Not disputing the basic thesis here, but it's worth noting that comparing days skiing to time spent in the ring is somewhat specious. As I understand it (boxin

Not disputing the basic thesis here, but it's worth noting that comparing days skiing to time spent in the ring is somewhat specious. As I understand it (boxing's not my martial art of choice but I know a bit about it), boxers spend most of their time training, not fighting competitively. Per year, you might well find a professional skiier spends more days skiing than a professional boxer spends minutes in the ring. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/24r83s/how_many_fights_do_boxers_fight_per_year/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/24r83s/how_many_fig... I am, of course, assuming that professional skiiers ski a lot, but that seems like a reasonable assumption :)