For a review of Boxing Trope terminology, see this master post. This post contains spoilers, but for 80s/90s sitcoms, so…
Boxing Tropes litter the retro TV landscape, especially sitcoms. You weren’t a male character unless you somehow proved or hilariously disproved your masculinity in the ring. By the ’80s when sitcoms like Punky Brewster and Family Matters came around, these were tried and true Tropes.
Punky Brewster & Marvelous Marvin Hagler in “The K.O. Kid.”
I’m throwing back to these two first, somewhat at random, but also because they feature iconic characters who aren’t as typical of earlier sitcoms. They’re not Peter Bradys or Fonzies (nerdy or super cool white, straight guy). We’ll get to them later. Plus, both shows at least initially try to use boxing to send out a message about bullying–still a salient issue today.
Punchy Pulp 