WEBL is a great game and Bruce Cota is a great feller, he could make coin out of this but chooses not to. I have been playing for 7 years and thats where I met (came across) James Mac and David Payne who also played the game and contributed to the boxing forums - in my opinion probably the best boxing forum on the web between 2000-03.
Downside - It is very very complicated to become good, also there are no penalties for oversized fighters and you often get 7ft 2in -216lbs dancers called 'plopeater' and as a boxing conissuer (snob) it gets on my goat that non boxing fans make a mockery out of our sport. I give all my fighters real names!
and try to give them realistic builds (6ft 2ins, 230lbs heavyweights are rare but in my gym they are not!)
Also, you don't need to know a damn thing about boxing to be any good at the game, a lot of the top managers wouldn't know a right cross from a hot cross bun! In fact, too much knowledge hinders your progress somewhat. Despite this it is very very competitive - The UK ratings from strawweight to heavyweight - there must be at least 350 gyms.
The best manager in the game is a top chap from Warrington who I will only name as 'II' and is always willing to help you with stratergy and whatnot and he also knows his boxing. However a lot of the managers who play not only don't care about boxing but some actively dislike it
Playing purely for the strategy/mathematical aspect!
(and we all know what the word for that kind of person don't we?)
