Is is boxing the toughest sport in the world?

[Lou Cipher]

Mma might be tougher

They have to prepare for even more different situations than boxers

The new breed are killers. Their kicks can to more damage to the head than you or I could do with a baseball bat. I'm really surprised there haven't been any high profile deaths. But that speaks a lot about Boxing. We drain our bodies including the fluids protecting the brain and sustain much more head trauma in a single fight and its that sustained brain trauma that makes Boxing a more lethal and long term damaging sport. So again, it's a bit of a toss up to me. Ive dabbled MMA in the past but I wouldn't dream of doing it now.

[ruedboy]

Yep, aint no "timeouts" in boxing.

[Eff Pandas]

It always depends on how you are measuring it cuz I don't doubt many sports have some long term bad outcomes for ones body, but fighting in a highly competitive sphere has immediate & long term implications on a regular basis that are part of the fooking game & aren't freak accidents or injuries like in most other rough sports. It seems unrivaled in sports for it's dangerousness for that reason to me.

[Eff Pandas]

Mma might be tougher

They have to prepare for even more different situations than boxers

That angle makes it seem tougher but they do fight for less time too so that might even out more. MMA taps out at 25 minutes & 90% of the time just 15 minutes. Boxing of any high level is 30 minutes & 36 minutes max.

[sportsgeeks123]

Yes, even I think Boxing is the toughest sports in the world than any other sports.

[Roadblock]

One vs One at the same weight, after training your body to its highest balance of power and speed with the full intention of rendering your opponent unconscious.

What is the measurement between unconscious and death?

[KingGilgamesh]

Boxers take nice hard crushing body shots and fight on like it nothing

What do other athletes endure that as painful as fighting on through a hard blow to the organs

MMA.

Taking kicks to the body are even more painful.

[KingGilgamesh]

That angle makes it seem tougher but they do fight for less time too so that might even out more. MMA taps out at 25 minutes & 90% of the time just 15 minutes. Boxing of any high level is 30 minutes & 36 minutes max.

This discounts the minute long breaks between a round. 5 minute rounds are hell. Anyone with rudimentary professional level conditioning can recover fairly well after a minute.

[removed]

70/80's cricket was more dangerous imo.

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[KingGilgamesh]

MMA is tougher TBH, if you've ever wrestled you'll know this.