Is professional Tennis really more physically and mentally demanding than pro Boxing?

[HitmanTommy]

So there is a huge argument going on at another forum that broke out after yersterdays life and death tennis match between Djokovic and Federer.

People are saying that professional tennis is more physically and mentally demanding than professional boxing. They were stating that the players go through absolute insane lengths to win the wimbledon and any other significant tournament and the players take a lot of punishment by playing a match every single day in tournaments and they take a lot of falls chasing down balls and bruising their bones in the process, so a lot of them have come to the conclusion that tennis is more physically and mentally demanding than boxing.






But how can you actually argue with a sport like boxing?

[Larry the boss]

Do Tennis players get punched in the face and body?

[DeanoFlash]

Tennis and boxing are two of my favorite sports. A lot of similarities.

[Eff Pandas]

How many times did Roger Federer get hit in the head?

Joe Rogan calls fighting "high level problem solving with dire consequenses". At best tennis is high level problem solving with marginal consequenses.

[DonSimon87]

Boxing is and it is not even close.

[FrankieClutch]

Do tennis players get punched?

[BangEM]

Having played both sports, tennis doesn't even come anywhere close. You just need great cardio, movement and supreme eye coordination for tennis.

Boxing is completely different. You need a lot of discipline, patience, composure and mental alertness to be a boxer. You'll understand when you get hit in the face and you have to be disciplined enough to maintain composure because if you don't, you'll leave yourself open to get KTFO, especially in the heavyweight division. This is why I laugh when folks think being from the streets and having a tough background translate into being a good boxer. The biggest joke is the assumption that basketball and American football players would make it in boxing, loool.

Boxing might be the most difficult sport out there.

[Gojira]

I think tennis is probably the sport that comes cloest to combat sports in terms of physicality and mental strength but there's a reason dementia pugilistica is worse than tennis elbow

[T-1000]

Having played both sports, tennis doesn't even come anywhere close. You just need great cardio, movement and supreme eye coordination for tennis.

Boxing is completely different. You need a lot of discipline, patience, composure and mental alertness to be a boxer. You'll understand when you get hit in the face and you have to be disciplined enough to maintain composure because if you don't, you'll leave yourself open to get KTFO, especially in the heavyweight division. This is why I laugh when folks think being from the streets and having a tough background translate into being a good boxer. The biggest joke is the assumption that basketball and American football players would make it in boxing, loool.

Boxing might be the most difficult sport out there.

But you understand there’s a difference between Federer playing Wimbledon and you playing in the garden of your fat ass uncle’s home?

[BangEM]

But you understand there’s a difference between Federer playing Wimbledon and you playing in the garden of your fat ass uncle’s home?

You're a dumb idiot. Did you even watch the Federer vs Djoko game? Djoko won because his first serve is almost as good as Federer's and Federer couldn't break him like he did with other players throughout the competition. Djoko's movement and return are superior to Federer's and both negated Federer's sublime skills and ball placement for winners.

I watched most of Federer's matches leading to the finals and he got there mostly due to his serve and his big forehand and singlehanded backhand winners. If Djoko had Nadal or Nori's weak ass first serve, Federer would've blown him away pretty easily after the 2nd set.

It had nothing to do with anything mental.