Toughest Sports in the World

Rented Mule

What is the toughest sport in the world? It is a question that has been asked for a long time, and with the new NFL season starting and the Rugby World Cup underway, the age-old debate about which sport is the toughest in the world once again rages.

But football and rugby are not the only tough sports out there.

We take at look at the most brutal and unforgiving sports around, counting down to the toughest sport in the world. Forget about wild fan claims; it's time to get scientific.

After careful consideration we have come up with six different categories that make a sport tough: speed, endurance, strength, agility, skill level and physicality.

Forget about the "my sport is tougher because we get hit harder" argument; this slideshow looks at sports that really are the toughest in the world. Toughest to play, toughest to compete, toughest on the body.


I have to agree with #1.

Saila

cycling and boxing no question!

Hank_Jones

Midget tossing.

Those midgets can get vicious.

starbelgrade

Darts.

Samich

Football is soccer, or gaelic, it's not american football, unless you call it american football.

FTA69

Four out of ten for "skill" in boxing? Boxing is one of the most skilled sports out there.

Hande hoche!

That Afghan sport with the dead goat and the horses.

McBauer

Formula 1 is definitely one of the toughest sports and without question should be on that list

Wolfe Tone

Horse racing (over fences) must be up there, I hear Hobbits are pretty tough.

Mr. Rager

Extreme ironing

pablomakaveli

Playing soggy biscuit. The punishment for losing is just too severe.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

How the **** did Gaelic football get in there?

barbarians

6/10 for skill in hurling is ridiculous to be honest.

Ruu_Old

Curling!

astonaidan

As someones whos tried and failed to play hurling without an ounce of skill, Id have to say its the toughest game to play

Samich

McBauer wrote: »

Formula 1 is definitely one of the toughest sports and without question should be on that list

Le Mans 24 hours is tougher.

MungBean

This.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNVkXNdH2mA

DOC09UNAM

Muay thai boxing.

theparish

Surely Ironman triathlon.2.5 mile swim,112 mile cycle and a marathon all to be done under 17 hours.Holy ****.:eek:

Guy:Incognito

FTA69 wrote: »

Four out of ten for "skill" in boxing? Boxing is one of the most skilled sports out there.

Not the way some of them fight.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Of all the sports I've done, including martial arts, the toughest has been Tug 'o War..

Played at a high, competitive level its exceptionally tough and demanding..

Outside of that I'd have to tip my hate at Rugby or Gaelic football & hurling.

We get a lot of guys coming to martial arts from a lot of sporting back grounds, well I've never met anyone tougher than GAA players tbh.

rossie1977

Samich wrote: »

Football is soccer, or gaelic, it's not american football, unless you call it american football.

they don't call it american football in the states they call it football, notice its not called the national american football league, although gridiron would be more appropriate to differenciate it from association football

Samich

rossie1977 wrote: »

they don't call it american football in the states they call it football, notice its not called the national american football league, although gridiron would be more appropriate to differenciate it from association football

But sure we're not in America?

My name is URL

I'm surprised Lacrosse didn't get a mention considering Hurling and Gaelic Football did. Played it (badly) a few times when I lived in the US.. you need a serious amount of skill to play that game well.

The_Thing

Aussie Rules Football

4leto

As mentioned it has to be boxing for the raw blood and guts endurance and the chess playing skill that's involved. It really is a lonely place, that ring.

And Cycling for endurance, they do medically have the biggest hearts, bigger then other endurance sports such as *shudder* rowing, cross country skiing and long distance running. You try cycle up that mountain in the tour de france for 8 hours, no wonder they turn to drugs.

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCoQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallhealthmedinfo.com%2Ftour-de-france-cyclists-have-the-biggest-hearts%2F&ei=54B3TsqYKcfChAeIvICiDA&usg=AFQjCNGWDr1iJgapUN7wyiAgPIp7SwSZfA

My name is URL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing

4leto

My name is URL wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing

Now that is a sport I would watch:D cool

Richard Hillman

I remember gaa heads used to bang on about how tough they were etc until the Aussies got a hold of them and absolutely battered them. They even had to change the rules to stop them getting hurt :pac:

Guy:Incognito

My name is URL wrote: »

If the chess game reaches a stalemate, the scores from the boxing rounds are used to determine the winner. If the boxing score is also a tie, the player with the black pieces wins

Harsh

Chuck Stone

Mixed Martial Arts fighters I reckon.