The game was originally developed by Michael and Terry Simpson for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.

The game was converted to Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum and launched simultaneously by Superior Software in 1988.

Controversially, this version had the words "New Release" on the cassette cover which led to complaints when people bought the game not realising it was the same as By Fair Means or Foul.

[6] Sinclair User gave a generally positive review picking out good points including "the wide variety of fighting moves, the decent sound effects and music, the comments from the crowd and the ref" but said the game was not "smooth or novel enough to make you scream with joy" awarding an overall score of 68%.

[7] Zzap!64 said the game "can't be faulted" as a boxing simulation but cited the "badly drawn" and "blocky" graphics, giving a score of 66%.

[8] Your Sinclair gave the game an overall score of 6/10 but complained of "poor graphics, unwieldy control, and painful speed".