Tito said Hockey was the 2nd toughest sport behind MMA; could any NHL player be UFC?

[BigPoppi13]

Originally Posted by Shishio

Cam Neely would fuck shit up, if he wasnt retired

Cam Neely wasn't known as a fighter. Not saying he was a puss. But I would pick someone like Brendan Shanahan. He has a big right hand. And he can take a good punch. I doubt he could compete in the mma world. But I used to love seeing him rock people with detroit.

[BigPoppi13]

Originally Posted by Shishio

Cam Neely would fuck shit up, if he wasnt retired

Cam Neely wasn't known as a fighter. Not saying he was a puss. But I would pick someone like Brendan Shanahan. He has a big right hand. And he can take a good punch. I doubt he could compete in the mma world. But I used to love seeing him rock people with detroit.

[Wolfwood]

by your guys definition isn't russian roulette the toughest sport of all?

[Zeicon]

Try an ironman triathlon. That'll have every muscle in your body begging for mercy. Doesn't get much tougher than that.

Probably the world's toughest sporting event.

[Blood Python]

Originally Posted by shamrockned

Have you ever watched a rugby match played that didn't have punches in a ruck, scrum or maul?

they obviously havent been sent to the sin bin. a lot of people think rugby players tape their ears to prevent cauliflower etc but its actually to prevent em from gettin ripped off in the scrums.

and dont forget cleats to the face and all during rucks which is minor and expected

[MMA 2008]

Steve Bosse looked really good in this canadain show called TKO.

He is supposed to be a pro hockey player.

[Bender11]

Hockey is a touch sport.

It's tough on the body.

There is alot of fighting.

But there are so many tougher sports.

Anyone who has played rugby, rugby league, AFL properly will no how hard it is.



Rugby is low key an america and the competition is weak relative. Come play in AUZ, South Africa and New Zealand and you will how tough it can be.

[Zeicon]

Originally Posted by KillaC

Not only this but you are moving A LOT faster on skates than you are running. HOCKEY > rugby

In hockey you're basically encapsulated in armor. In rugby you're not.

But I still say Ironman Triathlon is tougher than both. By a landslide.

[Furious Pace]

Originally Posted by gqdrummer

Hockey > Rugby > Football. Just because the death count is higher doesn't mean that it's a tougher sport. Mind you, the stats you just pulled up are from football played in the US only. Hockey is a global sport, you have zero facts that take into consideration all the high schools and all the proessional and semi professional hockey leagues around the world and the amount of injuries that go on record. You argument fails horribly.

The link I provided also details injuries not just deaths for most major US sports. The facts show your argument fails. If hockey is such a tough sport why are the hockey deaths/injuries 5% of footballs and yet hockey plays 4 times more games? Hockey players play the game with chinstraps undone or loose with little more than a protective cap and eye shield on their head while football players use the newest technology, face guards, and the chinstrap always tight, and yet football still has 20 times the deaths/injuries? How many times is a hockey game stopped for injury compared to football games stopped for injury? Hockey players are tough but they don't come close to enduring the pain and injuries football players go through.

[Not The Face]

Everyone saying death rate equates to a sport being the toughest would have to back fishing as the toughest sport.

Taking into consideration the hard surface they play on, the momentum players have when they hit you from high speed, regular short but brutal fights, and a general lack of teeth, hockey has to be top 3 at least.