Untitled Boxing Game Fighting Styles Tier List: Best Styles Ranked

White Ash is the safest top pick for general combat in Untitled Boxing Game, with Ghost, Wolf, and Chronos close behind. Keep a strong A-tier style too: a style you understand will beat a flashy pull you never learn.

This ranking covers the 26 current normal combat styles across casual and ranked matchups. Six shiny variants are tied to their parent styles, while four special rows and one removed legacy row are accounted for separately. The existing Ippo portrait refers to the current Dempsey style.

The list reflects the August 18-19, 2026 balance window. Placements weigh matchup breadth, pressure, damage access, guard interaction, movement, stamina, recovery, and how reliably each defining mechanic works in a real fight. Rarity affects how a style is obtained, not its letter grade.

Every Untitled Boxing Game style ranked or accounted for

S Tier

Image	Style	Best for	Strengths	Weaknesses
	White Ash	Pressure and damage	Burn keeps damage ticking and makes normal blocking much less comfortable	The top slot is still matchup and player dependent
	Ghost	Fast neutral and mobility	Quick jab pressure, movement, and hard-to-read highlights	A recent nerf lowered its margin for error
	Wolf	Block pressure	White Fang gives its offense a strong way to force respect	Needs clean spacing and timing to stay above A
	Chronos	Counter specialists	Focus rewards good counters and perfect dodges with a very high ceiling	Its value falls fast when you miss reads

White Ash gets the first call because Burn creates pressure without asking you to win every exchange cleanly. It can punish passive blocking and keep a damaged opponent from resetting. Ghost, Wolf, and Chronos can all look like the best style in the lobby, so the order inside S is less important than your matchups and comfort.

Ghost is the most forgiving S-tier choice for players who win through speed. Wolf is better when you like forcing defensive mistakes. Chronos is the specialist pick: Focus pays you for accurate reads, but it does not do the reading for you.

A Tier

Image	Style	Best for	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Slugger	Heavy damage	Big hits and anti-heal pressure make every clean opening matter	Less flexible when an opponent refuses close range
	Hawk	Damage and meter play	Strong damage flow and useful meter gain	Its defensive floor is less forgiving
	Iron Fist	High-risk offense	Damage and slows can swing a round after one good read	Missed commitments are easy to punish
	Hitman	Spacing and range	Long-range pressure can control the pace before the opponent gets comfortable	Weak close-range movement makes bad spacing costly
	Bullet	Fast pressure	Quick jabs and guard-piercing pressure open defensive players	It needs tempo and loses value when the rush is read
	Freedom	Flexible game plans	Its sub-styles let you change the way you approach a matchup	Flexibility comes with lower durability and more decisions

A-tier styles are reliable keeps, especially when their strengths match the way you already fight. Hitman rises here because range and pressure stay useful across more matchups than its weaker dash suggests. Freedom rewards players who enjoy switching plans mid-fight, while Slugger is the simpler answer when you want each opening to hurt.

Hawk, Iron Fist, and Bullet are more demanding than they first look. They have the tools to win, but you still need to manage defense, stamina, or commitment. That is a fair price for strong pressure.

B Tier

Image	Style	Best for	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Shotgun	Close pressure	Strong strings can keep an opponent busy and create repeat openings	Stamina costs limit long pressure sequences
	Dempsey (formerly Ippo)	Short-range boxing	Its pressure is threatening once the startup is covered	Short reach and setup time make neutral awkward
	Switch Hit	Adaptable offense	Versatile tools let it answer several common approaches	It rarely dominates a matchup the way S styles do
	Hands Low	Counter play	Good reads turn its defensive stance into damage	Its value depends heavily on the opponent giving you a read
	Surgeon	Technical debuffs	Body-part debuffs reward planned setups and targeted pressure	It is new, technical, and still has a smaller evidence window

B is the keep-and-learn tier. Shotgun and Dempsey can feel much higher when you know how to hide their approach. Switch Hit is a safe all-rounder. Hands Low is a patient player's style, not a button-mashing coupon.

Surgeon stays in B as a provisional placement. Its body-part debuffs give it a real plan, but the style is too new to treat early impressions as settled balance. Keep it if you enjoy technical setups and do not reroll just because the kit takes practice.

C Tier

Image	Style	Best for	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Supernova	Setup-heavy damage	Burn, Comet, and Re-Entry give it several ways to build a round	Setup takes time and stronger styles reach pressure sooner
	Corkscrew	Long fights	Fast strings and health regeneration help it stay active	Predictable access keeps it out of the upper tiers
	Counter	Read-based defense	A correct read can swing a fight quickly	Low neutral damage makes missed reads expensive
	Trickster	Feints and movement	Feints can create openings against players who chase	Its payoff changes sharply with the matchup
	Dragonfish	Meter-based pressure	Fish Meter, Dragonfish Blow, and Submerge give it a real game plan	The package takes work to convert into steady pressure
	Charge	Big punish attempts	A clean charge can produce meaningful damage	The approach is telegraphed and easier to prepare for
	Smash	Straightforward hits	Strong hits are easy to understand and useful while learning	Predictable access lets experienced players avoid the threat

C-tier does not mean unusable. It means the style needs a favorable matchup, more setup, or better reads than the tiers above. Supernova can climb in the hands of a player who enjoys building a sequence. Corkscrew is a reasonable long-fight pick.

Counter is the biggest judgment call here. Its ceiling is high when you read the opponent, but its neutral game is too thin for a broad general-combat rank above C. Charge and Smash are fine for learning their timing, then become easy reroll candidates once you have a stronger option.

Dragonfish and Trickster are both more interesting than their C rank suggests. Interesting does not always mean reliable. The boxing ring remains a harsh editor.

D Tier

Image	Style	Best for	Strengths	Weaknesses
	Basic	Learning fundamentals	Simple tools make movement and basic defense easy to practice	Low threat and linear pressure fall behind quickly
	Hammer	Simple heavy attacks	Its hits are easy to understand and can punish mistakes	Slow access and limited pressure make it predictable
	Long Guard	Reach practice	Extra reach helps you learn spacing from a safe distance	Limited threat and movement reduce its matchup coverage
	Turtle	Defensive learning	A defensive plan gives new players time to watch patterns	Low pressure lets experienced players dictate the round

D-tier styles can still win with skill. Basic is a perfectly sensible first style because it lets you learn the game's movement and defense without juggling a special mechanic. The rank only says that you should look for an upgrade when spins are available.

Hammer, Long Guard, and Turtle become more predictable as opponents improve. Keep one if it is the style you enjoy, but do not mistake rarity, a shiny look, or familiarity for a reason to stop searching.

Shiny variants use the parent style's combat tier

Shiny styles change the look of a parent style. Treat each one as a visual variant of the parent kit, not as a new combat choice. Exact odds and live availability can change, so the useful rule is simple: compare a shiny to its parent style.

Image	Shiny style	Parent combat style	Practical call
	Godspeed	Chronos, S tier	Same combat tier as Chronos
	Bald	Basic, D tier	Same combat tier as Basic
	Coyote	Wolf, S tier	Same combat tier as Wolf
	Drill	Corkscrew, C tier	Same combat tier as Corkscrew
	Nanomachines	Turtle, D tier	Same combat tier as Turtle
	Conman	Trickster, C tier	Treat as Trickster; normal availability is not fully settled

The shiny name can look like a brand-new roll, but the combat comparison belongs to the parent. Conman is the one to handle carefully: its Trickster mapping is useful, while its normal availability should not be assumed.

Unobtainable and removed styles

These five rows are inventory notes, not normal choices in the keep-or-reroll ladder. They stay separate so you do not spend spins looking for a style that is special, removed, or not a standard target.

Image	Style	Status	Combat treatment
	Void Samurai	Special or unobtainable row	Do not treat it as a normal spin target
	Ghost (Ancient)	Special or unobtainable row	It is not a stronger Ghost tier choice
	Very Long Guard	Special or unobtainable row	It is not a normal Long Guard upgrade
Testing (Style)	Testing (Style)	Archive or testing row	No reliable exact portrait is used; keep it outside normal reroll decisions
	LEGACY:Kimura	Removed legacy row	It is not part of the current normal ladder

For rarity, spin routes, and availability labels, use the Untitled Boxing Game styles collection. The Untitled Boxing Game wiki hub covers controls and combat basics that help you get more from any style.

White Ash is the best general recommendation right now, but a tier is a starting point, not a win button. Keep the style that fits your hands, learn its neutral game, and reroll when you have a clear upgrade rather than chasing a name you cannot use well.