<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
40	O
boxers	O
,	O
increased	O
from	O
the	O
25	O
featured	O
in	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Gaudiosi	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
boxing	B-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Smolka	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
later	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Honoring	O
the	O
strategy	O
of	O
boxing	B-Application
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
ferocity	O
,	O
this	O
should	O
enthrall	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
sport.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
Alexis	O
Argüello	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
regarding	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
both	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Knockout	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
