The largest american weekly sports magazine Sports Illustrated (over 3 mln subscribers, read by 23 mln adults on a weekly basis) has published the TOP 25 toughest athletes.
How does SI define the word 'tough'? "The ability to take and deliver a shot or ten? To play hurt and still play well? The utter refusal to give in to pressure, circumstance, or more physically imposing foe? To dominate one's opponents or even one's sport? How about the ability to overcome serious personal setbacks, such as a dire injury or illness, and return to the highest level of performance? How about sheer longevity in a punishing, demanding game?"
Below is the list which shows some significant results: Fedor is rather popular in the USA being placed even higher than the current P4P best boxer in Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1 Tiger Woods
2 Lance Mackey
3 Anderson Silva
4 Bob Sanders
5 Zdeno Chara
6 Steve Smith
7 Allen Iverson
8 Fedor Emelianenko
9 Floyd Mayweather
10 Chrissie Wellington
11 Chris Chelios
12 Olin Kreutz
13 Kobe Bryant
14 Marion Barber
15 Kelly Pavlik
16 Trevor Brazile
17 Aaron Rowand
18 Ron Artest
19 Kelly Gregg
20 Hayley Wickenheiser
21 Steve Hutchinson
22 Tony Stewart
23 Josh Beckett
24 Rafael Nadal
25 Joey Chestnut
source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Destructor wrote August, 18, 2008, 00:50
Tiger Woods wtf?? Tough??? He plays golf for the love of god. Tiger Woods couldnt handle a spicy burrito. The beef jerky I'm eating is tougher than Tiger. Way to kiss ass SI mag. Why don't the editors just come over Tigers house and give him a lubejob, then thank Tiger for the opportunity of letting them put his meat in their mouths. Destructor does not approve.