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Don Flamenco has made two appearances in the series. His first one was on the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, first as the initial opponent in the Major Circuit and later as #2 ranked opponent in the World Circuit. He later reappears in the Wii version of Punch-Out!!, as the champion of the Major Circuit. Don Flamenco has also appeared in a Topps trading card series.

Appearances

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!/Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream (1987 & 1990)

Major Circuit

Don Flamenco is a palette swap of Glass Joe, appearing as the first opponent in the Major Circuit, ranked #3. He wears white shorts & boots with blue boxing gloves. At the start of his fight, Flamenco dances with a rose in his mouth to the overture from Carmen, then shows off with a vicious uppercut.

He is a one-trick opponent when Little Mac first encounters him at the beginning of the Major Circuit. He tauntingly persuades Mac into punching him. When Mac does, Flamenco unleashes his large uppercut (called the "Flamenco Punch") that can reduce Mac's health bar by about 1/4. However, it's possible to dodge the uppercut if reacted to quickly enough. When he gets up from a knockdown, Don Flamenco loses his cool and rapidly spams his Flamenco Punch until Mac finishes a stun. He is one of the few boxers to have an infinite, by alternating left and right punches to the face until he falls down. He can dodge Mac's uppercut more efficiently than the three fighters before him. Like the first three fighters, he will dodge if Mac throws enough uppercuts and if one is attempted at an inappropriate time (e.g. when he is not throwing a punch and is taunting at Mac). Like Glass Joe, he becomes seemingly stunned if hit during his Flamenco Punch.

Attacks:

  • Flamenco Punch: When Little Mac hits Don Flamenco, or Don Flamenco gets up, Don Flamenco will perform this. He winds up and throws a devastating uppercut that can drain slightly less than 1/4 of Little Mac's health. Can be dodged or ducked.
  • Right Hook: Only used when Little Mac is tired. Winds up to the right, before unleashing a slow hook. Can be dodged or ducked.

Stars:

  • When he gets up, counter his Flamenco Punch with a left body blow.

Infinite:

  • After dodging a Flamenco Punch, alternate left and right blows to his head. If done correctly, he will never recover from the stun until he's knocked down.

Instant Knockdown:

Round 1 Knockout:

  • Don Flamenco will be knocked out if he is knocked down twice in the first minute and if Little Mac has not been hit.

World Circuit

Later in the game, Don Flamenco reappears, late in the World Circuit, he appears with white shorts and boots with green boxing gloves as the #2 ranked opponent. Flamenco now has additional techniques (significantly faster versions of Glass Joe's hook and jab), doesn't taunt nearly as often, no longer has an infinite, and doesn't always do his Flamenco Punch when he taunts Mac to incite him. His new moves are quick, so caution must be exercised, lest the fight drone on for very long.

Attacks:

  • Flamenco Punch: When Little Mac hits Don Flamenco when he taunts, or Don Flamenco gets up, Don Flamenco will sometimes perform this. He winds up and throws a devastating uppercut that can drain slightly less than 2/5 of Little Mac's health. Can be dodged or ducked.
  • Right Hook: Quickly winds up to the right, before unleashing a powerful hook. Can be dodged or ducked.
  • Left Jab: Quickly steps back, before charging at Mac and throwing a powerful jab. Can be dodged, blocked or ducked.

Stars (not 100%):

  • After you get up, counter his Flamenco Punch.
  • Counter his Right Hook with a left jab.
  • Counter his Left Jab with a body blow.

More Punching Trick:

  • After dodging a Flamenco Punch, do the following pattern to his head: Left, Left, Right. If done correctly, he will be stunned longer. Can only be done once during the entire fight.

Punch-Out!! (2009)

Contender

Don Flamenco reappears in the Wii version of Punch-Out!! as the champion of the Major Circuit. It's shown during his montage that Don Flamenco was a bullfighter who used his uppercuts to take down bulls and would give a rose to beautiful women in the crowd. He appears as a ladies' man, and is shown to be very laid back, as his constant smiling is evident of this. But beware, as he is very concerned about his hair, for the front of it is actually a toupee; if it's knocked off, he loses his temper. Don wears yellow and red boxing shorts, matching the colors of Spain with a rose symbol on his shorts. He has brown, shiny, slicked-back hair and a toupee in the front that curls. When his toupee is off, he shows to have a receding hairline and strands of hair in the front sticking up. Roses appear to make up for a larger part of his character, as red roses fly off his head when he is punched, and he is also shown to be affectionately tossed various roses from the crowd before the fight. He is also shown to like perfume during intermissions. He is egotistical, which is shown by him taunting Mac like a bull and constantly smugly smirking with his eyebrows raised, and commenting on how he's popular with the ladies and asking if Mac wants more when he fails to the ground. Despite that, he sometimes compliments Mac if he dodged his punches, and when he missed he will sometimes say, "I failed!". His voice is provided by well-known Spanish voice actor, Juan Amador Pulido.

Don Flamenco has varied attacks and as with his NES appearance, he taunts Mac onto punching him, during which he will avoid the punch or block it and counterattack variedly. He also has a signature special attack this time around, the Rose Flurry, on which after stepping back and counting to three, he unleashes three right hooks. His toupee can be knocked down during the fight after being knocked down twice and when he has 1/4 of his stamina available; when this happens, he will lose his temper, stop taunting Mac as often from that point onward, and go on a rampage until he knocks Mac down. During this time, he can't be stunned unless the dodge and hit once technique has been done three times in the rage.

If Mac loses to him, roses rain down upon him while he places one on Mac's chest and says, "Adios," before leaving with a smirk on his face. (only the former happens if he wins by decision). If he loses, however, he will stumble about dramatically, pull out his rose, smell it, and then fall to the floor, lying in a position similar to that of a body in a coffin, while his rose wilts as if he was "dead".

Attacks:

  • "Carmen, mi Amor!" (Delayed Right Uppercut): Don declares "¡Carmen, mi amor!" as his raises his right arm, shakes his fist, then throws a delayed uppercut with is. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook for a star. Don will always perform this move after dodging to the left.
  • "¡Toro!" (Uppercut): Don Flamenco's signature attack from his NES appearance. He throws a fast right, quickly declaring "¡Toro!" before throwing it. He will always perform this move after blocking an attack from Mac, he or Little Mac get up from a knockdown, or when Don is idle for 20 seconds. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook for a star.
  • "Olé!" (Left Hook): Don declares "Olé" then shakes his right hand as he throws a hook with it. He will always perform this move after dodging to the right. It can be dodged to the right or ducked under (seen above). Counter with a right punch for a star.
  • Left Jab: Don steps back while saying "¡Espera!", claps to his left as if playing castanets, and throws a very quick left jab. This is the only other move Don will perform after blocking. Can be dodged, ducked under or blocked; if blocked, Mac will earn a star after countering him. It can also be countered for a star, but the timing is very strict.
  • Rampage Uppercut: Yet another version of his right uppercut, used only after he loses his toupee. It's similar to the "Carmen Mi Amor" uppercut, except he says "¡Mira esto!" or "¡Mira, mira!" before throwing it, and it's much more delayed and stronger. If Mac has no hearts, he uses a very quick version of this uppercut to finish Mac off, saying "¡Mira!" instead before throwing it. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook for a star.
  • Rose Flurry: Don Flamenco's special attack, he steps back while clapping to his right as if playing castanets while counting "¡Uno, dos, tres!", then unleashes three right hooks. All of them can be dodged to the left or ducked under. If Mac succesfully dodges all three hooks, Don Flamenco will tire himself out and vulnerably flash yellow, at which point Mac can hit him for a star and stun him. However, if Mac ducks under any of the hooks, Don Flamenco will finish the attack with a tango uppercut.

Stars:

  • Counter his Carmen mi Amor uppercut with a hook.
  • Counter his Uppercut with a hook.
  • Counter his left hook with a right punch.
  • Counter his left jab with a right punch. Timing is very strict.
  • Block his left jab, then counter him.
  • Counter his Rampage Uppercut with a hook.
  • Dodge (not duck) all three hooks from his Rose Flurry, which will cause Don Flamenco to tire himself out and flash yellow; hitting him during this time not only earns Mac a star, but also stuns Don Flamenco.

Infinite combo trick: After finishing a stun combo, countering a punch, or punching him while he has lost his toupee, alternate a delayed jab and a delayed hook, continually hitting him until knocking him down. If the stun finishes with a jab, the trick has to be started with a hook; if the stun finishes with a hook, the trick has to be started with a jab instead. The trick only works with alternate punches; for example, finishing a stun with a right jab requires Mac to use a delayed left hook, followed by a delayed right jab, and so on. This trick is vital to completing Don's second challenge the fastest way possible.

Instant KD trick:

  • Hit him with a Three-Star Punch when he flashes yellow after he tires himself out from using his Rose Flurry (this only happens if all hooks are dodged and not ducked).
    • Due to a glitch, he can also be knocked down by dodging only two of Don Flamenco's Rose Flurry hooks, then Three-Star punching him as he's performing his third hook. When he gets up, countering his punch, then jabbing, will not only stun Don, but earn Mac a second star, which is given to him when Don's tired from his Rose Flurry. You get a star from the second punch you land. This trick also works in Title Defense, but if you gain three stars there and use them, Don will be knocked down again.

Instant KO trick:

  • Little Mac cannot get hit at all if the trick is to even work. Counter any version of Don Flamenco's right uppercut, and perform the infinite combo trick on him. After he gets up, counter his comeback tango uppercut with a left hook for another star, then star punch him to finally knock him out.
    • If the infinite is performed perfectly, the player can defeat Don Flamenco in as little as 17.74 seconds.

Stun Limits:

  • His Delayed Uppercut: 6
  • His Uppercut: 5
  • His Hook (if ducked): 4
  • His Hook (if dodged): 5
  • His Jab: 4
  • His Rose Flurry (if all hooks are dodged): 5 and a star
  • His Rose Flurry (if any hooks are ducked or land): 3
  • Any attack in his rage: 7

Glitches:

  • If the player manages to knock Don Flamenco's toupee off by gathering three stars and performing a Three-Star Punch uppercut after dodging the Rose Flurry, knocking him down for the first or second time on the round, after Flamenco gets up and he is hit enough times, the clip in which Flamenco's toupee flies off his head will play again.
  • This glitch requires a specific setup which involves knocking Don Flamenco down twice, then leaving him with one health point left without knocking his toupee off (it does not when there are less than 30 seconds left in a round). After knocking him down in the second round, using a Star Punch will knock the toupee off (the game will act like a left punch was used to knock it off).
    • If this is done at the beginning of the third round, the referee will be visible in the toupee cutscene and he will be close to the fighters until Don is knocked down, which will make the referee immediately go off the screen before doing his normal countdown animation.
    • If this is done on the final frame of the round, the game will lock up, forcing the game to be reset.

Title Defense Mode

Don Flamenco returns in Title Defense with a completely new attack scheme to defeat Little Mac and win the Champion's belt. He appears more aggressive and significantly bitter about his defeat when he returns in Title Defense, as shown in his bio, where he furiously rips up a poster of Little Mac with tears in his eyes before proceeding to lift dumbbells, preparing for the upcoming rematch. This time around, he takes on a black color scheme; his boxing trunks, gloves, rose, and even his hair are all black as their primary color, with red being a secondary color on his trunks and gloves. As well, black roses fly off Don Flamenco's head when Mac stuns him. His hair is also bit thicker and and he's wearing a different type of toupee. During intermissions he will stroke it, even when his toupee is off, which shows he's still quite proud of his hair. His new color scheme shows his grudge at losing some of his fans, as well as the Major Circuit title, to Little Mac. If Mac loses to him, he subtly smiles and declares "¡Por Carmen!", turning his black rose to red with some sort of magic. Interestingly enough, if Don is the champion, his grudge for Little Mac remains on subsequent rematches.

Like in the previous fight, Don Flamenco taunts Mac into punching him, though he'll stop doing this as often after getting knocked down the second time. His toupee can still be knocked down during the fight after being knocked down twice and when he has 1/4 of his stamina available. This time around, after the first knockdown, he attempts to combo Little Mac after missing a hit, and can dodge and counter Mac's counter-counterattack. He now starts to perform a fast "spinning backfist" punch (though the attack itself is not very strong).

His Rose Flurry combo is significantly more dangerous: the move can now be up to five hooks, the number increasing from three to four after the first knockown, and to five after the second knockdown. The hooks can now hit from either the left or right sides. Lastly, he performs them faster, especially after getting knocked down three times, making the timing for dodging the entire attack less lenient. However, successfully dodging (not ducking under) all of the hooks still tires him out and renders him vulnerably flashing yellow, allowing for a free star.

Don Flamenco can dodge Mac's Star Punch much faster than other boxers thus far (except Bear Hugger, who will always dodge, and Great Tiger, who can suddenly disappear starting with the second knockdown onward). The infinite combo is encouraged more to be performed in this fight, as Don Flamenco can become unpredictable as the fight goes on.

Attacks:

  • "Carmen Mi Amor" Uppercut: Same as in Contender, but notably faster than in the former mode, as he uppercuts right before finishing his phrase. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook or a jab for a star.
  • Uppercut: Same as in Contender, it's Don Flamenco's signature attack from his NES appearance. Slightly faster than in Contender. He also performs it whenever he gets up from a knockdown or if Little Mac has no hearts. He can also use a very quick version of this uppercut in a combo after hitting/missing Mac with a hook from the second knockdown onward, saying "¡Mira!" instead before throwing it. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook for a star.
  • Left Hook: Same as in Contender, though slightly faster. He can now perform this attack quickly after landing/missing an uppercut in a combo from the first knockdown onward, or when he goes on a rampage after losing his toupee. It can be dodged to the right or ducked under. Counter with a right punch for a star.
  • Left Jab: Same as in Contender, though slightly faster. He now performs this move after Little Mac dodges his uppercut and does not punch him when he gets up from the canvas, and will say "¡Aquí!" if this happens. Can be dodged, ducked under or blocked; if blocked, Mac will earn a star after countering him. It can also be countered for a star (unless it his counter version), but the timing is very strict.
  • Spinning Backfist Punch: A new attack. He twirls to one of Mac's sides and (illegally) performs a backhand punch. He can perform it from both sides (he only uses his left hand after the first knockdown). Can be dodged to the opposite side it comes, or blocked. Only by succesfully dodging will he be vulnerable to a stun. If blocked, he will back to the center as if he landed the move, but countering him afterwards will yield a star.
  • Rampage Uppercut: Same as in Contender, though less delayed and slightly stronger. Used only after he loses his toupee. He can now alternate between this move, his normal uppercut, his left hook and his jab during his rampage. Can be dodged left or right. Counter with a hook for a star.
  • Rose Flurry: Don Flamenco's special attack, he steps back while alternately clapping to either his left or his right as if playing castanets while counting "¡Uno, dos, tres!", then unleashes three hooks, with all of them coming from either side in the same order he clapped. Once he gets knocked down, he will increase by one the number of hooks he throws, capping to five after getting knocked down twice. He will accordingly increase the count, saying "¡Cuatro!" after being knocked down once, and "¡Cinco!" after being knocked down twice. All of them can be dodged to the side they come, or ducked under. If Mac succesfully dodges all hooks in the combo, Don Flamenco will tire himself out and vulnerably flash yellow, at which point Mac can hit him for a star and stun him. However, if Mac ducks under any of the hooks, Don Flamenco will finish the attack with a tango uppercut (and quickly throw a hook at Mac if he misses the uppercut, from the second knockdown onward).

Infinite combo trick: The infinite trick is slightly different in Title Defense mode. After finishing a stun combo, countering a punch which results in a star, countering his jab, or punching him while he has lost his toupee, alternate two delayed jabs and a delayed hook, continually hitting him until knocking him down. If knocked back with a hook, Mac needs to hit him with a jab from the opposite side he first punched Don in. With a jab, Mac can use an opposite side jab or hook. From that point onward, Mac has to alternate between two delayed jabs and a delayed hook (depending on what side Don Flamenco is hit on). This trick is vital to completing Don's third challenge the fastest way possible.

Instant knockdown trick:

  • Hit him with a Three-Star Punch when he flashes yellow after he tires himself out from using his Rose Flurry (this only happens if all hooks are dodged and not ducked).

Stun Limits:

  • His Delayed Uppercut: 5
  • His Uppercut: 4
  • His Hook: 5
  • His Spinning Backfist: 5
  • His Jab: 3
  • His Rose Flurry (dodging all hooks): 6 and a star
  • His Rose Flurry: (ducking any hooks): 3
  • Any attack in his rage: 6

Exhibition Challenges

Contender:

  1. Knock Don's toupee off in Round 1!!
  2. TKO or KO Don in a round where he has not thrown more then 3 punches!
  3. Find 6 different ways to earn Stars.

(Hint: It's possible to do all Contender challenges at once. Immediately find 5 of the 7 ways to earn stars, and immediately throw the 3 star punch. Keep landing stars on him until his toupee falls off, then counter the rampage uppercut for 6 different star opportunities. Then knock him down if you haven't already twice, then stop punching. Knock him down once in the next round, then get him to low health and gain 3 stars then stop punching. At the start of the next round immediately use your 3 stars to KO him to achieve all the challenges at once.)

Title Defense:

  1. Win the fight and NEVER get hit after knocking Don's toupee off!
  2. Win the fight and dodge EVERY hook in Don's Rose Flurry (Hook Combo).
  3. Knock Don Flamenco down in under 40 seconds!

Quotes

Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream (NES):

  • "Carmen, my love... I dance so sweet for you!"
  • "Flamenco strikes back!! Return of Don!!" (World Circuit only)
  • "Hey! Mr. Referee Mario... I like your hair!"
  • "I'm a beautiful fighter. I have such a style!"
  • "People like my hair. Don't mess my hair!"

Punch-Out!! (Wii):

  • "Adiós.", meaning "Good-bye." (Contender win)
  • "¡Ahí está!", meaning "There it is!" (Title Defense, after hitting Mac)
  • "¡Anda, anda!", meaning "Come on, come on!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
  • "¡Aquí!" meaning "Over here!" (Literally: "Here!") (Title Defense jab)
  • "¡Ay, mamá!", meaning "Oh, mama!" (After dodging Don's uppercut)
  • "¡Ay, pobre!", meaning "Oh, you poor thing!" (When dodging a star punch)
  • "Aaay, mi Carmen...", meaning "Ooh, my Carmen..." (When Don gets knocked down with a hook)
  • "Bien hecho.", meaning "Well done." (After dodging Don's hook)
  • "Bien visto.", meaning "Well seen/You got me." (After dodging Don's hook)
  • "¡Carmen, mi amor!", meaning "Carmen, my love!" (Before throwing his slow uppercut)
  • "¡Casi!", meaning "Almost!" (After dodging Don's jab in Title Defense)
  • "¿Es que nunca has visto una rosa negra?" meaning "What, haven't you ever seen a black rose?" (Title Defense intermission)
  • "¡Espera!", meaning "Wait!" (Before jabbing Mac)
  • "¡Fallé!", meaning "I missed!" (After dodging Don's uppercut)
  • "¿Has visto hombre? ¿Cómo enamoro a las chicas?" meaning "Have you seen it, man? How I make the girls fall in love with me?" (Contender intermission)
  • "¡Me has pillado!" meaning "You got me!" (After dodging Don's hook)
  • "Me llaman Don, Don Flamenco.", meaning "They call me Don, Don Flamenco." (Title Defense Intermission)
  • "¡Mira esto!", meaning "Look at this!" (Before throwing his rampage uppercut)
  • "¡Mira, mira!", meaning "Look, look!" (Before throwing his rampage uppercut)
  • "¿No te parece que huelo *sniff* a victoria?" meaning "Don't you think I smell *sniff* like victory?" (Contender Intermission)
  • "¡Olé!", meaning "Bravo!" (A Spanish cheer, usually associated with bullfighting) (when throwing a hook)
  • "¡Perfecto!" meaning "Perfect!" (When Mac gets up from the canvas)
  • "¿Pero cómo...?", meaning "But how...?" (After dodging Don's jab)
  • "¡Por Carmen!", meaning "For Carmen!" (Title Defense win; Don makes his rose turn red afterwards with magic.)
  • "¿Será posible?", meaning "How can it be?" (After dodging Don's jab)
  • "¡Toma!", meaning "Take this!" (Title Defense, after hitting Mac)
  • "¡Toro!" meaning, "Bull!" (A taunt used in Spanish bullfighting) (Before throwing fast uppercut)
  • "¡Vamos, vamos!", meaning "Let's go, let's go!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
  • "¡Venga, venga!", meaning "Come on, come on!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
  • "¡Venga, venga! ¡Ja, ja, ja! ¿Qué pasa? ¿Quieres más?" meaning "Come on, come on! Ha, ha, ha! What's the matter? You want some more?" (When Mac gets knocked down)
  • "¡Venga, ven a por mí!", meaning "Come on, come at me!" (Taunting for making Mac punch)
  • "¡Uno, dos, tres!", meaning "One, two three!" (Before Rose Flurry)
  • "¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro!", meaning "One, two, three, four!" (Before Title Defense Rose Flurry)
  • "¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco!", meaning "One, two, three, four, five! (Before Title Defense Rose Flurry)

Doc Louis Tips

  • "Hey, Mac baby! Don Flamenco leaves himself open before he throws the uppercut! Take advantage of it, son!"
  • "The belt's almost yours, son! No one expected you to make it this far, son! Let's give them a big surprise! Knock Flamenco out!" (Contender)
  • "Hey, Mac baby. Remind me to pick up some milk after the fight."
  • "Be quick, Mac! Be quick! Get your body out of the way when he says 'OLÉ!'"
  • "It takes two to Flamenco, baby. Don won't be able to get himself another dance partner after you're done with him!"
  • "You got this, kid! You got it! It's time to take the title! Knock this sucker out, and hoarse his belt!" (Contender in Career)
  • "Toupee, or not toupee? That is the question."
  • "You got to keep your feet moving, Mac. Take the lead, then dance away from Flamenco's counter."
  • "Toe-to-toe, don't-cha-doe! Toe-to-toe, with Flamenco! You got it, baby! You got it!"
  • "Every rose has a thorn, Mac! Be that thorn in Flamenco's side! Be there, baby!"
  • "Challenge yourself, kid! Use your skills to avoid his hooks and you'll make him dizzy!!"

Rule Infractions

As per the unified rules of boxing established by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combat Sports:

  • He wears a toupee. While he would be allowed to wear it in the Major Circuit, which is equivalent to medium circuit boxing, he also wears one in Title Defense, where he competes in the World Circuit, which is equivalent to big circuit professional boxing, where headgear isn't allowed.
    • Even if he did wear the toupee in Contender Mode only, it is unstable, as evidenced by it leaving his head when he is hit, meaning his toupee isn't approvable.
  • It's shown in Title Defense that Don Flamenco could have anger problems, especially if his toupee is knocked off. If he does, then he would not be allowed to box until he has gotten his temper under control.
    • Then again, he could be angry over the fact his toupee is ruined and he's passionate over it.
    • He could also be angry because his balding head was revealed in front of the entire audience, (possibly) including Carmen.
  • The rose symbol on his shorts counts as self-advertising, which isn't allowed.
  • In Title Defense mode, he wears black eyeliner around his eyes. This counts as face covering, which is not allowed as it can reduce damage done to the area covered by it.
  • He sprays himself with perfume during his pre-round cutscene. Only certain solutions like liquid adrenaline can be applied to a boxer during intermissions. Also, his perfume is an aerosol, and can disorient the opponent or make their gloves slide off him, making them do less damage.
  • After spraying the perfume, he throws the bottle into the crowd, which counts as interfering with the crowd and, since it's partly made of glass, it could endanger someone in the audience as the bottle soon breaks after he throws it into the crowd. Boxers cannot interfere with the crowd during fights and corner breaks.
  • In his Title Defense intro, he throws his rose somewhere. While boxers are allowed to bring roses into the ring as they're classed as respect, they are not allowed to do a bad action with roses as it's classed as being disrespectful, and Don Flamenco throwing his rose is an example of this sort of disrespect.
    • Additionally, there's a chance that the rose got thrown into the audience. This counts as interfering with the audience, which is not allowed. (However, it may simply thrown into somewhere in the ring.)
  • Don tries to bait his opponent into hitting him. This counts as taunting, which is considered disrespectful and therefore not allowed.
    • Also, this action can be considered prolonging the match, as he only starts attacking when Mac throws a punch at him at the start of a round.
  • For whatever reason during his Rose Flurry, rose petals seem to be falling out of his gloves. While roses are classified as respect this would not likely be the case as he's technically using the rose during the fight, although this is likely just to show off for his fans when he does the Rose Flurry.
  • His Spinning Backhand involves backhanding, which is an illegal maneuver.
    • This move also has Don showing his back, which isn't allowed as this counts as throwing the match and boxers cannot punch the back of the opponent.
  • In the Wii version, he throws his punches with theatrics. While a certain level of showmanship is allowed and even encouraged in boxing, excessive theatrics or unsportsmanlike conduct can result in infractions, including point deductions or disqualification, depending on the rules and discretion of the referee and the relevant athletic commission.

While his rose would count as a foreign object which is normally illegal, roses are allowed in boxing as they're classed as respect.

Don Flamenco has 10.5 infractions.

Trivia

General

  • Don Flamenco dodges and then counterattacks, akin to a real bullfighter.
  • "Don Flamenco" has become a nickname for disgraced South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, largely due to bearing a strong resemblance to Flamenco and having committed adultery with a Spanish-speaking woman. This was likely used as a reference to Don Flamenco's image as a ladies' man in the Wii version.
  • Don Flamenco is known for being the fighter who has the fastest perfect time in both games he has appeared in, at 14.97 seconds on the NES (though this only works the first time the player faces him), and at 17.74 seconds on the Wii.

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!/Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream

  • One of Don's quotes references the Star Wars franchise ("Flamenco strikes back" references "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Don" references "Return of the Jedi").
  • Don Flamenco and Glass Joe are both missing a right part of their foot. The part of their foot is actually on the right side where a fan has their hand in the ring to hide the missing pixels of each character.
  • During his intro, his rose will disappear when he throws his uppercut.
  • Like Glass Joe, he worries about his hair when he says, "People like my hair. Don't mess my hair." Glass Joe says, "Watch my jaw. Don't hit my jaw."
  • Also like Glass Joe, he is from a country said to be of love. The difference is Glass Joe's relation is conformed to be stereotyped.

Punch-Out!! (Wii)

  • It's assumed that his beloved Carmen is the woman he gives the rose to in his Contender mode bio. Carmen is also mentioned between rounds in the NES installment of Punch-Out.
  • Interestingly, his montage in Contender mode shows how Mac can instantly knock down Bald Bull in all games in which he has appeared, by showing a bull getting knocked away by Don's hook.
  • One of Doc Louis' quotes in Title Defense, "Toupee or not toupee? That is the question," is a pun on the Shakespeare line, "To be or not to be? That is the question."
  • Don Flamenco refers to Mac with the informal second-person pronoun rather than the formal second-person pronoun usted. The Spanish usually use the formal tense when speaking to someone with whom they are unfamiliar, which suggests that Don Flamenco has some contempt towards Mac. One of his lines ("Venga, venga!") is conjugated with usted, but this is also a Spanish expression equivalent to "Come on!"
  • It's possible to KO Don Flamenco without knocking off his toupee in Contender, but it doesn't have any effect on the animation.
    • Notably, in the Contender Major Circuit screen, his toupee disappears as if he had lost it during the match, even if you did not knock it off.
  • It's possible to punch Flamenco's toupee into pieces when KOing him in Title Defense. After knocking him down twice, if he hasn't lost his toupee, KOing him with a Three-Star Punch will break his toupee into pieces.
  • In the Title Defense screen, after defeating Don Flamenco, he can be seen without his toupee trying to get his rose upright unsuccessfully.
  • In Contender, despite what one of the game's challenges suggests, there are actually 7 star opportunities instead of 6 against him.
  • Interestingly, in Mr. Sandman's Contender opening, Don has black hair like his appearance in Title Defense, but his gloves are red like his Contender appearance.
  • Like Super Macho Man, Don is seen as very popular with the ladies. However, the audience noticeably likes Don more than Super Macho Man.
  • During his KO/TKO animation in Contender mode, petals from his rose fall onto him when he falls down. However, this does not happen in Title Defense mode (possibly because the black rose has been withered). Don, Bear Hugger, and Great Tiger are the only characters to have different versions of their KO animations in Contender and Title Defense.
  • Many aspects of Don Flamenco's character reference the French opera Carmen. The opera centers around a love triangle of a Spanish Don, a bullfighter, and the titular gypsy woman. Don Flamenco's entrance music directly invokes this by using an excerpt of the overture.
  • Don, in addition to Von Kaiser, are the only characters with altered win animations when they win the fight by decision. This is due to both the characters win animations' directly involving Little Mac on the ground knocked out.

Gallery

Punch-Out!! characters
Punch-Out!! (1984) Challenger · Glass Joe · Piston Hurricane · Bald Bull · Kid Quick · Pizza Pasta · Mr. Sandman
Super Punch-Out!! (1985) Challenger · Bear Hugger · Dragon Chan · Vodka Drunkenski · Great Tiger · Super Macho Man
Arm Wrestling Challenger · Texas Mac · Kabuki · Mask X · Alice & Ape III · Frank Jr.
Punch-Out!! (1987) Little Mac · Doc Louis · Glass Joe · Von Kaiser · Piston Honda · Don Flamenco · King Hippo · Great Tiger · Bald Bull · Soda Popinski · Mr. Sandman · Super Macho Man · Mike Tyson/Mr. Dream
Super Punch-Out!! (1994) Little Mac · Gabby Jay · Bear Hugger · Piston Hurricane · Bald Bull · Bob Charlie · Dragon Chan · Masked Muscle · Mr. Sandman · Aran Ryan · Heike Kagero · Mad Clown · Super Macho Man · Narcis Prince · Hoy Quarlow · Rick Bruiser · Nick Bruiser
Punch-Out!! (2009) Little Mac · Doc Louis · Glass Joe · Von Kaiser · Disco Kid · King Hippo · Piston Hondo · Bear Hugger · Great Tiger · Don Flamenco · Aran Ryan · Soda Popinski · Bald Bull · Super Macho Man · Mr. Sandman · Donkey Kong

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