So what is the toughest sport?

[daveGT]

Okay, I've listed a few of your suggestions and plugged them into David's objective rating. Let's see how boxing, hockey, football, baseball, billiards and bowling stack up:

1. Basketball (4 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 8) = 36
(forward - league play, not horse!)
1. Hockey (4 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 8) = 36
2. Boxing (8 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 3) = 33
3. Water Polo (5 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 5) = 32
(hole or point - not goalie)
4. Football (8 + 3 +3 + 5 + 3) = 25
(O. Line)
5. Tennis (2 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 3) = 22
(competive singles)
6. Track / Running (1 + 1 + 10 + 7 + 1) = 20
(distance)
7. Baseball (4 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 2) = 18
8. Golf (2 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 3) = 14
(weekend warrior)
9. Billiards (0 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 6) = 14
10. weightlifting (10 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3) = 14
11. Bowling (1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 2) = 12


There. Hockey and backetball are toughest sports, with boxing a very close second. Billiards and golf are about the same. I can't speak for rugby, how does it stack up to the rest?