<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
boxing	B-Application
video	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
yearly	O
between	O
1998	O
and	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
releasing	O
the	O
first	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
3D	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Foes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ali	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Foes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ali	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
team	O
,	O
Gray	O
Matter	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
differences	O
between	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
being	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
the	O
boxer	O
sprites	O
,	O
although	O
distinctive	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
facially	O
representative	O
of	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
2	O
aspects	O
that	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
has	O
which	O
the	O
sequels	O
lack	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
referee	O
does	O
a	O
mandatory	O
eight-count	O
when	O
a	O
fighter	O
is	O
knocked	O
down	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
the	O
referee	O
stops	O
the	O
count	O
immediately	O
after	O
a	O
fighter	O
gets	O
up	O
from	O
a	O
knockdown	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
Career	O
Mode	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
fight	O
is	O
afterwards	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
front-page	O
newspaper	O
headlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
game	O
series	O
gives	O
users	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
numerous	O
real	O
fighters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Muhammad	O
Ali	O
,	O
Eric	O
Esch	O
,	O
Marvin	O
Hagler	O
,	O
Sugar	O
Ray	O
Leonard	O
,	O
Oscar	O
De	O
La	O
Hoya	O
,	O
Larry	O
Holmes	O
,	O
Jake	O
LaMotta	O
,	O
Roberto	O
Durán	O
,	O
Alexis	O
Argüello	O
,	O
and	O
Ray	O
Mancini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fake	O
amateur	O
boxing	B-Application
legends	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Daryl	O
‘	O
Hotcakes’	O
McGee	O
,	O
The	O
Great	O
Smokey	O
Maggard	O
,	O
Boto	O
Bondingo	O
,	O
and	O
Flute	O
Top	O
Terry	O
,	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
gaining	O
certain	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS	O
,	O
the	O
boxer	O
sprites	O
are	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
facially	O
representative	O
of	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user-interface	O
and	O
intro-theme	O
of	O
the	O
PS	O
version	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
more	O
boxers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
on	O
each	O
version	O
are	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
features	O
many	O
well	O
known	O
boxers	O
such	O
as	O
Muhammad	O
Ali	O
,	O
Joe	O
Frazier	O
,	O
Rocky	O
Marciano	O
,	O
Michael	O
Grant	O
,	O
Lennox	O
Lewis	O
,	O
Joe	O
Louis	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
Dempsey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
contains	O
the	O
same	O
improvements	O
as	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
adds	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Career	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
trainer	O
trainer	O
will	O
occasionally	O
talk	O
and	O
give	O
users	O
advice	O
in	O
between	O
rounds	O
as	O
the	O
bout	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KO	O
Kings	O
2001	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
introduce	O
CPU	O
vs	O
CPU	O
bouts	O
and	O
"	O
fantasy	O
match-ups	O
"	O
between	O
famous	O
boxers	O
of	O
different	O
eras	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
introduce	O
women	O
's	O
boxing	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
accessible	O
in	O
Exhibition	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
are	O
virtually	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2002	I-Application
changes	O
many	O
concepts	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
is	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2003	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
GameFlow	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Fight	O
Night	O
(	O
EA	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
