Starting in July 1986 and created by James Dean Smith and Steve Mattsson, Boris the Bear was the second title published by Dark Horse Comics.
Boris Johnson | Bear | Boris Godunov | Boris Karloff | Boris Yeltsin | Boris Godunov (opera) | Boris Becker | bear | Boris Vian | Bear Bryant | American black bear | Bear Stearns | Yogi Bear | Grizzly Bear | Boris Spassky | Greg Bear | Big Bear | Paddington Bear | Boris Pasternak | Smokey Bear | Boris Groys | Boris Christoff | Bear Grylls | American Black Bear | White Bear Lake, Minnesota | Great Bear Lake | Build-A-Bear Workshop | Rupert Bear | Elizabeth Bear | Big Bear Lake |
Like Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series, it features many characters with colorful personalities (i.e. Afro Thunder, Boris "The Bear" Knokimov, etc.); however, unlike the Punch-Out!! series, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is in 3D, thus allowing for more control over one's character in the ring.