a company under Lapanday Holdings and (PILTEL) were tasked to find a new name for the team. After negotiations, the team was rechristened as the Mobiline Cellulars.Since the Lorenzos still owned the team through their holding company, the records of the Pepsi team were retained. Point guard Eugene Quilban and power forward Alvin Teng led the team.Mobiline acquired the first overall pick from Pop Cola and used it to draft Filipino-American. The Cellulars also drafted Tony Boy Espinosa and signed Patrick Fran from free agency. Mobiline hired former coach Norman Black, and acquired 1995 Rookie of the Year Jeffrey Cariaso from via an offer sheet bearing a three-year contract worth P18.3 million.In the All-Filipino Conference, the Cellulars advanced to the semifinals but faltered in the Commissioner's Cup with Isaiah Morris as reinforcement.
In the Governor's Cup, they paraded Artemus 'Tee' McClary and hired a new coach, Derrick Pumaren, with Tommy Manotoc as consultant. Mobiline posted a decent finish in the Governor's Cup but failed to enter the semis.In, the Phone Pals struggled in the All-Filipino with a 4–7 record.
In the Commissioner's Cup, it hired former mentor Eric Altamirano. The Pals, as in the '97 Governor's Cup, were eliminated in the quarterfinals with Terquin Mott as import.Centennial Cup Champions Andy Seigle and Jeffrey Cariaso were borrowed by the national team for the 1998 in. They captured the 1998 PBA (the Philippines was then celebrating its 100th anniversary of the independence from ) Cup by beating Shell by a hairline, 67–66, in overtime led by imports Silas Mills and McClary, with the help of veteran locals Glen Capacio and Al Solis. However, the Centennial Cup was a special tournament and the title was not considered an official championship.The records after the elimination round of the tournament was carried over in the Governor's Cup. The Pals retained their winning way and advanced to the finals in a rematch with the Zoom Masters. Mobiline held a 3–2 series lead but lost the last two games to wind up in second place.
Mills ended up winning the Best Import of the.Asi Taulava era, (1999–2001) Seeking for bigger things in 1999, Mobiline acquired Filipino-Tongan to man the Pals' frontline along with Seigle. Mobiline started the All-Filipino with a 7–0 record before losing a crucial game to San Miguel. The Pals ended up with the best record after the elimination phase but were defeated by a gritty squad despite a twice to beat advantage on Bal David's incredible last second shot.The rest of the year, Mobiline was eliminated in the quarters during the Commissioner's and Governor's Cup, while Taulava's eligibility as a legitimate was questioned.
During the midseason, Mobiline traded Andy Seigle to Purefoods for veteran Jerry Codinera.saw some lineup changes for the Phone Pals, as the team acquired Vic Pablo in the three-team trade that sent Jeffrey Cariaso to and Mark Telan to.Taulava was deported later in the year as the Pals were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the All-Filipino with new coach. The Pals wound up with the best record in the elimination phase of the Governor's Cup. After surviving a quarterfinals meeting with Barangay Ginebra, eliminated Mobiline in four games. The Phone Pals finished 4th after losing to in a knockout game for third place.In, Mobiline tried to acquire through free agency, but matched Mobiline's offer sheet of a reported 48 million pesos, and Duremdes stayed with the Aces.
The Phone Pals drafted former Manila Metrostar Gilbert Demape, but the Phone Pals, for the sixth time in seven conferences, were eliminated by top seed Shell in the quarterfinals. In the Commissioner's Cup, the Pals bannered standout Jerod Ward, who exploded for 61 points in his debut. Later, Taulava returned to the Philippines after an approval by the; despite this, the Phone Pals failed to get past the quarterfinals. The Governor's Cup also held the same fate for the Phone Pals despite changing their name to 'Talk 'N Text' and having Brandon Williams as import.Talk 'N Text (Smart Communications, 2001–present) Talk 'N Text Phone PalsUniforms. Dark uniformBeginning in the 2001 Governors' Cup, the franchise came under the control of after the company absorbed the operations of Pilipino Telephone Corporation.
The team changed its name to ' Phone Pals'.Under foreign coaches Before the 2002 season, Talk 'N Text fired Alas and hired former coach, despite numerous calls by the nationalist Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines to ban the American mentor. Although they lost Asi Taulava and Patrick Fran to the National Pool, Talk 'N Text was bannered by and, a replacement for an original import. The Phone Pals ended up as the top team in the elimination phase of the Governor's Cup but suffered the same fate as in 1999, when the eighth seed upset the Pals.Talk 'N Text finally broke the spell in the Commissioner's Cup, led by Honeycutt and Pete Mickeal, when the seventh seeded Phone Pals defeated Sta. Lucia in the quarterfinals and Alaska in a five-game semis affair to enter their third Finals appearance in team history, and the first since 1998. In the end, Red Bull defeated Talk 'N Text in seven grueling games.Bayno later left the team, but without some parting shots on the PBA when he accused the league of favoring the teams.In the All-Filipino, Taulava returned to the team after his national team stint in the, but the Phone Pals got the early boot in the quarterfinals under new head coach Paul Woolpert, another American coach who replaced the departed Bill Bayno.Jimmy Alapag-Harvey Carey era In, the Phone Pals used two first round picks to draft Fil-Americans and, who was with the RP national pool in 2002.
The Pals struggled early in the All-Filipino. Midway to that tournament, Woolpert left the team and was replaced with coach Joel Banal, who had led the Blue Eagles to the title in.2003 All-Filipino Championship Talk 'N Text rose to the tournament and captured the All-Filipino Cup over defending champion in six games. After an overtime win in Game Five, the Phone Pals became the first team since 1982 to come back from a 0–2 deficit to win the next four games after a hard-fought Game Six victory. Taulava was named as the PBA Finals MVP, after winning the Best Player of the Conference award.Post-championship era They also qualified in the 2003 PBA Invitationals, where four guest teams were invited. Joel Banal left the team for the moment to concentrate on his stint in the UAAP. The Phone Pals did not qualify for the semis, but not without controversy.
Needing to win by eight points over Red Bull Barako to qualify, the Phone Pals deliberately fouled several Red Bull players in the last two minutes to force an overtime or even reach the needed eight point margin. The game turned out to be more disgraceful when Jojo Manalo tried to hit a three-pointer on Red Bull's basket. The incident led to a hefty fine and a five-game suspension for acting coach Ariel Vanguardia.In the revived Reinforced Conference, Talk 'N Text was bannered by but finished with a 7–6 mark, good for 4th place in Group B. They upset the top seeded Red Bull Barako 2–1 that ended with Jimwell Torion's clothesline on Jimmy Alapag's face that led to the latter's suspension for eight months, which was later reduced.In the semis, Talk 'N Text was swept by eventual champions Coca-Cola, but the Phone Pals captured third place in the tournament after beating in a one-game playoff for third place.Asi Taulava became the first player since Ricardo Brown in 1985 to win the coveted Most Valuable Player award. Won the Rookie of the Year honors to wrap up the Phone Pals' incredible year.2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season Joel Banal resigned as Ateneo head coach to concentrate on the Talk 'N Text team.
In the, the Phone Pals were bannered by 2002 MVP Willie Miller and Yancy de Ocampo in separate deals with Red Bull and FedEx.The Phone Pals made it to the semis of the tournament, but lost in a three-game showdown with crowd favorite.In the Philippine Cup, the Phone Pals placed second in the classification phase to qualify for the semifinals. They swept the but were defeated in six games by Barangay Ginebra.During this tournament, Asi Taulava was considered by the Department of Justice as one of six suspected of falsifying their documents. Taulava was suspended by the PBA indefinitely, along with five other players.Taulava gained some advantage from the Quezon City RTC, but the PBA still didn't give Taulava the go-signal. In the Finals of the Philippine Cup, the Phone Pals used Taulava despite the league's refusal to allow Taulava.
Talk 'N Text reasoned a court order that allowed Asi to play in the series. The Phone Pals wound up winning Game One by double figures, but the game was forfeited two days later, awarding the win to Barangay Ginebra. The Phone Pals later announced that they would not allow Taulava to play for the rest of the series.In the Fiesta Conference, the Phone Pals finished first after the classification phase, earning an outright semifinals berth. In the semis, the Phone Pals eliminated the soon departing, 3–1, to face San Miguel in the finals series.Taulava was once again used by Talk 'N Text, but this time the league gave the go-signal for Taulava to return and play for his mother ballclub.
Asi showed rustiness during the series as the Phone Pals lost the series to San Miguel, 4–1. Willie Miller was named as the Best Player of the Conference.2005–06 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season Talk 'N Text acquired rookies and from the for and Patrick Fran in separate deals.The Phone Pals were considered as top favorites in the. However, the Phone Pals lost in five grueling games to Air21 in the quarterfinals. During the series, import Damien Cantrell was replaced by former and champion. However, Ham did not fit in Talk 'N Text's system, and struggled.After the disappointing finish in this tournament, Joel Banal resigned as head coach and was replaced by returning coach Derrick Pumaren (his second stint after the 1997 season). The change made some good strides in the early stages of his second stint with Talk 'N Text. With Pumaren using the star players Asi Taulava and Jimmy Alapag, and mixing Harvey Carey and seldom-used rookie Mark Cardona, the Phone Pals went 5–4 through nine games of the.However, the Phone Pals suffered three succeeding losses, prompting team officials to land from Air21 for Leo Avenido and a future first round draft pick, from Alaska for, and a future first round pick on May 8.
The move saw the Phone Pals as a potential title contender with the squad boasting a group of star players from their past teams along with Taulava, Alapag, Cardona and Carey. Even with a strong lineup, the trade put the Phone Pals in a deeper hole, losing three more games before a win against Coca-Cola gave them a disappointing 6–10 card.In the wildcard phase, the Phone Pals did not win a single game in the round-robin format. In their initial game, Talk 'N Text lost to Barangay Ginebra, eliminating them from quarterfinal contention before losing their final two games to Air21 and Sta. Lucia.The Phone Pals had a shot of taking the No.
1 pick in the draft but they traded that rights to Air21 in a trade months ago, which dealt a big blow to the franchise. Rumors then speculated that TNT management was set to make drastic changes for the team after their disappointing season.2006–07 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season Talk 'N Text released Poch Juinio, while the contracts of and Chris Cantonjos were not renewed, leaving the team with only 10 players. The Phone Pals participated in the 2006. In the, they selected in the first round, their only pick in the draft.Talk 'N Text managed to start off big in the, but a string of losses put them beneath the standings. A late surge, followed by a crucial Christmas Day victory over Ginebra, gave the team a 10–8 record and a quarterfinals berth against Purefoods. The Phone Pals won the series 3–1, dethroning the defending Philippine Cup champions by winning the next three games by convincing margins.
At the semifinals, they took crowd favorite to six games but they were eliminated by the eventual champions; they defeated in the third-place game.In the, the Phone Pals barged into the Finals after surviving a quarterfinal scare against the and upsetting first seed to face the. The Aces drew first blood by taking game 1 but fell behind with a 1–2 series deficit after newly crowned Best Player of the Conference scoring big. Newly crowned candidate erupted for 29 points to tie the series.
Cardona then had an answer when he top-scored all locals on Game 5.Cardona gave the ball away in the dying seconds for the Aces to tie the series 3-all. Game 7 was a tight affair but the Aces broke through with a Miller steal off Cardona to seal Talk 'N Text's third successive Finals defeat.The end of the Asi Taulava era Talk 'N Text was a rising powerhouse team after the 2007 Fiesta Conference Finals, with a star-studded line-up bannered by Asi Taulava, Jimmy Alapag, Don Allado, Jay Washington, Harvey Carey, Renren Ritualo, Mac-Mac Cardona, and Yousif Aljamal.
However, former MVP Taulava's point production dipped when he opted to concentrate on the defensive end. His dismal performance on the team cost him his slot at the Phone Pals roster. On November 26, 2007, the Asi Taulava era at Talk 'N Text officially ended when the prized Fil-Tongan center was shipped to the Coca-Cola Tigers in exchange for Ali Peek and a 2008 first-round draft pick.Taulava and the Tigers then had a 5-game winning streak, while the Phone Pals could only muster a three-win streak of their own. On the final game of the elimination round, with TNT needing to win to force a playoff for the last quarterfinal berth, Taulava and the Tigers beat the Phone Pals to deny them the playoff and instead arranged a sudden death wildcard game between the two teams. With Taulava and another ex-Phone Pal playing inspired basketball, the Tigers eliminated the #6 seed Phone Pals in the first wildcard round.This led to rumors of team management firing Derrick Pumaren and his staff, but after a meeting with the players, it was decided to defer the decision until after the next tournament, the.However, on January 28, 2008, it was announced that former head coach would replace Pumaren as coach.In the 2008 Fiesta Conference, Talk 'N Text had a 5-game losing streak after starting with a 7–3 record to finish with a 9–9 record. This caused them to go through the wildcard phase once again; after beating Purefoods in a fight-marred contest, the Phone Pals dropped at the second wildcard round against the to deny them of quarterfinal qualification for the 2007–08 season.The team announced a new name for the 2008–09 season, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. They and ', who had left the team after the team left 's, center.
The Texters relied on to finish with an 11–7 record, good for second place and a semifinal berth, behind Alaska. Cardona participated in the last two plays that led to their Finals qualification, beating the San Miguel Beermen in Game 6. The Texters and the Aces faced off anew in the Finals, this time with Talk 'N Text winning in seven games, thanks to Cardona, Alapag and 's plays down the stretch in Game 7.
2009–10 season During the off-season, Tropang Texters signed and dealt 18th draft pick to the Gin Kings. They have also transferred and to the. After a lot of deliberation, finally was ousted from the as he was forwarded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in exchange for four first round future picks (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) and undisclosed amount of money.TNT walk out against Ginebra during their Game 4 of the Quarter Finals and they failed to defend their title. As a preparation for the Fiesta Conference they traded and to the Air 21 in exchange for JR Quinahan, and Aaron Aban. While TNT has 8–2 win/lose record, They traded Pong Escobal, Ali Peek and Nic Belasco to Sta Lucia Realators in exchange of Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes and Charles Waters.
After the trade, they had a 7-game winning streak, but lost to their last assignment Bmeg gave them a 15–3 win/lose record good for 1st place. In the semis, They lost to the Tim Cone mentored Alaska Aces into seven games, due to foul out early Talk N Text's import Shawn Daniels.2010–11 season The beginning of the 2010s saw the dominance of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, who nearly got the Grand Slam in the when winning the and, but they eventually were the runner-up in the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup, where Petron was the champion.TNT won the 2010–2011 Philippine Cup Championship on February 4, 2011 after beating in Game 6 with a score of 95–82. Jayson Castro and his teammate, were awarded as co-MVP of the finals. The team won the Championship in the 2011 Commissioner's Cup on May 8, 2011 in an epic overtime win against in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series with a score of 99–96. The Finals MVP were once more awarded to both Jayson Castro and Jimmy Alapag. This was the team's 4th Championship of which 3 were achieved under coach 's tenure.Coming into the Governor's Cup, TNT were heavy favorites as they aimed for the rare triple crown conference.
They ended up at first place in the elimination with a 6–2 win-loss record, and added three wins against two losses in the semifinal round to secure the first finals seat, eventually facing the depleted in a full seven game series which started with a buzzer beater win by Petron in game 1. Their shot at the was revived when they recovered from a 3–2 deficit to force a Game 7 but eventually lost to Petron, 85–73 in game 7.2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup This was the first time that Talk 'N Text and faced each other in the finals, since the, which Talk 'N Text won the series in five games.Talk 'N Text won the championship series, 4–1 becoming the first team in league history to win back-to-back after 27 years, since.
2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Talk 'N Text defeated by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup taking permanent possession of the, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the. 2013–14 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season In Philippine cup Tropang Texters are qualified in eliminations, finishing with 8–6 record, but lost to in best of 3 quarter finals matches. Before the playoffs started, Talk 'N Text was traded, rookie and a 2016 first-round pick to in exchange for.2013–14 PBA Commissioner's Cup Talk 'N Text finished the elimination round of undefeated with 9–0 and they defeated on the quarterfinals with twice to beat advantage in only first game and they defeated and sweep once again the semifinals against their former, 3–0 to extend the streak which makes them the first team in 34 years to enter the undefeated with 13–0 (or since Crispa went 17–0 to enter 1980 All-Filipino Finals). Their import recorded a career high 30 rebounds, surpassing his previous record of 20, in an 85–72 victory over the in his first game for the Texters.
They will defend their streak as they will face the on the best of 5 series in the finals. They got their first loss to the Mixers on the game 1 of the finals but they were able to bounce back on game 2 to tie the series to 1–1 but lost again to the Mixers on game 3, 77–75. Before game 4 started, the awarding ceremony was held which was won by as the and Jayson Castro as the and the Texters hoping to tie the series on game 4 were unsuccessful, 100–91, and so the Mixers won the championship and the series 3–1.2013–14 PBA Governors' Cup The Texters finished the elimination round of the as solo top seed with 7–2 record and earned the twice-to-beat advantage on the quarterfinals where they beat the in one game, 99–84. They fought the in a best of 5 series in the semifinals.
They lost the first and second game of the series, forcing a do-or-die situation. As a result, they won the third and fourth games to make it tie the series at 2–2. However they lose to the Mixers and did not make it to the finals, losing the series 3–2. Main article:. – played for Mobiline from 1999 to 2001 season.
– played for Pepsi/7-Up from 1990 to 1993 season. – played for Talk 'N Text on 2006 season. – played for Talk 'N Text from 2004 to 2006 season and then return at 2015 Commissioners Cup. – played for Talk 'N Text Phone Pals from 1999 to 2007 season. – played for Talk 'N Text from 2010 to present.
– played for Talk 'N Text from 2003 to 2015 season. – played for Talk 'N Text from 2008 to present.Baby Dalupan PBA Coach of the Year Award.
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This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( April 2020) Knockout KingsMode(s),Knockout Kings is a series of video games that were produced by for various platforms yearly between 1998 and 2003.Before releasing the first Knockout Kings, released its first 3D boxing game, for the in. While there are a few similarities between the two games, Foes of Ali was developed by a different team, and as such, is not regarded as a precursor.The Knockout Kings game series gives users a chance to compete against numerous real fighters, such as,. Amateur boxing legends, such as Daryl ‘Hotcakes’ McGee, The Great Smokey Maggard, Boto Bondingo, and Flute Top Terry, could also be unlocked by gaining certain achievements.The duration of a round can be adjusted to either 90 seconds or 3 minutes.
In the game's 'slugfest' mode, fighters can knock each other out at any given moment of the fight, or suffer 6 or 7 knockdowns and still last for the whole fight. There are several differences between Knockout Kings, Knockout Kings 2000, and Knockout Kings 2001 in particular, the most notable being the graphics.In Knockout Kings, the boxer sprites, although distinctive, are not facially representative of their real-life counterparts. Championship bouts can last only up to 10 rounds and not for 12 as in real life or 15 as in the past. In between rounds, all that is seen is a ring-card girl.
In Career Mode, Your created fighter fights all the way up the ladder, defeating the top contenders and eventually defeating the champion. After beating the title holder, you defend the championship multiple times until retirement. A created boxer can fight in Career Mode and Slugfest Mode, but not in Exhibition mode. Although there is a training mode within Career Mode, it is extremely basic. However, 2 aspects that Knockout Kings has which the sequels lack is that the referee does a mandatory eight-count when a fighter is knocked down whereas in the sequels the referee stops the count immediately after a fighter gets up from a knockdown, and, in Career Mode, the result of a fight is afterwards seen on the screen as front-page newspaper headlines.In Knockout Kings 2000 for the PS, the boxer sprites are for the first time facially representative of their real-life counterparts. Championship bouts can last up to 15 rounds. Sound and Music volume can also be adjusted in Option Mode.
Neo scavenger mods. In between rounds, you may see either a ring-card girl, a replay of a part of the previous round, or your boxer sitting at his corner together with the statistics so far of the bout. Injury to the face of boxers can also be recognized, as well as his mouth-piece flying out if he is hit by a hard punch. A created boxer in Career Mode can now fight in all Modes.
The training mode within Career Mode is more specific. You can now control your boxer while he is training and, in the PS version, you can also choose the location of your gym. Each boxer in the PS version can also be seen entering into the ring just before the bout takes place.
There is also a new Mode where the player can see the statistics and biography of all the real-life boxers in the game, and another Mode in which the player can re-live famous classic bouts. The user-interface and intro-theme of the PS version is different to the N64 version and there are also more boxers, while the graphics on each version are similar.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, your trainer will occasionally talk and give you advice in between rounds as you progress through the bout. 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.Knockout Kings 2002 changes many concepts of its predecessors, e.g. You have to progress through a number of bouts in order to unlock new fighters.After Knockout Kings 2003, the name of the series was replaced by.TitleYearPlatforms1998, 1999,1999PlayStation,2000PlayStation,Knockout Kings 20022002PlayStation 2,Knockout Kings 20032002.