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11-30-2008, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 98darkbird
Wow sherdog is full of TOOL BAGS, as stated prior Steve BOsse was a minor league hockey goon/ enforcer. He's actually done fairly well in MMA with only 1 or 2 loses me thinks. Some hockey players have HEAVY hands, that can make you a large factor in MMA. Also hockey is a sport of balance, MANY minor league and NHL players train MMA. Consider yourself educated.
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There are some others that are training MMA. I watched a video on ESPN.com about lower league enforcers that mentioned something about them training. I do know Eric Boogaard(sp?) from Minnesota Wild trains some boxing. His coach claims he is good at it. Did the OP mean just any old player though? I doubt it and it really is a dumb question. Perhaps the reverse should be asked, could and UFC fighter play hockey?
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11-30-2008, 12:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by Furious Pace
Tough doesn't mean you can fight. NHL players would do about as good in MMA as MMA fighters would do in the NHL. I disagree with Tito that Hockey is the toughest sport behind MMA. No one dies in Hockey, but people die boxing and playing football every year.
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Hmm the NHL and the UFC should do a cute little swap day... although GSP can skate really well, he'd own everybody at hockey.
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11-30-2008, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by CompanyMan
http://mickeys.com/mma/?&&sc_cid=448.../0/tito-ortiz/
Tito said Hockey was the 2nd toughest sport behind MMA; could any hockey player get into the UFC?
Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor asked Tito Ortiz "what is the second toughest sport behind MMA?" and Tito said it's got to be hockey because of what they are able to do on skates. He also said that hockey players are the toughest athletes.
What NHL player if any do you think any hockey player might make it into the UFC?
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Steve Bosse is a couple fight away from the UFC, he used to be pro brawler in the american league.
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11-30-2008, 01:00 AM
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Steve BOsse was very impresive agaisnt Wes Sims that was a brutal tko solid hockey hands
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11-30-2008, 01:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: sapporo
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Originally Posted by Macksam
Tough does not mean how much of a health risk it is. If that was the case, F-1 racing would be one of the toughest sports in the world.
Also, research has stated boxing is more determental to your health than MMA is so Boxing would be number 1....again, according to your theory that is.
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Excellent point!
Furious pace,...your thread doesn't make sense.
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11-30-2008, 01:03 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ottawa
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there are actually a handful of minor league hockey players who fight mma, Jeremy Yablonski from the Binghamton Senators has fought a few times and I believe is undefeated, and few enforcers from the NHL train mma in the off season.
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11-30-2008, 01:03 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Id say Hockey, Rugby, Football are all really tough sports that you need balls to play, and tough in their own ways, just behind your combat sports like MMA, Boxing, and thai boxing.
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11-30-2008, 01:11 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Broncoi!
tito doesnt know rugby
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I have played a lot of the tough sports out there. Rugby, hockey, football, wrestling, and now muay thai and I can honestly say rugby is the toughest out of all of them. Getting stomped on by 220+ pound guys wearing m-e-t-a-l cleats really hurts like hell 
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11-30-2008, 01:13 AM
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#49 (permalink)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Rugby and Boxing.
It's funny how people will mention how boxing leads to death, brain damage,etc but forget to mention that its "rough".
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11-30-2008, 01:13 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Darren McCarty is quite psychotic, as is Chris Simon.
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