Great thread ladies and gents. I'm so glad I've come across it because I played the demo again today and was not impressed. I know I was playing against my friend and he has a very offensive style, throwing a lot of punches, but the pace was far too quick, you couldn't 'box', and the big shots weren't doing much.
After a really good bout, he threw 350 punches (49%) and I threw 240 (73%).
Also, there seemed to be no point to outside fighting as you couldn't get outside quick enough, as i like to utilise the jab as my main weapon and set everything else up from there.
I honestly came home tonight not wanting to buy the game, but after seeing this thread, I'm going to go and get it tomorrow. It sounds like the boxers are throwing realistic numbers of punches, and you guys are developing some genuine fear against the CPU.
Me and my friend have played FNR2 and FNR3, and also UFC 2009. We love UFC so much because you have to pick your spots, and can't always be too aggressive. This is what seemed to be lacking in the FNR4 demo, but you guys have seemed to have at least minimised any problems.
I'll try to use some of your sliders or do my own, whatever, and let you know what I think