If Fury beats Wlad...

[ryanman]

Great counterpoint. What other major global sports have I missed? I was trying to be fair.

But Rugby mate...they would eat your Hockey players for one of their few breakfasts.
Formula One requires huge balls.

I respect rugby of course, played all through high school. We had a local fellow named Rod Snow who played internationally and was decent I guess. It's impossible to compete with the kiwis though, as they have summer all year round.

Formula One requires balls but at the end of the day, you're just driving a car.

But we can and do compete with them. Especially at World Cups. They are normally fucking ace between the World Cups and then choke at some point during the tournament. Although they did win in 2011 after a 24 year gap (I think 24. Maybe 20).
But yeah for win % records outside of World Cups they are number one. We beat them in 2012. Lost very narrowly last time.
On the subject of nationality many of their team are pacific islanders. And I don't mean heritage. I mean born in Samoa/Tonga/Fiji and then moved to NZ for rugby purposes.

As for the diving in Football. It's bullshit. Hate it. Most Brits feel the same. It's pathetic. We mostly still blame it on 'foreigners' as they brought it into the game but there are English players that do it now too. Personally although I do watch and follow football (it's the law to do it to some extent) I'm one of the many that doesn't consider himself a 'football man'. Football is the most popular sport but at the same time is the most unpopular.

[Beanflicker]

Football is the most popular sport but at the same time is the most unpopular.

I only watch the world cup, it's a cool sport but it's not a manly sport.

Diving happens in hockey as well, but if you do it someone will try to run you head first into the boards or break your arm with a slash.

I think we are just brought up a lot tougher than the tea-drinkers.

[Beanz]

Canadian Junior Hockey Team learning how to become REAL men

[Beanflicker]

Yeah, police officers, what a bunch of sissies they are...

[Beanz]

Even you would have to admit that is one camp looking boot camp officer