‘My Knockouts Made the Game’ – How Mike Tyson Had a Bitter Fallout With Nintendo

The most imminent figure that would come to anyone’s mind when talking about the Nintendo game ‘Punch-Out’ is, of course, Mike Tyson. The boxing World Champion appears as the tough, final boss in this epic boxing game.

Without him, the franchise would seem incomplete. However, it seems Nintendo wanted to sever ties with him eventually for the next installments of the game. In this article, find out how Mike Tyson had a bitter fallout with Nintendo in relation to the ‘Punch Out’ franchise. Watch this exclusive interview where he talks about the falling out of this deal.

What does Mike Tyson feel about falling out with Nintendo for the ‘Punch Out’ franchise?

Mike Tyson was probably the only entity that would come to anyone’s mind when we think of ‘Punch-Out’. It was one of the most incredible boss fight games ever released by Nintendo and surely a treat for all the boxing fans out there.

In the above clip, Mike Tyson speaks about this severed relationship with Nintendo and admits that it was indeed “a bad deal” that he had made. He did not receive any royalties from the millions of copies sold worldwide.

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In a series of Tweets, Mike Tyson was disappointed that his character was replaced by Mr. Dream.

In this Tweet, Mike Tyson claims how he is the one who people think of when they hear ‘Punch Out’. 

To gain further context to the above tweet, here is another one from Tyson, where he does not seem particularly fond with Mr. Dream replacing him in the re-installment. Furthermore, he goes on to claim that “My knockouts made the game.”

Celebrities such as Ninja had also shown their support to Mike Tyson with regards to this broken deal. Have a look at Ninja flexing out his signed copy of Punch-Out.

As heard from the above clip, Nintendo had reportedly paid Tyson $50,ooo in order to use his name and likeness. The game was released for NES in 1987, right after a year when Tyson won the heavyweight title for the first time.

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Perhaps Nintendo did not want to keep using his name or likeness for the latest installments. It is, however, undeniable that Tyson’s influence and impact on the generation of gamers playing this game had been impeccable.