Which sport is physically the MOST hardest?

[masterdirector]

The Ironman Triathalon is the single most grueling "sport" their is. These people push their bodies to incredible lenghts.....yes boxing is hard, it's never fun getting hit but every now and again you can have an easy night in the ring. There has never been an easy Ironman competition.

the triathlon is nothing compared to the dodecathlon. in that, you do 12 different sports back to back. and nothing girlie like riding bicycles or knitting.

[masterdirector]

that gymnastics **** has to be hard too. using only your arms to hold your body and flip around and **** has got to take lots of strength. Looks like that pummel horse or whatever would hurt guys' nuts though.

[Prostitroop]

Boxing takes 2nd spot to me. The 1st should be cycling ala Le Tour De France where those thin wire bikers conquer the rolling hills...then up and down a sky high mountain for 3-5 hours non-stop! I could only imagine the torture they put on their legs. Just ask Lance Armstrong. And 3rd, Marathon.

Cycling must also be emotionally painful as well. Just look at these cyclers go at it. This clip is regarded as The Sorriest Fight Ever Recorded!

[ottoevans]

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enough said

[Eeyore]

Cycling must also be emotionally painful as well. Just look at these cyclers go at it. This clip is regarded as The Sorriest Fight Ever Recorded!

Haha, LOL, that's hilarious and embarrassing at the same time.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

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enough said

That's a load of bollox, with respect to this thread...

"Which sport is physically the MOST hardest?"

It has Football at No.3 ????? And basketball at No.4 ?????

[masterdirector]

Cycling must also be emotionally painful as well. Just look at these cyclers go at it. This clip is regarded as The Sorriest Fight Ever Recorded!

OMG!! That was hilarious! I would have to try, very damn hard, to fight that ****ty. How the hell were there two guys who fought like that happening to meet? Must've been the closest fight they'd ever been in. Every other time, you know they got their asses beat. Seriously, some 15 year old girls fight better than that ****.

[Alpha Male]

Boxing and football. Nothing else compares to these two, I'm sorry.

Look at a veteran boxer's face like Hopkins and try to tell me that that kind of damage can be inflicted in any other sport. I agree that other sports are physically challenging but challenging and damanging are two separate things.

As for football, well look at how many football players die in their 40s and 50s (most recently Reggie White) and you'll have a good idea as to what punishment those guys take.

The death of Reggie White was not football related.

[Kid Achilles]

Look at a veteran boxer's face like Hopkins and try to tell me that that kind of damage can be inflicted in any other sport.

Oh man, I hate to say this but Hopkins hasn't taken much punishment in his boxing career. That's just what he always looked like!

[buff_mike10]

I was watching bull riding on tv the other night. Thats a really tough sport, these guys are riding a 2,000 pound bull for 8 seconds. Some of these guys getting thrown, stomped on, drilled with horns, i'd say they take the most punishment. The most physically demanding sport is boxing though, look at some footage of young Tyson training.