heres my take. physically wrestling is very tough. the toughest? always debatable. the toughest sport(s) i think,combining physical and mental toughness are anything where its one on one. yes, ice hockey and rugby are very tough sports physically. but mentally i think wrestling would beat them. you got to be mentally tough to step out there on the mat alone and compete. theres nobody to help you out, nobody to let you down. so i'd say toughest sport could be a tossup with wrestling, boxing, kickboxing...basically a one on one fight of some sort. basketball being ranked ahead of us is a flat out joke though. people dont have a clue....