Pre-102, online ranked matches were a wasteland of cheesers, spammers, and 30-second KO artists. The skill ceiling existed, but it was buried under a landslide of exploits.

Movement speed is now restricted when a boxer is near the ropes or in a corner, making it harder to continuously run away from an opponent.

While EA no longer updates the roster, the community has taken over. You can still access the "Boxer Share" feature (if servers are online/stable) or recreate modern fighters manually using the creation suite.