It was published by Activision in 1980. It's one of the first video games developed by Activision. Developed by programmer Bob Whitehead for the Atari VCS (later renamed to the Atari 2600). Long punches score one point, while closer punches score two. Boxing shows a top-down view of two boxers, one white and one black. A boxer can hit his opponent with a punch, by pressing the fire button on the Atari's joystick when close enough.