Toughest Sport

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Originally Posted by _NIGHTBRINGER_

CZW(Combat Zone Restling)

Is the toughest sport.

Smashing people into flourescent lightbulbs, wrestling in wrings filled with broken glass and thumbtacks, slamming people into tables that are one fire, getting a weedwacker to the chest, etc.

Are all the NORM in CZW.

Seriously, that sh*t is brutal.

Too bad that it's just a bunch of retards and not an actual sport.

[MenstrualGravy]

Originally Posted by hcky21rskor

I went with hockey and will mostly agree with everything that Scuba is saying.

I know the post is about the "toughest" sport in terms of , but hockey can also be classified as the "toughest" sport to play in terms of skill. Everyone on planet Earth can run, excluding handicapped individuals if you want to get literal, but not everyone can skate. Also, it's not just about skating it's also about being able to skate at a steady/fast pace, while being able to control a stick, and a puck, and the NHL players do it with such grace.

Well i gotta go with Hockey. Although i cant say Ive ever watched a Rugby game. My vote is completly biased. They dont play Rugby around here. I just wanna add Hell Yea to getting Forsberg back!!!!!

[Jimdalf]

^That is a squalid name you have there.

Personally I think hockey is a dangerous sport more that it is a "hard man's" sport, because while you can get severely hurt the games are not a routine pummeling. Rugby requires tougher lads at the root of it all, every man is well built (even by athletic standards) and can take a bit of pain, whereas hockey teams might employ a few fellas for their brutish behavious but not the entire team.

As far the most dangerous sport, cross country horse riding takes it. A man's horse jumping as high as it can at between thirty and forty miles per hour... if something goes wrong you can have three quarters of a tonne of horse land on you after you have already fallen about ten feet, at speed. Racing jockeys fall more often, and simply have to hope that the competitors behind them can dodge. Rugby players have terrible ears, boxers have terrible noses, and hockey players certainly ain't pretty... but riders, particularly racing jockeys because they are miniature men, often have some quite hideous injuries before they retire. I know one chap with no tongue, another with more metal than bone in his spine, and a woman who has two completely mismatched legs. One is nearly three inches longer than the other.

[BoyEngland]

One of my friends in America had a step parent (I don't know which one) die in a horse riding accident.

My step dad and his kids used to go horse riding but I can't see the appeal. I have been on a horse once all my life and had to ride it without the reigns so that put me off for life. I wouldn't mind be a horse copper but I would need a strong horse.

[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by Magnum Force

Scuba, as much as I love hockey, not everything revolves around hockey with the "toughest sport" category. Football is tough because they have to run, which gets tiring faster and not to mention the opponents are pushing and shoving you almost every second (hockey too, but not for the entire game).

I'm not saying hockey is tougher in every and all aspects. However, England made it clear in his initial post what he meant by the toughest sport. THAT is what I'm defending. I'm making my statements in relation to what this poll is about.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

Fights can last a long time? Your off your rocker a fight in hockey lasts under a minute because its just two guys that want to put on a show and wail on the other as soon as they get a good hit in its broken up. You can not defend the jersey issue I see it all the time, I have been to Bruins games it happens it is from from myth.

It's broken up when someone is KO'd or when they fall, with one landing on the other. The fights can last a long time. Sometimes, that time is not needed because the other player is already on the ice out cold (no pun intended). The jersey issue is a myth. It does not happen. A jersey may come off, but players NEVER try to pull it over their opponents head. Ask anyone who watches hockey, or simply post a few videos of that happening. Once again, players NEVER intentionally do that.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

Like I said I voted Hockey because the endurance to skate, hit each other, and handel the puck is hard but if it was a rough I would vote rugby because it has the endurance and hard hits with minimal padding.

The padding does not make the sport tough, though. Hockey players are traveling at mugh higher speeds. No matter how much padding you have, you cannot prepare for a hockey check.

After all of these posts in this thread, no one has yet to post a rugby hit that compares to a hockey check. Why? They don't exist. I think rubgy is much tougher than football, simply because both sports are traveling at the same speed, yet rugby does not have padding. Plus, football consists of a ten second play, with 45 second breaks after each play.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

In a pro hockey game no obviously thats just stupid but put a Joe off the street in a fun pick up game and if he has ANY skating experience he would manage and get better during the game.

I'm not sure your point in this statement, this is true for any sport.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

Soccer can have hard hits but I still think its a girls sport. Getting hit by a puck, how about a baseball or a bat? Getting cut by skates and high sticking is illegal in hockey (well the high stick is) I might happen but its not like every minute a dude is getting cut open on a skate or smacked in the face.

Soccer's "hits" are as rare as getting your throat slit in hockey.

A puck is moving much faster than a ball or bat and getting hit with a puck happens much more than a baseball accident. High sticking is illegal, but that doesn't stop it from happening. I'm not talking about a player winding up and bashing another player in the head with their stick, although that does happen more frequently than all hockey fans wish. I am referring to accidental high sticking. Nearly all cases (save for the bashing of a player's face/head) are accidents, but that doesn't mean it hurts and less.

It does not happen every minute, no. However, it happens MUCH MORE than a baseball player getting hit with a ball/bat. In fact, I've never even seen a baseball bat hit someone. I have seen countless hockey players get hit with a puck or stick, though.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

Wow I almost deleted your post because its so ****ing stupid because you don't explain why. Wrestling is fake on TV and when it is done in reality just two guys roll around on the ground trying to stop the other from moving, how is that tough, who ever is stronger is gonna win.

The definition of perfection: Pan.

Originally Posted by Mr~Pan

For anyone that doesn't like the argument don't post. This is a good topic of back and forth points and opinions. If it gets insulting or carryed away I will stop it.

Arguing or debating is pointless if someone is immature about it and I'm glad (for the most part) everyone here can post at a mature level.

Originally Posted by Jimdalf

Personally I think hockey is a dangerous sport more that it is a "hard man's" sport, because while you can get severely hurt the games are not a routine pummeling. Rugby requires tougher lads at the root of it all, every man is well built (even by athletic standards) and can take a bit of pain, whereas hockey teams might employ a few fellas for their brutish behavious but not the entire team.

I respect your points, but please... show me a more brutal rugby hit. That's all I've been asking for. No one is posting hits of people getting demolished in rugby, yet hockey hits are everywhere because it's so common in hockey. Every player in every physical sport is fit, not just rugby. The few enforcers in hockey does not mean the rest of the team isn't physical. Look at Ryan Clowe from the Sharks. He's not an enforcer, but the kid can fight... and hit. Ever watched a video of a hockey brawl? Every player from both teams (even the goalies) are fighting.

Originally Posted by Jimdalf

As far the most dangerous sport, cross country horse riding takes it. A man's horse jumping as high as it can at between thirty and forty miles per hour... if something goes wrong you can have three quarters of a tonne of horse land on you after you have already fallen about ten feet, at speed. Racing jockeys fall more often, and simply have to hope that the competitors behind them can dodge. Rugby players have terrible ears, boxers have terrible noses, and hockey players certainly ain't pretty... but riders, particularly racing jockeys because they are miniature men, often have some quite hideous injuries before they retire. I know one chap with no tongue, another with more metal than bone in his spine, and a woman who has two completely mismatched legs. One is nearly three inches longer than the other.

I am going to easily disagree with this. I'm not saying hockey is the most dangerous, but horse racing certainly isn't. I'd probably say any typew of vehicle racing is the most dangerous, but that's not what this poll is about.

Originally Posted by BoyEngland

One of my friends in America had a step parent (I don't know which one) die in a horse riding accident.

The netting placed behind the goals in a hockey rink was installed because a puck flew over the glass (before they had netting) and killed a girl.

[BoyEngland]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

The netting placed behind the goals in a hockey rink was installed because a puck flew over the glass (before they had netting) and killed a girl.

Don't understand your point here, but they don't have safety nets under horses.

Now that we have milked this subject beyond belief, what do you think is the toughest sport in regards to skill?

I think American Football has to take it. For one I just plain don't understand it, and two the tactics involved are unbelievable. Rugby players don't usually stand there shouting out random numbers before they start playing and just go for it. Rugby definitely takes skill, but tactics aren't really discussed for weeks before a game. It's much easier to just pick up a rugby ball and play than doing the same for American Football.

[Scuba Steve]

Originally Posted by BoyEngland

Don't understand your point here, but they don't have safety nets under horses.

Now that we have milked this subject beyond belief, what do you think is the toughest sport in regards to skill?

I think American Football has to take it. For one I just plain don't understand it, and two the tactics involved are unbelievable. Rugby players don't usually stand there shouting out random numbers before they start playing and just go for it. Rugby definitely takes skill, but tactics aren't really discussed for weeks before a game. It's much easier to just pick up a rugby ball and play than doing the same for American Football.

You threw it out there that riders can be killed, yet I doubt fans have been killed watching horses.

That's a different subject for a different thread, but football plays are rather quite easy. There's only a few players that have specific jobs or routes to run, which is easy to remember. The other players simply block.

Go lace up a pair of skates and try scoring a goal. Then tell me it doesn't take skill.

Oh yeah, keep your head up or someone will destroy you.

[Magnum Force]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

You threw it out there that riders can be killed, yet I doubt fans have been killed watching horses.

That's a different subject for a different thread, but football plays are rather quite easy. There's only a few players that have specific jobs or routes to run, which is easy to remember. The other players simply block.

Go lace up a pair of skates and try scoring a goal. Then tell me it doesn't take skill.

Oh yeah, keep your head up or someone will destroy you.

Numerous fans have died watching car races... so is racing considered a tough sport?

It's still tough to block the opposing players and effectively run a play at the same time. Working together is key in football, and that isn't exactly easy.

Of course it takes skill. And practice to aquire that skill... just like every other sport out there.

Once again, every sport requires you to keep your head on a swivel. Not paying attention is what loses games.

[Mr~Pan]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

It's broken up when someone is KO'd or when they fall, with one landing on the other. The fights can last a long time. Sometimes, that time is not needed because the other player is already on the ice out cold (no pun intended). The jersey issue is a myth. It does not happen. A jersey may come off, but players NEVER try to pull it over their opponents head. Ask anyone who watches hockey, or simply post a few videos of that happening. Once again, players NEVER intentionally do that.

The padding does not make the sport tough, though. Hockey players are traveling at mugh higher speeds. No matter how much padding you have, you cannot prepare for a hockey check.

Remember I did vote for Hockey. It is a tough sport and it calls for a lot of strength and endurance so it covers all the fields. I only agrue because if you want to argue that it is the most of everything I believe you to be wrong. I think Nascar can be just as enduring as Hockey try driving a car at 180mph for 3 hours in 90 degree weather with tons of other cars around you. Now thats endurance but its not really a tough sport. Hockey has the best of both worlds. Ruby, football, horse back riding (I guess ) are brutal sports because of the hits.

I voted hockey because it is well rounded in all aspects but I do not think that it beats every other sport in every catagory.

[oxfordfreestyl]

Who cares about tough, baseball is where its at anyways.


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EDIT: lawl at someone voting for soccer being tough