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chobopeon United States7342 Posts February 09 2005 23:42 GMT #1 Today in sports medicine me, the teacher and the class got into a debate about what sport requires you to be the most athletic/in shape. The teacher, who used to be a pro wrestler, said boxing. I asked why not rugby or wrestling. Then the class, full of football players, said rugby required the least athleticism (if they knew what it was). They said rugby players were basically fat people who didn't have to wear pads and couldn't hit as hard or run as fast or for as long. So this is obviously from people who don't watch rugby much at all, never mind as much as me. So I want a valid opinion. Poll: Which sport requires you to be in the best overall shape? (Vote): American Football (Vote): Boxing (Vote): Rugby (Vote): Soccer (Vote): Wrestling (Vote): Other

Carnac Germany / USA16648 Posts February 09 2005 23:43 GMT #2 sync-diving at least none of the concrete poll options you offered, FOR SURE.

chobopeon United States7342 Posts February 09 2005 23:43 GMT #3 by the way, feel free to move this to sports and games. sorry.

RaiZ 2813 Posts February 09 2005 23:45 GMT #4 I think swimming is the most athletic sport we could have...

chobopeon United States7342 Posts February 09 2005 23:45 GMT #5 swimming wasn't even mentioned. Yeah, i'll have forgotten some, that's what other's for.

nullmind 1303 Posts February 09 2005 23:46 GMT #6 Marathon

Orome Switzerland11984 Posts February 09 2005 23:46 GMT #7 Badminton is proven to be the most exhausting game.

Carnac Germany / USA16648 Posts February 09 2005 23:47 GMT #8 On February 10 2005 08:46 Orome wrote: Badminton is proven to be the most exhausting game. being (most) athletic is about much more than stamina alone

Deleted User 3420 24492 Posts February 10 2005 00:01 GMT #9 poker but i voted for boxing anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about although voting for wrestling could be understood ill back up why if people are too stupid to understand on their own and yeah sports like swimming and rowing are very tough, but the only person stopping you from doing good is yourself. Boxing and wrestling you have someone else there in the ring with you.

EchoOfRain United States516 Posts February 10 2005 00:04 GMT #10 Surfing

chobopeon United States7342 Posts February 10 2005 00:05 GMT #11 i really didn't include sports that aren't head to head with high contact cause it's just what we were discussing.

CTStalker Canada9720 Posts February 10 2005 00:12 GMT #12 i think american football. running backs are insane athletes.

InToTheWannaB United States4770 Posts February 10 2005 00:29 GMT #13 I remember reading in the paper that they did a study and its hockey of all things that takes the most athletisim to play. I never played hockey before, but I guess I could see how all that skateing and hitting that littil puck around could be hard.

SurG Russian Federation798 Posts February 10 2005 00:36 GMT #14 i can't think of anything that requires more athletism, than boxing. Team sports are not even close.

DJEtterStyle United States2766 Posts February 10 2005 00:37 GMT #15 Voting for anything that isn't a "total body" sport just doesn't make sense. I voted for wrestling, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who said boxing, tennis, or swimming. Hockey, eh, I guess you could make a case for it, but anyone who says soccer, rugby, or football is deluding himself.

Tien Russian Federation4447 Posts February 10 2005 00:38 GMT #16 Boxing, period. Football players are the strongest athletes. But Boxer are the most conditioned athletes. Serious boxers dont drink alcohol, and eat clean every day of the week. Boxing is such a tough sport because there isn't any time outs, or teammates to help out in a fight. You have to be in the best shape of your life to survive. Champions like Bernard Hopkins start training months before a fight. They train 6days a week and wake up at 5 in the morning to do roadwork. Bernard then trains the entire day and goes to bed at 8. This goes on for months. Bernard isnt the only boxer who does this. All serious boxers go through this punishment.

CTStalker Canada9720 Posts February 10 2005 00:41 GMT #17 On February 10 2005 09:36 SurG wrote: Team sports are not even close. That's a stupid thing to say. Atheticism is a combination of strength and speed, which boxing definitely has. but the feats boxers acheive isn't as impressing as the amazing combination of agility and strength that a running back has. those guys can run twice as fast as i can, weighing like 60 lbs more, while shrugging off 250 lb linebackers.

Servolisk United States5241 Posts February 10 2005 00:42 GMT #18 It depends on the athelete, not the sport.

Hot_Bid Braavos36390 Posts February 10 2005 00:49 GMT #19 espn took a panel of experts and made a chart categorizing everything, with aspects like strength speed flexibility agility etc: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills Boxing is #1 keep in mind that the most difficult sports do not necessarily have the best athletes. espn also had a poll about best athletes... i think michael vick won over barry bonds in the finals... right now, i'd say that's pretty accurate... it's really hard to compare freaks like bonds, vick, and garnett in their respective arenas and where do you put someone like Jordan?

Tien Russian Federation4447 Posts February 10 2005 00:51 GMT #20 You might have some football players that are more conditioned than Boxers. But overrall, Boxing is a much harder sport and demands more athleticism.

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