Summary
- Deontay Wilder, a powerhouse with a long reach, is great for quick knockouts but can be countered by skilled fighters.
- Rocky Marciano, a vicious knockout artist, has a powerful guard but struggles against taller opponents due to his size.
- Tyson Fury, a giant with a good reach, is perfect for outboxing opponents and countering aggressive fighters effectively.
Undisputed has debuted with an extensive lineup of boxers spanning multiple eras, from Joe Louis to Deontay Wilder. Many great fighters in Undisputed will suit a specific player's fighting style, but some are rated better than others with higher stats and invaluable traits. As a result, it's quite subjective who the best fighters are in the game.
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For example, a fighter with a rating of 83 may feel better to use than a boxer with 91. However, there's no escaping the fact that certain legendary boxers in Undisputed are easier to pick and play than others, and are dangerous when mastered. This list provides some of the best fighters to play online and offline in Undisputed.
8 Deontay Wilder
A Powerful Knockout Artist With A Long Reach
- Overall Rating: 87
When Undisputed launched, fighting someone online almost guaranteed a fight against Deontay Wilder. Players could jump online and throw endless power shots without penalty. He is the go-to fighter for players who want a quick knockdown and KO to rise in the rankings quickly because he's a power-punch monster.
Wilder is a devastating fighter with punches that can floor his opponents in one shot and destroy their guard. However, he telegraphs most of his punches with his long windmill-style fighting. As a result, a good counterfighter can keep their distance, dodge, and use head movement to land countershots to the head and body.
7 Rocky Marciano
A Vicious Fighter With An Awkward Style
- Overall Rating: 90 at Heavyweight and 92 at Cruiserweight
Rocky Marciano is a legendary unbeaten fighter who, despite his size, was one of the most ferocious and devastating knockout artists of all time. He has an awkward style and a powerful guard which makes him dangerous on the inside where he can work his hooks to the body and the head. Marciano has knockout power in his left and right hands.
Marciano can be a challenge to learn because he does have a size disadvantage against the other heavyweights who can keep him on the end of their jab and hit from long range. His flatfooted style can be hard to adapt, but practice pays off when Marciano can get through the biggest fighters with devastating one-two combinations.
6 Tyson Fury
A Big Long Range Fighter Who's Light On His Feet
- Overall Rating: 91
At 6'9 Tyson Fury is a giant in the squared circle and surprisingly light on his feet. He has traits that allow him to remain dangerous even after a knockdown, and his reach can be a problem for any fighter. Fury is the perfect pick against a Deontay Wilder player. He doesn't have Wilder's power, but he can outbox and counter him and other opponents into submission.
Fury is also capable of switching between orthodox and southpaw without penalties. However, his lower body is vulnerable to good counterfighters who can get on the inside and work their hooks. That said, Fury has a devastating uppercut and, if timed correctly, will catch bodyworkers trying to get inside.
5 Joe Calzaghe
A Fast Southpaw Fighter Who Can Land Punches In Bunches
- Overall Rating: 90 at Middleweight and 89 at Light Heavyweight
With an undefeated streak of 46-0, Joe Calzaghe is rightly considered one of the best middleweight fighters of all time. Calzaghe is a southpaw fighter with an unpredictable fight style that is unique to him. He moves like he's switching stances and can throw long-range straight right and left hands and devastating combinations on the inside.
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The southpaw stance may be tricky for new players, but most online opponents are used to dealing with orthodox fighters and often leave themselves open to Calzaghe's hooks and straight left hands.
4 Joe Frazier
A Unique Powerhouse With A Bob And Weave Fighting Style
- Overall Rating: 90
Joe Frazier is a legendary former champion famous for one of the greatest boxing trilogies against Muhammad Ali. His dynamic and energetic bob-and-weave boxing style was hard to predict, allowing him to stay under his opponent's attacks and swing back with a hook counter to floor his opponents.
Undisputed did a great job of capturing Frazier's style, mannerisms, and deadly leaping left hook that he used to floor Ali for the first time in his career in what was called "The Fight of the Century." His leaping left hook can be used to close the distance after slipping an opponent's attack to register as a counter and works without the power modifier.
3 Sugar Ray Leonard
A Technical Outside Boxer With Fast Hands
- Overall Rating: 91 at Welterweight and 90 at Middleweight.
Sugar Ray Leonard is a legend who's won world championships in five different weight classes. Leonard is great in middleweight, but deadly as a welterweight. He's fast and good at landing combination punches from different angles and maintaining his stamina.
Leonard has an excellent jab and is perfect for players who want to keep their opponents on the outside with a deadly jab and counterpunches. He may be somewhat vulnerable to the taller and stronger fighters in the middleweight division but remains a solid choice for players who favor a technical approach designed to endure into the later rounds.
2 Roy Jones Jr.
A Fast And Deadly Fighter
- Overall Rating: Heavyweight 85, Cruiserweight 89, Light heavyweight 90, and Middleweight 91.
Roy Jones Jr. Is among the best outside counterfighters of all time and was considered one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world. He was the first former middleweight champion to win the heavyweight title in over one hundred years. Roy Jones Jr. Is a terrific fighter to pick as a middleweight in Undisputed. He gives up too much size and reach into the heavier classes.
Using the loose style, RJJ can dance around the ring, close the distance, and avoid punches with ease using dodges and slips. However, he does leave himself vulnerable to a KO if he doesn't maintain a good defense when using the loose style. He's a great counterpuncher and good at keeping body punchers like Canelo at bay.
1 Muhammad Ali
The Perfect Combination Of Speed And Stinging Counterpunches
- Overall Rating: 93
Muhammad Ali is arguably the greatest boxer of all time. His fights against Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, and many more have gone down in history as some of the most legendary matches in boxing history. Ali defeated his opponents with his blistering speed, footwork, combinations, grit, determination, and great boxing IQ. Naturally, this makes him a great choice for players in Undisputed.
Ali moves like a middleweight and lands lightning-quick combinations from the outside. Ali's powerful jab can keep opponents away from him and fighting from a distance allows him to land powerful counterattacks.
Undisputed
- Released
- October 9, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Steel City Interactive
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
