"You really sure? Three losses and you call it quits? ...Alright, then. Let's go out on top, kid. It's time to take your place in history." - Doc Louis
"You will face a series of random challengers. Once you have lost three fights, your retirement will be accepted." - Description for Mac's Last Stand
Mac's Last Stand is the last part of Career mode, which is unlocked after beating TD Mr. Sandman and completing Title Defense Mode. After successfully defending his title, Mac decides that he'll go out in a blaze of glory: fighting challenger after challenger until he loses three bouts, at which point he will retire from boxing forever. In the cutscene after completing Title Defense, after Doc Louis is surprised by Mac's choice, Mac throws a punch at him, making Doc Louis stop talking. The game mode pits you against randomly-chosen opponents, which are continually chosen until you accumulate three losses. During a match, the 'Restart' and 'Quit' functions will not be available in the Pause menu; you must finish the match in one go, win or lose (the HOME Menu is still accessible to reset the game and quit the fight). To unlock Champion's Mode, you must win ten total fights. Once you retire, Doc Louis remarks "Listen, son... You had a great career. I'm proud of you, kid. You're still the champion in my book.". And after that, Career Mode becomes locked and unplayable forever, and you must create a new profile to play Career Mode again. However, Mac can still review his previous fights in career mode, fight all of the opponents in Exhibition mode, and participate in Head-To-Head matches. In the ending cutscene, in addition to Doc Louis being in a different suit, a gallery of images from the game are seen, including the bike, which Doc rings. He then remarks "Good job, son. Good job.".
Opponents[]
- Every opponent from Title Defense is available, but chosen from random. You have a chance to fight Donkey Kong, the secret fighter in the game.
- The fact that you start with 3 chances in Mac's Last Stand is very likely a direct reference to Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! (SNES), as you start off with 3 lives in both games. However, in Mike Tyson's and Super Punch-Out, you can regain lives, while in Punch-Out!!, you cannot.
- No Contender opponents are available.
- You can still play exhibition matches after you lose Mac's Last Stand.