Did you know that Jesse Owens once outran a racehorse in a 100-yard dash? In 1936 in Havana, Cuba, the four-time Olympic gold medalist easily bested gelding Julio McCaw by some 20 yards. What about the time a Kodiak bear topped competitive-eating hero Tokeru Kobayashi by a whopping 19 hot dogs, 50-31, in under three minutes in 2003?
And once, in 1976, boxing great Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki fought to a draw in what some now tout as the birth of competitive mixed martial arts. Which brings us here, to boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus MMA favorite Conor McGregor, set for August 26 at T-Mobile Arena. Winner gets the bear.
