Which Pro Athlete is more physically fit and trains harder?

Dont go in damage control now you dumb turd. lol http://damagecontrolmma.bizlift1.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/damagecontrolmma-logo-300x161.jpg Damage control for what? You accusing me of saying something I didn't, It's not my fault you and loma are dumbfuks who can't read.

You can be lazy in basketball, it's low intensity too, the short bursts are far and few between. Basketball like soccer are sports we all grow up playing, and I've played both for hours straight(about 5 hours with soccer as a kid).

trains harder? if you compared the top 400 boxers in the world to the NBA, i don't think there'd be much of a contest. most of the top 400 in boxing would be guys with day jobs. try and hash out a top 400 p4p list. do you even know 400 active boxers? Wanna rethink your math? There are 17 divisions in boxing, so even if we skim the top 24 fighters in each division we get a roster of 408. As of 2015 there are 447 main-roster players in the NBA. Perhaps a few of those who fight in divisions that aren't popular in their country have some secondary income stream but "most have day jobs" is just a stupid statement. You could say most of the top 400 in a single division have day jobs.

I'd argue that as a whole the NBA guys are the more freakishly athletic. Boxing is more on the endurance end of the spectrum while basketball is more short burst athleticism. The boxers are obviously more durable and have better endurance, it also requires insane types of mental discipline. Additionally, while there is no doubt that boxers train harder just by the nature of the sport...the amount of hours guys spend in the gym working on their shots would outnumber the amount of time boxers spend in the gym by quite a lot. As for the who is more physically fit? Who are the most out of shape basketball players in recent memory? Glen Davis, late-30s Shaq, 42 year old Patrick Ewing drenched in sweat by the middle of the first? Compare that to boxing where three-fourths of the cruiser and heavy divisions are jiggling away. You even see guys around 160 and 168 looking fat as hell sometimes. I'd say that to compete at the NBA level, what the athletic trainers will have those guys doing makes them more physically fit. These kids come out of college as twigs and by their sophomore years in the NBA they've put 20 pounds of muscle on. Just a really bad comparison to begin with. Two entirely different types of demanding sports in terms of training time. nice post. makes me want to make my way down to 200 lbs and make a run for a world title at cruiserweight. the 400th ranked boxer in any division is a pro athlete in name only. comparing what he does to condition his body to anybody on an NBA roster is silly. on the bold, you're talking about the *cough* program. i'm sure you give similar stuff to your horsies to make them run faster

Where in my post did I say NBA players "train harder"? Boxers train 2-3 months for one fight while NBA players train for 60+ games, its a fact. Were talking about who is more athletically tuned not who trains harder and IMO an NBA player takes the seat. "show me any boxer that is 6'8 250lbs, runs a 4.5 40 with a 40+ inch vertical leap," Calabis. Can you even read? They took ur response about athleticism and are trying to make it about "physical training" now....wow

Anyone ever notice that boxers play basketball to relax and basketball players hit the boxing gym to train hard, just something I noticed. What does that have to do with athleticism? Boxers play basketball against weekend warriors. Here take it this way, there isnt one boxer in the world that can make a NBA team....but I damn sure bet a NBA guy could become a professional boxer(Kendall Gill proved this..win or lose)...a boxer cant even make d-league.

trains harder? if you compared the top 400 boxers in the world to the NBA, i don't think there'd be much of a contest. most of the top 400 in boxing would be guys with day jobs. try and hash out a top 400 p4p list. do you even know 400 active boxers? a guy with a day job isn't going to train as hard as a professional basketball player in the NBA. he can't. now, if you want to talk about top shelf boxers, then i don't think there's a contest. when they're in shape, world class boxers are the most fit people on the planet. you can flop around on the ground fi you've got a cramp in the NBA. if you get a cramp in boxing and start to flop around you will lose. nobody trains harder for those 12ish weeks a top boxer preparing for a championship level fight. no other athlete conditions his body for that kind of punishment.

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Pro Boxer or Pro Basketball Player? Is this a serious question? A boxer is more physically fit....their bodies are trained for trauma.

I'd argue that as a whole the NBA guys are the more freakishly athletic. Boxing is more on the endurance end of the spectrum while basketball is more short burst athleticism. The boxers are obviously more durable and have better endurance, it also requires insane types of mental discipline. Additionally, while there is no doubt that boxers train harder just by the nature of the sport...the amount of hours guys spend in the gym working on their shots would outnumber the amount of time boxers spend in the gym by quite a lot. As for the who is more physically fit? Who are the most out of shape basketball players in recent memory? Glen Davis, late-30s Shaq, 42 year old Patrick Ewing drenched in sweat by the middle of the first? Compare that to boxing where three-fourths of the cruiser and heavy divisions are jiggling away. You even see guys around 160 and 168 looking fat as hell sometimes. I'd say that to compete at the NBA level, what the athletic trainers will have those guys doing makes them more physically fit. These kids come out of college as twigs and by their sophomore years in the NBA they've put 20 pounds of muscle on. Just a really bad comparison to begin with. Two entirely different types of demanding sports in terms of training time.

LOL. Jarryd Hayne is showing exactly how ordinary all the NFL players are as athletes. :lol1::lol1: If you did it, then your argument might hold some weight.

Anyone ever notice that boxers play basketball to relax and basketball players hit the boxing gym to train hard, just something I noticed.

Well in another thread this guy seems to differ. Look WTF he said. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16022149#post16022149 post# 19 Where in my post did I say NBA players "train harder"? Boxers train 2-3 months for one fight while NBA players train for 60+ games, its a fact. Were talking about who is more athletically tuned not who trains harder and IMO an NBA player takes the seat. "show me any boxer that is 6'8 250lbs, runs a 4.5 40 with a 40+ inch vertical leap," Calabis. Can you even read?

Lords is a special kind of retard. Boxers by a mile. They are the most well conditioned athletes in the world.

i dunno, seems hard to sayyyyy

I voted the pro boxer. They are both great athletes and are often in terrific shape. The difference is the worst that can happen to ball players is they lose a game. The boxer can take a beating and get knocked out. In team sports you share the credit and the blame. In individual sports it's all on you.

According to ESPN or whatever major media outlet did the study a few years ago, boxing is the most demanding sport in terms of training. If someone thinks running and handling a ball requires greater fitness than boxing, they've clearly never, ever, spent any time on the heavy bag, let alone sparring.

LOL. Jarryd Hayne is showing exactly how ordinary all the NFL players are as athletes. JJ Watt is a better Example. But most NFL Players are incredible athletes. Look at Jimmy Graham, and Russell Wilson. Both Multi Sport Talents.

A fight takes wayyyyyy more out of you than a game of basketball no question. Being an average professional basketball player overall, given the larger number of games played and the constant year round training, imo requires more than an average professional boxer EDIT: in terms of athleticism and training. That being said, at the top of the sports it's very comparable but still imo edge to basketball. It however is NOT more physical a sport, like someone suggested in that other thread. The amount of damage you have to take in basketball does not compare to what you put on the line in boxing.

well lords is kind of a dumbass first thing i thought of when i saw that thread "what the **** is full contact basketball" lol i know right. I wouldn't give Hockey Players the leg up on athleticism compared to Pro Boxers, and they fu/cking fight in their game.