In a list of world's toughest sports, where would you place the sport of boxing?

Topmost

 

Top two should be Boxing and MMA.

 

It'd be up there highly. Probably as the highest I can think of off the top of my head. It requires individual mental and physical strength and endurance, speed, technique etc., so many things. Most importantly huge dedication in the gym. That's why it is annoying to see people on here dissing certain fighters.


Looking at the Tour de France that's on at the moment, that'd be a tough one too, cycling up mountains for 4-5 each day for a few weeks, before the Olympics too.

 

Boxing and MMA, the toughest, most gruelling ones

 

At # 1.

In the ancient Olympics Boxing, Pankration (ancient MMA), and Wrestling were considered the heavy events.

Of these Boxing was considered the hardest as Boxers wore hard thongs on their fists causing more damage whereas Pankrationists wore soft thongs or competed bare fisted, also Boxing was limited to striking only which led to a lot more damage. Those who competed in both did Pankration first and Boxing later.

 

Football,boxing mma,i think it's a toss up between football and boxingi think more people get hurt and paralysed in football then any other sport.

 

combat sports followed by hockey.

 

Just imagine the cyclers going up the mountain while getting punched to the head and body non stop for 3 minutes at a time with only 1 minute rest and swallowing blood. That's boxing.

 

I would put MMA and Boxing over football (American) just because of the rest time athletes get between the two (during games and fights). Also, I think that over all, football players get paid more than boxers do. You have to be known in boxing to get paid.

 

Boxing is the toughest indeed (as I said). But cycling is tough too in a different way. Maybe that's why PED's are such a problem in it.

Team sports such as American football, hockey etc may be tough but you have others to back you up and you have more chance to get a break. When the bell goes in boxing, you are on your own. Rugby is probably one of the toughest team sports but I don't think there is any team sport as tough as boxing.

 

First of all whats the list?

Mountain climbing?
Crossfit competitions?
triathalons?

I mean boxing is definitley tough but there are some tough sports out there where you have to overcome maximal pain that don't involve fighting

 

Boxing is the hardest. More rounds,sparring,the shape you have to be in etc

Boxing even has an edge over hugging and rolling I mean MMA. MMA fights go for 3-5 rounds. Try taking punches for 10-12 rounds.

 

Isle of man TT - 1 mistake your dead
Free solo climbing - 1 mistake your dead


You don't have the mind of a normal human bieng to take part in never mind succeed in these sports.

For people with a normal mind however boxing is one of the toughest.

 

them flying mother****ers that crash into rocks and **** are first

then boxing

IMO