Are all the best American Boxers in the NFL and NBA?

[HattonTheHammer]

Just because you get fined for helmet to helmet hits doesn't mean they don't happen anymore.

Tell me football isn't dangerous when Troy Aikman has pads and a helmet on and gets concussion after concussion....it's not because Troy is soft either.

Boxing is dangerous but so is football.

I would love to see these hard ass rugby players try and tackle Barry Sanders or Jim Brown

No one said football isn't dangerous, but compared to boxing it's less. When was the last time a player was "hit" by another player and killed or paralyzed? It's been a while. Not saying boxer are killed on regular basis.

Yeah troy aikman had a concussion....but he's still making money from broadcasting...I'll take that hit from lavar arrington that ended troy's career over the hits gerald mclellan, muhammed ali, meldtrick taylor, all took any day...

boxings always been a bloodthirsty sport hence the reason it isnt seen to be watched by children/women and you dont get daytime fights.

But that in itself is pretty unique. I think lyle was talking in terms of contact sport aggression!

[AdamGB]

If I had to pick one boxing fight or one football game I think I'd probably go with football.

A whole entire season of games versus the 3-4 fights most top guys seem to get in a year?

You'd pick boxing wouldn't you.

When did this turn into a debate about which sport is tougher though?

I thought the topic was is the money in NFL and the NBA taking athletically gifted people away from boxing?

I'm not too sure myself.... I think there a less solid B level fighters now and money is why but I think when you're at the top of a sport it itsn't a lust for money that got you there, there has to be passion for the sport itself. There probably are a number of athletes who would have done very well as boxers but I don't think that it's a big as a lot of people probably think.