Uncle Joe

* Normal
* EX

Uncle Joe is a parody of the now-President of the United States, Joe Biden. He is the second opponent in Election Year Knockout.

## Fighting Style

Uncle Joe is quite weak and slow, however less so than Jab Bush. He wears wrestling gear and holds a wrestling stance, despite most of his attacks still being boxing. He is particularly susceptible to haymakers. He will try to get closer to the player, and his attacks can change depending on how close he is. In his EX fight, if he gets close enough, he will jump at the player, which is then proceeded by a leaping attack from the back ropes. He also approaches much faster, making it harder to keep him away from you, but easier to damage him from counter-punching.

## Normal Attacks

* **Normal Jab:** Similar to Jab Bush, It's the only attack he uses, and it also has a long wind-up, though not exactly as long as Jab.

## Special Attacks and Attributes

* **Distance Closing:** During the fight, Uncle Joe will get closer to you, with each step following with a punch. If he gets close enough, he will try to tackle you, which deals more damage. Missing the attack however will make him go back to the starting point, and the same thing happens if you land a haymaker. In EX mode, He won't be throwing punches as he gets closer, acting as a feint. However, he follows up with another flying tackle after the first one.

* **Last-ditch Attack:** Only seen in EX mode. Similar to Aran Ryan's Desperate Attack in Punch-Out!! (Wii), Joe tries for a last hit on you before going down. But unlike Aran Ryan, if this attack connects, It's an OHKD, regardless of your health. Can only be dodged.

* **Instant KD Trick:** Intercept his normal jab with a haymaker. Doesn't work in EX mode.

## Maverick's Advice

 "He keeps moving around. Don't forget you can punch to either side!"

 "Wrestling isn't very popular among my ghost friends, sadly. Even the best players have no form."

## Quotes

### Normal Fight

 *"Wait, wait!"* (After flying tackle)

 *"Bad touch!"* (TKO)

### EX Fight

 *"Bad touch!"* (TKO)

## Rule Infractions

* Uncle Joe is 77 years old. Boxing associations don’t allow boxers to compete one they reach 40 years old, meaning he should’ve retired 37 years ago.
* His Attire Violates several rules:
	+ In Normal mode, he wears a leotard which does not provide a clear line of demarcation for the waist.
		- A boxer’s clothing isn’t allowed to be skin-tight.
		- In EX mode, he wears skin-tight shorts that still don’t provide a clear line of demarcation for the waist.
	+ Instead of boxing shoes or boxing boots, he wears wrestling boots.
	+ He wears sweatbands on his arms, which are not allowed. This counts as two infractions, one for each sweatband.
* His fighting style also breaks several rules, which would question why he would participate in a boxing match:
	+ Tackles are not allowed.
		- He jumps during this move. While jumping itself is legal, jumping attacks aren’t.
		- He also bounces off the ropes to do this attack. The ropes are only in place to prevent boxers from falling out of the ring.
	+ In EX mode, he throws a final attack before he is knocked down. Boxers aren’t allowed to attack while they’re going down or already down, making this illegal.
* Uncle Joe has 11 infractions.

## Trivia

* The fight is a reference to the videos and images of Joe Biden getting uncomfortably close to younger women and his general "creepy uncle" demeanor.
* In early versions of the game, Joe's fight was originally going to be in Best Coast.
* He is the first EX fighter you face with a OHKD move.
* His Punch Out!! equivalent is said to be Aran Ryan.
	+ He incorporates highly illegal fighting styles such as Jump Attacks, Tackles, and a desperation attack, moves used by Ryan and Dragon Chan, another Punch Out!! boxer infamous for cheating.