Super Punch Out!! Perfect/Dizzy Run - Mad Clown

Mad Clown is a pretty steep step up in difficulty. He comes packed with many specials, and even his regular attacks can be pretty fast (his jab in particular). This fight will definitely keep you on your toes.

The clown's first special is when he moves towards the right side, and tries to dive punch you. The only way to avoid it is to dodge to your right. Next, he'll pat his belly like Bear Hugger which indicates he's about to do a two punch combo; one high punch followed by an uppercut. He'll also shake about a bit which means he's about to do the equivalent of a bear hug; duck it or else he'll toss you about and deliver a mean uppercut. His most iconic move is when he flips backwards (he sure is athletic for being so fat), and starts juggling balls. He'll then throw them at you in sets of two for three rounds. Your dodging has to be precise as he'll only leave one opening at random, and they come a lot quicker than the eye perceives. Finally, once you've knocked him down twice, he'll go into show time mode where he basically goes berserk. He'll throw a barrage of attacks at you. You either want to keep dodging until he cools off, or try and sneak in a punch after he tries to uppercut you. He has a crap ton of specials, so learning the visuals for each one will help immensely in this fight.

Now the reason I outright despise Mad Clown is not because of his barrage of special attacks; it's because he is an absolute nightmare in trying to get a quick knockout for.
There is so much precise timing required, and he just loves to block your first two jabs making that try obsolete. This one took too many tries, and I hope I never see this obese boxer ever again. Here's the strategy.
Lower his guard (lower your gloves) and wait a second
2 Left Jabs *High chance he'll block them, start again if he does*
Delayed Left Jab Counter-punch
2 Left Jabs
Delayed Right Jab Counter-punch
2 Left Jabs *Dizzy*
1 Super Uppercut the moment he starts moving back towards you *Knockdown*
Really Delayed Right Jab Counter-punch *wait until after he pats his belly*
1 Super Uppercut
1 Super Uppercut when he pulls back to dive punch you *He makes a sound when he does this, time your uppercut to the exact moment when he makes that sound* *Knockdown*
1 Right Jab the moment the announcer finishes the word, Fight!
1 Super Uppercut *Knockdown*

Best of luck when trying for the fastest time on this guy; you'll need it.

Enjoy the video!

[j.j.hector]

I couldn’t believe Nintendo predicted Popular Speedrunner Minecraft YouTuber Dream

[DeftFunk]

You can punch him in the gut to stun him when he taunts you.
The same works for Bear Hugger.

[gunpsycho]

You forgot to mention that double-hammer smash after the triple ball shot, which (I believe) is a one-hit knockdown if it hits.

[vamtheanomaly]

Also during SHOW TIME...as soon as he gets up and you can punch...start left jabbing him. You will get counter punches galore and he will not be able to hit you.

[cecilrichardson]

Actually Adeigar, I figured out how to dizzy Mad Clown at least twice during the fight, not using the strategy shown. Once you have the super meter fully charged, dodge whatever his next attack is and unload on him with rapid punches in answer (and I have noticed that you have to respond with rapid punches quickly after you dodge). Then lather, rinse and repeat. When done correctly, it'll add up to the 10 consecutive unblocked/not dodged punches required for the dizzy animation (the fact that you evaded his punches is irrelevant). Apparently, he doesn't like being punched in quick succession like that, but it WILL dizzy him, if done correctly (and that can credit you with more than one high-value "Special Prize" for doing so [3, 000 just for having been able to dizzy him; 6, 000 for dealing him a Super Knockdown before he can recover.])

[Adeigar]

In the normal fight, I avoided punching him during the taunt because it alters his pattern a bit when you do, and this isn't a guy you want getting off of his pattern. This also applies to his dizzying strategy as I wouldn't be able to do the double super uppercuts if I had hit his stomach.

[punchingplayerpenguin]

you need more subscribers and views, especially for THIS.

[KEMONITO-czru]

hes bear huger with another costume and more annoying

[vamtheanomaly]

Actually you CAN hit Bear Hugger in the gut.. You have to do it when he is about to punch you ( counter punch ). I just watched a guy do it on a speed run.

[MidwestMachete]

Get Ready for the show, cause tonight it's Little Mac vs Mad Clown!

[chanelramirez]

Mad clown looks a copy of bear hugger but different

[alexworld]

If you reverse the announcer saying Mad Clown, he says Clown Damn. Fitting, considering how infamous this guy is.

[chanelramirez]

Bear hugger and mad clown have the same seal sound when there defeated

[memejohn]

This should have been Bear Hugger's Title Defense

[nanadzri]

Am I the only one who wants to see mad clown in punch out!! Wii?

[SammyThomas]

This makes me think that perfect speed runs on this game are a horrible source of information since they are tool assisted making hard to tell which one is not.

[jasonbliss]

TAS is why we can't have nice things

[NeoEveryhobby]

The hardest opponent in the World Circuit to me. Yup, even worse than Super Macho Man.

[elizabethgoshorn]

Mad Clown won 8 times by knockout. I HATE HIM!

[PlusTheFrog]

Isn't very difficult to land body blows when he's patting in stomach? It only happened to me once.