PUNCH-OUT!! for Wii hit shop shelves recently, inviting you to fill the boxing boots of the legendary Little Mac and fight your way to the world title. But just how much do you know about a series that first appeared in arcades back when boxers still traded blows for a full 15 rounds?

You can now fill in any gaps in your knowledge about the Punch-Out!! series by checking out the latest interview in our Iwata Asks series. In the sit-down Q&A with the people behind the games, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata charts the development of the franchise through the decades.

Learn how an excess supply of monitors in the warehouse led to the creation of the original arcade game, how a pair of world champion Larry Holmes’ boxing gloves came to be in the Nintendo offices and what one developer has kept secret about the original NES version of Punch-Out!! for 22 years!

Click here to visit Wii.com and get the inside track on a series that has been rolling with the punches since 1983.