<s>
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
,	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
TBCB	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
text-based	B-Application
boxing	B-Application
simulation	O
that	O
offers	O
historical	O
and	O
fictional	O
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
forecast	O
upcoming	O
bouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
There	O
really	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
decent	O
representation	O
of	O
our	O
favourite	O
sport	O
,	O
pro	O
boxing	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Jim	O
Trunzo	O
recalls	O
of	O
the	O
decision	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
flipped	O
cards	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
fight	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
use	O
the	O
dice	O
or	O
spinners	O
that	O
were	O
prevalent	O
in	O
sports	O
simulations	O
of	O
that	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
self-published	O
version	O
of	O
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
barely	O
made	O
its	O
money	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
Trunzos	O
secured	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Avalon	O
Hil	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
purchased	O
Statis-Pro	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
APBA	O
and	O
Strat-o-matic	O
in	O
the	O
sports	O
simulation	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Bout	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
of	O
Professional	O
Boxing	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
as	O
gamers	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
tabletop	O
sports	O
games	O
to	O
computer	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trunzo	O
brothers	O
did	O
not	O
retain	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
released	O
TKO	O
Boxing	B-Application
for	O
DOS	O
through	O
Lance	O
Haffner	O
Games	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
published	O
another	O
tabletop	O
game	O
,	O
APBA	O
Boxing	B-Application
,	O
that	O
used	O
dice	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
Comp-U-Sport	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
realm	O
with	O
Title	O
Fight	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trunzos	O
eventually	O
sold	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
OOTP	O
Developments	O
,	O
publishers	O
of	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
Franchise	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OOTP	O
released	O
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
2	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
version	O
2.5	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ltd	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
2013	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
displays	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
ring	O
with	O
fighters	O
who	O
trade	O
blows	O
,	O
an	O
immersive	O
blow-by-blow	O
text	O
,	O
a	O
crowd	O
that	O
cheers	O
,	O
and	O
ring	O
card	O
girls	O
who	O
flash	O
up	O
between	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Boxing	I-Application
also	O
has	O
many	O
customisation	O
options	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
boxer	O
images	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
fighters	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
