Is Boxing the Most Athletic Sport?

[deejd]

Yes, I have watched the NFL combines and I've seen 40 times etc. NFL skill position players are about as athletic as they come. This is the problem when the offense and defense are on the field almost half the players on the field are lineman, whether it's offensive or defensive. How athletic are lineman? Then you've got kickers, how athletic are kickers? How athletic are two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in Tom Brady and Peyton Manning?

I see where you're coming from, but I'm going off the definition of athletic.

1. Of or befitting athletics or athletes.
2. Characterized by or involving physical activity or exertion; active
3. Physically strong and well-developed; muscular

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/athleticism

If that's the case, lineman must be athletic. I understand your stance on the quarterback position, we have to throw kickers and punters in there as well. I'd still say football is a sport that requires more athleticism than basketball, but we just have differing viewpoints.

[RINGG]

I think boxing is the most physcally demanding sport. Like running a marathon while working you arms the whole way while also trying to keep focused every second of the whole bout. Add to that the punches fighters take, nothing comes close!

[Barry Halls]

I'm actually in red because I stated that Pacquiao never agreed to random testing before he fought Margarito. The poster who gave the red k said I was full of it... then on 24/7 for Margarito, it was admitted that he didn't agree to testing... then before the Mosley fight, it was again, admitted that testing was never agreed to. I don't know anything, though, Harry.

What I do know, is that you still haven't answered what fighters are in their mid-thirties and in their prime. The sad part is that you honestly believe that basketball requires more athleticism than boxing, otherwise you wouldn't troll for this long.

Floyd is mid thirties, but i doubt you would accept him being in his prime.
Adamek is midthirties. Steve Cunningham, kotelnik.. are these prime? I don't know.

Carl Froch for sure is in his prime, and could be mentioned.

I don't see the value trying to name prime fighters in their mid thirties. You said you saw bball players playing at a high level in their late thirties and thats what i responded to, which i also clarified i was.

There you go.

I have said multiple times i don't know which requires more athleticism. I wouldn't put it beyond the realm of possibility that basketball requires more, no.

[Mr. Ryan]

I think it's one of the most athletically challenging sports; it certainly engages both the upper and lower body, as well as the mind.

Take into account however, there is no jumping involved in it like you see in basketball and football. The matches have a time limit, unlike tennis matches which can go for hours.

So I do think it is a sport that requires great athleticism and agility, but most sports do as well, in one form or another.

[straightleft]

Today I came across a sports debate with my friend that never seems to get solved: Which is the most athletic sport? So I googled this question, and came across this article that tries to break it down based on categories:

http://www.muscleprodigy.com/the-top-10-most-athletic-sports-arcl-1913.html

For the most part it's accurate, but let me weigh in on this. Ask me this 5 years ago when I was uneducated and my opinion would simply be hands down "boxing". However, I was ignorant of many sports and everyone will always be biased, not giving an objective opinion. Now that I have played multiple sports, some you've probably never heard of, there is no real answer to this debate, regardless of what you think. Everyone will always be biased to the sport they play or grow up watching. Basketball argument goes like this: "they jump the highest, they're explosive, etc.", football argument goes "they runt he fastest, can tackle", boxing goes "there are 12- 3 minute rounds". The thing is they are both right, and I can find people in each sport who are extremely athletic, and can probably play multiple sports at a professional level and I can also find players in each sport who are extremely nonathletic (e.g. Tom Brady had the slowest ever shuttle time in the history of the combine). Sometimes we are so stubborn we want to believe that the sports we play or played growing up are the most challenging, but the truth is every sport is challenging and if you want to take it to the next level and go pro then you're going to be the best of the best. You probably have the work ethic and dedication to go pro in every sport. Every sport is hard, every sport has a fair share of athletes as well as a group of non athletes, and every sport is hard in it's own way. What are your thoughts?

Boxing hands down is the most demanding sport. In every sport you are into, you have to train hard to be successfull but none of them will get puched in the face, chin, body, liver, kidney, broken jaw, broken ribs, broken nose, etc. These things required superior mental and physical toughness to endure the severe pain and punishment.

[them_apples]

boxing requires the most stamina and speed. It could very well be the hardest sport as well. But i'm not sure if it's the most athletic. I think Basketball takes the cake for that. Some boxers are very rough and nonathletic.

[EdMon917]

It's one of the toughest sports, but I can't really say it's the most athletic sport. I haven't done every sport. According to an ESPN article, it tops the list of Hardest Sports

[SCtrojansbaby]

Some boxers are very rough and nonathletic.

LOL most NBA 3 point specialist like Kyle Korver and Jason Kapono and most NBA centers like Jeff Foster and Roy Hibbert and are complete stiffs

[chav]

most gruelling and demanding sport has to be cycling the tour de france i would think. That is some serious ****!!!

No doubt getting punched and kicked and wrestled is no walk in the park, but I think more folks would complete 12 rounds of fighting then they would just battering off the tour de france.

[SCtrojansbaby]

most gruelling and demanding sport has to be cycling the tour de france i would think. That is some serious ****!!!

No doubt getting punched and kicked and wrestled is no walk in the park, but I think more folks would complete 12 rounds of fighting then they would just battering off the tour de france.

LOL ever hear of ultra marathons that shyt is 100x more grueling then any cycling