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I'm not talking about on average...I mean to be the best of the best at your sport.
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IMHO, Soccer. I cant stand watching it, its boring as , but to run up and down that field non-stop is rediculous.
Boxing, hands down (no pun intended)
Soccer requires you to be fast and incredibly fit to withstand two periods of 45 minutes of almost constant sprinting.
Boxing might be as well. Damn demanding.
Anyone who does not put boxing has no concept of how demanding the sport actually is, or has very little experience with it in general.
Boxing not only wins this, but by a WIDE margin. Boxers have to be in far better physical condition all the way around than other athletes. It's not even really debatable as far as I'm concerned.
Running 100 yards at top speed requires a certain level of fitness, but it is NOTHING compared to throwing punches for three minutes, as well as ducking, diving, and moving constantly. Boxing is football to the 3rd or 4th power.
I would say the only sports that can even claim to be in the realm of boxing are water polo and the ironman events (the longer ones that involve 10-20k runs with a 5k swim and a 30-50k biking portion).
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Boxing for just two 3-minute rounds is enough to make a normal human being pass out
Running a marathon is easier, IMO, than throwing punches for 12 rounds, because you end up moving probably 5-10k worth in a ring anyway.
I put boxing or MMA. Being super fit is paramount not to mention reacting and performing while getting punched repeatedly in the face.
not to mention you're not taking incessant body blows and shots to the chops when you're running a marathon
yea, but a marathon has no possibility of the "match" ending in a minute.
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Soccer would come in #2. I don't care what anybody says on this board, nothing takes physical conditioning like boxing does. Nothing.
I used to box a little. My trainer would begin my 5am training by making me run until I puked . . . then, I would box.
Doesn't matter. You don't train for the match to last a round. You train for the match to last a minimum of 5 rounds (unless you're an amateur, and 3 rounds is still a serious workout). Most big fights are 12 these days, so you train to fight hard for 12 rounds.
A marathon allows you to set your own pace, and flag off if you're not feeling up to snuff. You can be in perfect shape during a boxing match and one punch knocks all the wind out of you. Short of random falls during a long run, you don't have to worry about that kind of thing. If I train to run a marathon in 3 hours, I'm probably going to be able to run anywhere from a 2 hour 50 minute marathon to a 3 hour 10 minute marathon. There's nothing there that forces you to adapt like a boxing match does.
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This is difficulty, not physical conditioning, but I believe they are closely related. Personally I feel gymnastics is a little underrated in this table, and some other sports are overrated, but other than that it's a fairly accurate list.
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Out of the above: Boxing. It's not even close.
Other than that and IMO even more demanding: Triathlon (long distance). I have no idea if anyone of you ever tried it (I did it as my avocation includes racing bicycle and long-distance running; swimming as well, but to a lesser extent), but the pain you feel after a couple of hours is insane. At that point you need to will yourself through it, your body is not able to react actively anymore.
The only thing that really does draw away from triathletes is how strong you have to be. Make no mistake, Triathletes have to have a lot of muscle strength/endurance, but no way on the same sustained level that a boxer does. Throwing a punch requires MUCH more raw power than distance running or biking, or even swimming.
Yeah, Boxing then basketball then football.
Well, have you ever tried triathlon? The problem is that you need different muscles in the various disciplines. Go and swim like 4k and then try to cycle. The feeling is so weird, it's hard to describe. Additionally, the course is also a problem. On Hawaii or Lanzarote, you swim in the ocean. And if you have a hilly or a flat stage for cycling and running needs to be taken into consideration as well.
And as middle distance or to go even further long-distance last over 5 hours (ironman like +10 hours if you are not a pro; a pro needs like 8-8.5 hours) I think it's harder than boxing. However, I have to admit that I'm not a boxer. But I think we can easily agree that out of the list above boxing is the most demanding one.
Hockey is right up there too. There's a reason that the shifts are only a few minutes long. Skating takes a ton of energy, then combine that with all the gear they wear.... lots of conditioning.
Tbh I don't see how soccer can be considered top two when it comes to the most physically demanding sports at the most elite levels. I'm not saying constant running and kicking isn't a workout but Boxing, MMA, Gridiron Football, Hockey, and crazy marathon sports like triathlons seem much more demanding physically.
You left out the sport that's played on a field 170m long and 150m wide or in terms of yards 187 yards long and 165yards wide. The game also runs for 2 hours (4 quarters of 30 minutes) and can have hits as big as NFL yet they wear no padding
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Boxing, and it is no contest.
After all, you are actually training to prevent your ass from getting kicked. It would be wise to stay in tip top shape.
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