Toughest Sport

[BoyEngland]

By popular demand.

What do you think is the toughest sport in the world?

By tough I mean violent, dangerous..... deadly?

Please note obvious ones such as boxing, etc are not to be included.

The ones listed are only a few of what I could think of / fit on the list so please use the "Other" option and then state your choice if you don't see it on the list.

I think Rugby and Ice Hockey are right up there at the top (together) because of the obvious hits, tackles, fights, etc that happen in the games. If NHL players didn't wear padding, that game would quite easily be deadly. Albeit rugby isn't as violent but padding is not worn so bones do get broken and I am sure (as with most sports) players have been severely injured. If they didn't wear padding in Hockey, I would have chose that option.

To summarize what I just said, Rugby is my choice from the list.

Edit - Sorry If I missed any obvious ones aside from boxing, etc.

[Scuba Steve]

Golf?! LMAO

Good one.

Padding in hockey is necessary, though. Simply falling on skates with no protection can cause severe bruising and broken bones.

The protection is a double-edged sword, though. With the additonal padding, players weigh more and are traveling with more force. I've never seen a rugby video of someone getting COMPLETELY destroyed. I have, however, seen countless hockey videos.

[LiKuidLinsang]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

Golf?! LMAO

Good one.

Padding in hockey is necessary, though. Simply falling on skates with no protection can cause severe bruising and broken bones.

The protection is a double-edged sword, though. With the additonal padding, players weigh more and are traveling with more force. I've never seen a rugby video of someone getting COMPLETELY destroyed. I have, however, seen countless hockey videos.

Now I'm confused as to whether this poll is meant to be about the "toughest" or "most difficult" sport. I went with golf when I assumed the poll was for the most difficult.

[Scuba Steve]

Toughest as in most brutal, violent, savage, etc. You get the idea, lol.

[LiKuidLinsang]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

Toughest as in most brutal, violent, savage, etc. You get the idea, lol.

Well, damnit. I'd probably go with either rugby or hockey. I've never seen any rugby (although I know what it's like...), so I'll say hockey. Definitely brutal.

I saw a guy get his throat slashed by a fellow teammate's ice skate blade.

[Scuba Steve]

Richard Zednik. He's out of the hospital now with 300 stitches. He's a hockey player, though. He'll be back on the ice in no time.

It's happened a few other times and it is definitely scary.

[BoyEngland]

Sorry about that, Likuid. I edited the original post.

I just stuck golf in there for the pansies who throw their backs out and stuff "swinging their sticks". (No offense to anyone, I'm sure it hurts like a *****)

I do realise that many of the injuries sustained in Hockey are serious, but they are often injuries that heal up after a few hours / days / weeks. That guy you said who got his throat slashed, that is a very serious injury that could have proven fatal, but I am sure that guy will be playing again soon.

I think the injuries in rugby are less serious at the time of the accident, but the after effects of the injury 5 - 10 years down the line is what I am thinking. Bone breakages often cause nerve damage and other physical effects, and that can sometimes be more serious than other injuries. I also wouldn't want to lose an ear on a rugby pitch I can tell you that for free, would get dirt in it!

[Scuba Steve]

Well this brings a new side to the argument. Are we talking about the toughest sport to play, or the sport that has the longest life-time effects?

Plenty of hockey players break bones all the time.

Not to mention, it's rare to see a hockey player with all of his teeth. If that isn;t long-term, I don't know what is, lol.

In fact, just a month or two ago, a Tampa Bay player was hit in the mouth with the puck. He lost nine teeth, had to have three root canals, along with thirty stitches on his tounge and fifty on his gums/inside of his mouth, for a total of eighty.

I don't know why you would think rugby would have effects years after playing and hockey wouldn't.

Not to mention, there's fighting in hockey.

[BoyEngland]

Which player was it? I used to follow Tampa (not literally) when I was over there but it's difficult to find it on English TV.

It's really hard to explain what I mean when I say long term damage.

Like think of a boxer. Their injuries (usually to the brain) are not found until many years down the line, sometimes even after they have retired. It can be the same for other sports too, but many people (not anyone in particular) seem to forget about stuff like that.

When they see a guy getting slammed in any sport, it is usually pretty hilarious when you watch it. But you always forget they guy may even have to end his career because of what happened.

I think the video of Joe Theisman's leg break is just plain disgusting, yet I can guarantee people out there were jumping up and down screaming "owned!" (or the '80s equivalent) because they are either drunk or plain don't give a shite.

Sometimes I wonder if the injuries justify playing the sport.

[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

violent, dangerous..... deadly?

, 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.