History YMMV / PunchOut

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** Texas Mac in ''Arm Wrestling'' has the stat screen description of ''Stud-Horse''. Coupled with his shirtless appearance and ten-gallon hat, it just makes him come across as an Old West-themed pornstar.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In the NES game, wins by decision require a fixed score. They are impossible against some enemies, including the champions. But the limit you have to pass to win that way against Tyson himself, who is hard to survive, let alone knock out, is one of the ''lowest'', in spite of him being the TrueFinalBoss.

** While Mr. Dream is considered by many to be a ReplacementScrappy, there are some who think he was created for the rereleases on later consoles such as the Nintendo Online service for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. In reality, the altered version has existed since 1990, when the NES was still in production.

* SequelDisplacement: ''Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!'' for the NES isn't the first game in the series, having been preceded by two arcade games and two spinoffs for arcade and UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch. It is still considered the most iconic game of the series and the "beginning" of the franchise by much of the general public, to the point that the Wii reboot largely adapts the NES game's style and mechanics despite also including some elements from the other titles.

** Amusingly enough, there are a lot of fans [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation who argue that]] ''Glass Joe'' is actually the most hardcore character in the entire series, since [[{{Determinator}} he keeps coming back for more]] despite losing every single match. Think about it: who's braver, the guy who can knock down people with one punch, or the guy who ''gets'' knocked down in one punch [[TheSoCalledCoward and keeps coming back time after time to try again]]? There's also his fight in Title Defense mode that makes him an actual threat, not only because of his headgear, but because of his newfound confidence as well.

* ContestedSequel: The SNES ''Super Punch-Out!!'' is seen as a huge step up from the NES game in the presentation department, with some wonderfully done 16-bit sprite work. However, its gameplay is very divisive, due to largely following the mechanics of the arcade titles as opposed to the more well-known and beloved mechanics from the NES game. Additionally the mostly different set of opponents aren't as well-received as the cast in the NES game since they range from unmemorable (such as Gabby Jay, Aran Ryan, and the Bruiser brothers Nick and Rick) to so outlandish that it breaks suspension of disbelief (such as Heike Kagero, Mad Clown, and Hoy Quarlow). Although it is generally regarded as a good game, whether it holds up to ''Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!'' is up for debate.

** Mario was famously the ref in the NES game. Charles Martinet, who would later to go on to voice Mario, voiced the ref in the SNES game.

** Pizza Pasta, who bears the distinction of being the only arcade-originating character to have never been fully revisited in other games (Kid Quick was at least redefined into Disco Kid). The only other notable things about him are his ''[[{{Narm}} awful]]'' name and the fact he has a widow's peak.

** Who's an even bigger loser than Glass Joe? The guy whom Glass Joe got his one and only win against. The Official Nintendo Magazine states that it was [[spoiler:Nick Bruiser, actually one of the best boxers, in a freak accident]].

** Amusingly enough, there are a lot of fans [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation who argue that]] ''Glass Joe'' is actually the most hardcore character in the entire series, since [[{{Determinator}} he keeps coming back for more]] despite losing every single match. Think about it: who's braver, the guy who can knock down people with one punch, or the guy who ''gets'' knocked down in one punch [[TheSoCalledCoward and keeps coming back time after time to try again]]? There's also his fight in Title Defense mode that makes him an actual threat, not only because of his headgear, but because of his newfound confidenc as well.

*** Bald Bull in Title Defense is unanimously considered to be ''the'' hardest opponent in the game. Significant damage on every attack, a right uppercut that comes out very quickly, a change in timing on his Bull Charge (his OneHitKill), and most importantly, knockdown immunity unless hit with a Star Punch. It also doesn't help that the Stars are hard to get.

* MemeticBadass: Amusingly enough, there are a lot of fans [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation who argue that]] ''Glass Joe'' is actually the most hardcore character in the entire series, since [[{{Determinator}} he keeps coming back for more]] despite losing every single match. Think about it: who's braver, the guy who can knock down people with one punch, or the guy who ''gets'' knocked down in one punch [[TheSoCalledCoward and keeps coming back time after time to try again]]? There's also his fight in Title Defense mode that makes him an actual threat, not only because of his headgear, but because of his newfound confidenc as well.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Bald Bull when he is hounded by the paparazzi, to a degree. Especially when the paparazzi goes as far as hounding him in the bath or (in the comics) on the toilet, it's not hard to feel bad for him.

** In the Wii game, many people find Super Macho Man much easier than the preceding bouts against Bald Bull or the following bout against world champion Mr. Sandman. This is owed to his heavily telegraphed and announced attacks, lack of attacks that come out fast like the other World Circuit boxers and even his deadliest attack is easy to learn how to dodge. He gets a little more threatening in Title Defense, but even then he is still relatively easy and is especially a pushover next to the infamously hard Title Defense versions of Soda Popinski, Bald Bull and Mr. Sandman.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Aran Ryan is often turned from "[[AxCrazy complete lunatic]]" into ''"Irish hottie"''.

** Super Macho Man thanks to his hilarious [[RichBitch rich and famous]] {{Heel}} characterization and [[MemeticMutation memetic lines]].

* MemeticBadass: Amusingly enough, there are a lot of fans [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation who argue that]] ''Glass Joe'' is actually the most hardcore character in the entire series, since [[{{Determinator}} he keeps coming back for more]] despite losing every single match. Think about it: who's braver, the guy who can knock down people with one punch, or the guy who ''gets'' knocked down in one punch [[TheSoCalledCoward and keeps coming back time after time to try again]]? There's also his fight in Title Defense mode.

** Who's an even bigger loser than Glass Joe? The guy whom Glass Joe got his one and only win against. The Official Nintendo Magazine states that it was [[spoiler:Nick Bruiser, in a freak accident]].

** Kabuki from Arm Wrestling is a dead ringer for [[Franchise/StreetFighter E. Honda]].

** World Circuit Don Flamenco in the NES game, while not the hardest fighter in the game, is generally considered to be the most ''annoying''. The whole fight is basically an endurance test to see how close you can come to a Decision before time runs out. You can certainly TKO or even KO him before then, but his slower and more timing-based fighting style means that your main focus will be either (T)KO'ing him before time runs out or accumulating enough points ([[spoiler:5000]]) to get a decision.

** World Circuit Don Flamenco in the NES game, while not the hardest fighter in the game, is generally considered to be the most ''annoying''. The whole fight is basically an endurance test to see how close you can come to a Decision before time runs out. You can certainly TKO or even KO him before then, but his slower and more timing-based fighting style means that your main focus will be either (T)KO'ing him before time runs out or accumulating enough points[[spoiler:5000]] to get a decision.

** World Circuit Don Flamenco in the NES game, while not the hardest fighter in the game, is probably the most annoying since the whole fight is basically an endurance test to see how close you can come to a Decision before time runs out. You can certainly TKO or even KO him before then, but his slower and more timing-based fighting style makes fighting him a real chore compared to the others.