GENERAL/STORY:
Michael Max is an African-American boxer who appears in the original Fatal Fury as one of the first four CPU-controlled opponents whom the player faces. Prior to the events of the game, Michael was a young boxing prodigy who was once considered a strong contender for the title of Worldwide Heavyweight Champion. However, he left the boxing circuit to seek real combat and participate in the King of Fighters tournament, feeling that professional boxing was a mere sport protected by rules. 

His only other appearances in the series includes in the cut-scenes of Fatal Fury 2, where he is one of the fighters defeated by Wolfgang Krauser, and in Axel Hawk's ending in Fatal Fury Special, where he is depicted as Axel's trainer.

ORIGIN:
Fatal Fury

OTHER APPEARANCES:
Card Fighters Clash
 

REVIEW:
Street Fighter 2 had a Mike Tyson look-alike... I guess the early SNK design team figured their 2D arcade fighting game needed a Mike Tyson look-alike as well? Well, this design didn't go very far for obvious reason... Besides looking a lot like Mike Tyson, Michael Max actually looks like Balrog, more specifically has a clothing attire very similar to Balrog's. No disrespect to boxers, but this guy never offered anything innovating to the fighting game world... Neither his moves or persona ever did much for the Fatal Fury series either.
 

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