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[NRDL]

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Nixton hall!  It's January 2, 1919, and to kick off the new year, we have a splendid matchup ready for you listening at home from your living room radio! In the blue corner, appearing in his first ever match as a professional fighter, is..."


1. What is your name?

2. What is your pro boxer's nickname?

3. What kind of fighter are you? A speedy boxer, fighting from behind a jab and lightning footwork? A slugger, with lead in your fists and iron in your jaw? A furious swarmer, with stamina and aggression to spare? A trickster, relying on mind games, subtle fouls and deceptions? Or something else?

4. What weight class are you in?

Spoiler: Weight divisions (click to show/hide)

1. Flyweight - 108-112 lbs

2. Bantamweight - 115 - 118 lbs

3. Featherweight - 122 - 126 lbs

4. Lightweight - 130 - 135 lbs

5. Welterweight - 140 -147 lbs

6. Middleweight - 154 - 160 lbs

7. Light heavyweight - 168 - 175 lbs

8. Heavyweight - 200+ lbs

These are your choices, in your first steps as a boxer in the fictional nation of Nixtonia. Right now you're just fighting for pennies, but become the champion, and you shall have wealth, fame and immortality!

[StrawBarrel]

1. Mauricio Sanabria
2. "Sweet"
3. Slugger
4. Flyweight (108-112 lbs)

[ATHATH]

InB4 someone submits Goku or Galactus or something (with the accompanying powers).

[Prophet]

1: Oswald Innsworth
2: Bretwalda
3: Slugger
4: Heavyweight

[StrawBarrel]

1: Oswald Innsworth
2: Bretwalda
3: Slugger
4: Heavyweight

+1 Got to get that consensus.

[NRDL]

Oswald "Bretwalda" Innsworth! And in the red corner, with 57 fights, 20 wins and 37 losses, 12 of those wins by knockout, Jimmy "Mercury" Mercutio!

A smattering of applause for your opponent. You can't help but smile at his win/loss record. Your coach, *insert name here* was right. Nothing but a stepping stone for you. Now whether or not you can crack this particular stone is up to you.

The expected follows. Meet in the centre of the ring, the referee gives his instructions. You don't pay much attention. Instead, you are:

A. Staring your opponent down, making him feel the inevitability of the knockout that is to come.

B. Giving a friendly smile, exuding utter confidence and showing your opponent that they stand no chance, this is just business.

C. Looking down into your opponent's chest, mentally psyching yourself up by refusing to even acknowledge the opponent in front of you as a fellow human with a face.

You touch gloves, and head back into your corners.

Waiting till the bell sounds, you think on:

A. The considerable research your team's done on your opponent, giving you a better understanding of his strengths/weaknesses [ provides intel on opponent's fighting style, habits, weaknesses ]

B. Your frenzied training, in preparation for your debut. You're in better shape now than you've ever been as an amateur, best shape of your life. [ Bonus to conditioning/stamina for the duration of this fight. ]

C. The reward waiting on you from your backers should you win this fight in an exciting fashion. [Bonus to money gained, in the event of a knockout]

Just a few more seconds now...

DING-DING! ROUND 1:

A. You rush out at your opponent, fists swinging. The sooner you knock this bum out, the better.

B. You patiently move forward, pressuring him to the ropes with the threat of your power, waiting for the best opportunity to go in for the kill.

C. You move defensively, your arms in a solid guard, waiting to see what your opponent does first.

D. You walk forward leisurely, with your hands lowered, confident in your ability to avoid the punch. This also puts you in the prime position to counter your opponent once he mistakes your open guard for defencelessness.

E. Something else.

[Mardent23]

B,A,A.

[Prophet]

A
A
B

[StrawBarrel]

Coach: Samuel Margaret
A, A, B.

[NRDL]

Fists at the ready to throw bombs, you move like one of them new tanks used in the recent border skirmishes. Unstoppable, efficient.
Mercutio is already on his bicycle, dancing and moving side to side, the look on his face showing just how much he wants to stay away from you. He's clearly intimidated.

This works for you. He can run but he can't hide. In quick, analytical bursts, your mind goes over what you know of him.

Spoiler: Jimmy "Mercury" Mercutio (click to show/hide)

- Has good feet, likes to use em, preferring to dance and punch from the outside. Not comfortable in the slightest on the inside, up close.

- Has a tough jaw, never been knocked unconscious once. His body is weak, however, as all of his knockouts have been due to damage to the ribs and organs keeping him on the ground for the 10 count.

- Little to no power, as the old-timers say, couldn't punch his way out of a wet paper bag. Decent speed, but never takes advantage of it, preferring potshots over throwing combinations.

- Financial troubles lately have interfered with his training, meaning that his conditioning shouldn't be at its best.

Jabs are thrown at you every time you approach, you bat them away. There's no forethought to them, no cunning, and they lack any sort of power. Just desperate keep away punches.

The closer you get to him, the more agitated the rabbit gets. The two of you engage in a dance, you moving forwards, him moving backwards as far as possible. You've clearly won the mental game, because his concentration slips just enough for him to accidentally trap himself in the corner.

You let go with your ( soon to be ) signature move:

A. A left hook to the liver.

B. A crisp one-two ( jab, right cross ) combination.

C. A left lead uppercut.

D. Something else

[DolosusDoleus]

B

[Mardent23]

A.

[StrawBarrel]

A

[Prophet]

A

[NRDL]

BAM! You feel your left fist connect, just beneath the last floating rib on your opponent's body. Driving the punch upwards at an angle, there's a tangible feeling of organs being moved violently by your blow.

To say that the man falls is an understatement. His knees bury themselves in the canvas floor, his hands frantically reach out to steady himself, and you can see he's started vomiting blood.

The ref waves his hands. No count.

"And winner, at 2 minutes and 12 seconds into the first round, by senSATIONAL stoppage, Oswald "Bretwalda" Innnnnnsswwoooorth!"

The crowd is still cheering and roaring, apart from the few grumbling because they paid for a full 8 rounds. Nonetheless, it's a fantastic showing.

"Good job, kid", your coach says as you saunter back to your corner. Samuel Margaret, affectionately known as "Margles", wipes you down, although to be honest, you haven't broken much of a sweat.


[2 days later]

"Alright kid, here's your cut." Margles says, as he hands you $30.

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

$30 bucks in the 1920s would be about $400 today, rounded down for ease.

.

"Now, you've made a good first impression, but the crowds will be hungry fo' more. Next seven or eight fights, over the next 3 months, we'll use it to build your rep up, get talk going of a new heavyweight monster stompin' the streets."

"So now you've got a bit of a choice. Do you want to..."

A. Fight a bunch more bums, build up your wins, look good and earn easy money. [ Fast forward over the next several fights, with only short summaries of each fight being shown, unless you get unlucky in the rolls and meet an unexpected prodigy, in which case the most difficult fight will be played out in full. ]

B. Fight the best that you can find, right off the bat. [ Each fight will be gone through individually, this route will provide the greatest bonuses to skill gain and experience, but also provides the greatest chance of loss. ]

Regardless of your choice, you now have to get back to training.

You choose to work on:

A. Your power.  The more dynamite in your fists the better.

B. Your speed. The more punches you can land, the better, plus it allows for more variation in your strikes than just thudding one punch blows.

C. Your defense. Allows for better overall protection, and if you know you won't get hurt nearly as much, you can focus on how better to hurt your opponent.

D. Your mind games. Whether it be intimidating your opponent, lulling them into false senses of securities, manipulating, feinting and deceiving them, all this can give you an edge.

E. Something Else