And here, also by , we have a scene from Chimp's battle with Apeman, in which the ill-tempered green goon decides to fight dirty and sends his opponent flying with an illegal foot-fisted hammer blow to the midsection. OOF!

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That said, the big ape doesn't always have things go his way. He may be in possession of an impressively long reach, but there's always going to be that one rival whose arm span exceeds yours...#BoxingGorillaDay

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Of course, being Gaylord's actual opponent is no picnic. Having a good dental plan in place is pretty much essential.

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Gaylord maintains a pretty vigorous training regimen to keep his pugilistic skills at peak levels, which is bad news for his opponents, and also for anybody else who happens to be in the vicinity.

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Of course, it wouldn't be Boxing Gorilla Day if we didn't get to enjoy some of Gaylord's pugnacious antics in his comic of origin, namely Boes (AKA Ox Tales), so here's the first of several splendid strips drawn, as ever, by toony maestro Wil Raymakers.

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Boxing Gorilla Day 2018 is merely hours away, so before it all kicks off, here's a final repost from the first BGD in 2016. It features Apeman delivering an almighty right-hander to the jaw of Chimp Ion, and it's by the unendingly splendid . BOOM!

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With Boxing Gorilla Day drawing ever closer (July 22, y'all), here's another mighty fine piccy I first posted back in 2016. Once again it's the ultra-heavyweight champion of the universe, Chimp Ion, this time rendered by the legendary . Bonzer!

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Apeman follows up with a big right hand to Chimp's face, in this shot by the vastly tremendous . THUMP!

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Via the unfailingly funky , here's Apeman in similarly pugnacious mood. Bundolo!

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Fans of awesome comics should already be familiar with the Blacksad series, of course; this scene is from the first book.

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