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The Champion Pub / IPD No. 4358 / April, 1998 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1998
Model Number: 50063
Common Abbreviations: CP, TCP
MPU: Williams WPC-95
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 1,369 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Boxing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Up-post between flippers, Autoplunger.
Toys: Features a punching bag that rotates 180 degrees to reveal the top half of a boxer who waves his arms up and down. A pair of ramps guide the ball to hit the figure on both sides of the face, and shooting between the ramps lands a "body blow". Also features a mini-playfield in which the ball is launched at a speed bag by plastic fists instead of flippers, and a "jump rope" which is comprised of a rotating wire that the ball must jump over using a button-controlled solenoid.
Concept by: Pete Piotrowski
Art by: Paul Barker, Linda Doane (aka Deal)
Mechanics by: Brad Cornell
Music by: Rich Carle
Sound by: Rich Carle
Software by: Dwight Sullivan
Notes: In our Files section is a list of pinball industry personnel that appear on the backglass.
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 243
Rule Sheets: Champion Pub Rulesheet Version 1.75 (Nov/20/2000), by Poln  
Champion Pub Rulesheet Version 1.4, by John Lange  
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
ROMs: 304 KB ZIP Revision 1.5 Game ROM [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  309 KB ZIP Revision 1.6 Game ROM [Midway Mfg. Co.]
Documentation: 14 MB PDF Manual (OCR searchable) [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]
  862 KB PDF Operator Manual [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  201 KB TXT Parts List
  18 MB PDF WPC-95 Schematic Manual (July 1, 1997) [Williams Electronic Games Inc.]
Service Bulletins: 5 KB PDF Service Bulletin #107 [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
Files: 861 KB WMV Boxer Movement [Cassidy Thomas]
  45 KB PDF Industry Personnel Portrayed on Backglass [Dwight Sullivan]
Images:
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Image # 3092: The Champion Pub Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 3093: The Champion Pub Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 3983: The Champion Pub Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 3984: The Champion Pub Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 12497: The Champion Pub Backbox Left
Backbox Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12498: The Champion Pub Backbox Right
Backbox Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12499: The Champion Pub Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12500: The Champion Pub Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12501: The Champion Pub Coin Door
Coin Door

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12502: The Champion Pub Backbox
Backbox

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12503: The Champion Pub Full View
Full View

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12504: The Champion Pub Playfield Apron
Playfield Apron

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12505: The Champion Pub Left Playfield
Left Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12506: The Champion Pub Left Low Slingshot
Left Low Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12507: The Champion Pub Left Ramp
Left Ramp

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12508: The Champion Pub Jump Rope
Jump Rope

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12509: The Champion Pub Speed Bag
Speed Bag

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12510: The Champion Pub Right Ramp
Right Ramp

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12511: The Champion Pub Punch Ramps
Punch Ramps

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12512: The Champion Pub Shooter Lane
Shooter Lane

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12513: The Champion Pub Left Slingshot
Left Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12514: The Champion Pub Right Slingshot
Right Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12515: The Champion Pub Ball View
Ball View

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12516: The Champion Pub Boxer
Boxer

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12517: The Champion Pub Playfield
Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12518: The Champion Pub Right Low Slingshot
Right Low Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12519: The Champion Pub Boxer Low
Boxer Low

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12520: The Champion Pub Lit Playfield
Lit Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12521: The Champion Pub Playfield - Dark
Playfield - Dark

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12522: The Champion Pub Playfield - Left, Dark
Playfield - Left, Dark

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12523: The Champion Pub Playfield - Right, Dark
Playfield - Right, Dark

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12524: The Champion Pub Flippers - Dark
Flippers - Dark

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12525: The Champion Pub Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 20815: The Champion Pub Playfield
Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20816: The Champion Pub Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20817: The Champion Pub Left Playfield
Left Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20818: The Champion Pub Right Playfield
Right Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20819: The Champion Pub Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20820: The Champion Pub Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20821: The Champion Pub Jump Rope Detail
Jump Rope Detail

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 20822: The Champion Pub Jump Ramps Detail
Jump Ramps Detail

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[Cassidy Thomas]
Image # 32808: The Champion Pub Promotional Poster 
(Dimensions: 16 inches by 36 inches.)
Promotional Poster*

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[Bill Ung]
Image # 54845: The Champion Pub Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 

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