Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury Says WWE Is Harder Than Boxing, Remains Open To Wrestling Opportunities

[boxing IQ]

..said the 9th generation boxer, 1st generation wrestler lol.

People like Trump and Fury must have a lot of fun with these little clusters of symbols called words.

[-Kev-]

Wrestling is harder because wrestlers stay active all year, which requires them to use pain killers. Addiction to pain killers worsens over time. Dying at a younger age in wrestling is sort of common due to these addictions. Heart gives out early, body is all damaged.

If wrestlers wrestled 1-2 times a year, I think there boxing would beat it. But because of the constant scheduling of events, weekly, and traveling around so much, and the the use of drugs to keep up…yes, pro wrestling is harder on the body than boxing.

[norak]

The reason wrestling is so hard on the body is that most wrestlers do it a few times a week. Keeping up that schedule for 10 to 15 years will cause a lot of damage.

Fury would only be wrestling a couple times a year max so it would be far safer for him.

[-Kev-]

The reason wrestling is so hard on the body is that most wrestlers do it a few times a week. Keeping up that schedule for 10 to 15 years will cause a lot of damage.

Fury would only be wrestling a couple times a year max so it would be far safer for him.

Yeah I mean I haven’t followed wrestling since I was like
12, but it has to be common sense even to the biggest boxing fanboys, why pro wrestling is harder. Keeping up with that schedule and forcing your body to keep up takes a toll.

You’re right that it’s not hard for a guy like Fury who wrestles in 1 event, but he’s right though.

[N/A]

"It's very physical and taxing on the body. WWE, getting slammed on the floor and all that sort of stuff. I'd rather move around the ring and dodge punches." - it's not a lie. Fury, being a boxer, is a striker. WWE is more of wrestling, grappling and stunts, so despite being fake fighting, the physical efforts and performance are real, thus the preparation for it is demanding. So Fury is honest this time, also saying he knows he won't last forever, so being part of WWE after ending his boxing career is nothing wrong.

[YGriffith]

WWE wrestling may be harder on the body for the actual wrestlers who preform their stunts and ****, not cameos , t's also way less damaging to the brain.

So i dont know how that applies to tyson fury.

[anonymous2.0]

WWE guys are basically stunt actors performing all year round, maybe twice a week. And at the end of their careers most WWE guys don't have a steady retirement. Jake the Snake is a pretty well known story of a popular wrestler that was saved from abject poverty by DDP. Earlier in the summer I watched an interview with Mick Foley and Undertaker on their Hell in the Cell match, and before they watched the show, Taker snuck into the room to surprise Mick, Mick stood up to greet Taker, and even the simple act of standing up out of a chair was a struggle for Mick.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Yeah I mean I haven’t followed wrestling since I was like
12, but it has to be common sense even to the biggest boxing fanboys, why pro wrestling is harder. Keeping up with that schedule and forcing your body to keep up takes a toll.

You’re right that it’s not hard for a guy like Fury who wrestles in 1 event, but he’s right though.

I don’t think Fury would keep a full schedule like regular wrestlers, but those guys’ schedule is super-grueling. I used to watch as a kid, myself. If you’ve never seen the ESPN 30 For 30 on Ric Flair, definitely make it a point to watch. The stories are great, and Ric relates how he used to wrestle 365 days a year — and twice on certain holidays! Wrestling is fake, but the physical pains and demands are very real. I don’t know how they do it.

[ELPacman]

I agree with it, despite wrestling being "fake". Not only are they performing stunts on a weekly basis that can cause serious body harm, a lot of them juice up to have the look and that in itself takes a toll on the body. Look up Lex Luger then and now. Dude was a specimen in wrestling and now looks like a former cokehead.

I think in boxing, you can accumulate as much damage to your body in 1 fight as a wrestler puts down in a few months. As far as injuries go, they're probably similar, but wrestlers will have a tendency to have more odd ones due to the nature of everything they're doing and putting their body through (literally).

If anyone hasn't watched the movie, The Wrestler with Mick Rourke, that's a good watch. The final scene was shot across from my old, old, old apartment.

[Monty Fisto]

Harder to convince people it's a real contest, though the gap is narrowing...