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

[VatoMulatto]

There are many similarities between boxing and tennis. The mental aspect pretty much the same. You have to be mentally strong to reach the highest level. Players like Djokovic and Nadal are extremely mentally tough and its a big part of their success. Same thing with Floyd and his mental toughness. You have many top level players that lack the mental toughness. Good players but never reach the very best, players like Dimitrov, Monfils...etc We have many of those guys in boxing too.

Regarding the physical part. Now we are talking about two sports that demand different things. Djokovic is a great athlete that can play for several hours but can he take a body shot? Floyd is also a great athlete who's known for his incredible stamina and he can take a good shot but that doesn't mean he could play tennis at a high pace without breaking down.

[deathofaclown]

Tennis is physically and mentally demanding for sure, but at the end of the day they’re not getting punched in the head and body.

Hitting a ball back and forward for a few hours or getting leathered by Deontay Wilder getting my brain shook up. I know which i’d pick if it was a choice between my health.

I don’t even think the duration part is a valid argument. It may be a longer game, but it’s not the same immense pressure of decision making in split seconds while another guy is right in your face trying to badly hurt you.

I do appreciate Tennis is a very demanding sport and they’re great athletes but the consequences, often bad ones, involved in boxing make it a much more demanding sport, physically and mentally.

[Blu]

maybe if the tennis players were getting hit with rackets to the face and body while they were trying to serve lol.

[Vegemil]

Maybe I don't see it the way tennis players do but I really don't see how combat sports would be both physically and/or mentally inferior. Fighters die in these sports. They fight through hundreds of punches and kicks coming out slurred and permanently damaged.

[Babel26]

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.

Nadals serve was actually better than Djokovics throughout the entire tournament so no idea where you got that crap from

[Babel26]

You're also forgetting tennis players have to play in competitive games practically every single day/every other day all year round. The top players get around 1 month off each year (barring injury).

Boxers can go through months of rest periods

[Thuglife Nelo]

This thread stank like no****. Posters shouldn’t even justify any relation to the two.

Boxing is one sport where you have to test your athletic peak, ability and STRENGTH. On top of that you surrender to warfare plan and simple, and that’s where intestinal fortitude from physical damage comes into play.

Even Rugby or American Football takes more grit than tennis..

[VatoMulatto]

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.

Djokovic first serve is not nearly as good as Federer's. Djokovic is always hard to break even though he doesn't have an incredible serve. Same thing with Nadal. Actually Nadal served better against Federer than Djokovic did.

Yes it did. Djokovic like so many times before was so good on the crucial points. Federer was overall the better player in the final, won more points..etc. But Djokovic mentally stayed strong to grind out the key points, that's very typical Djokovic.

There's a reason why Djokovic is now 4-0 against Federer in 5 set battles. Djokovic and Nadal win so many matches because of their mental toughness.

[TOBYLEE1]

Do Tennis players get punched in the face and body?

Basically this is the end of the thread.

[BangEM]

Nadals serve was actually better than Djokovics throughout the entire tournament so no idea where you got that crap from

I was alluding to first serve. How many times did Federer break Nadal's serve compared to Djoko's apart from the 2nd set when Djoko took a breather?