20 animal-human matchups we’d like to see besides Michael Phelps vs. a shark

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 19: Usain Bolt (R) of Jamaica competes during the Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 19, 2016. (Photo by Salih Zeki Fazlioglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

1. Usain Bolt vs. a cheetah

Usain Bolt is basically the real, human version of The Flash, and people will watch him run against anyone or anything in the world if they put it on television. The best matchup for the Olympic runner has to be against a cheetah, and Bolt would finally meet his match in a race.

This matchup is one of the most popular debates out there, especially when Usain Bolt was a dominant Olympic force and people wanted to pit him against literally anything fast to see if he’d ever lose. This is the chance to see it, albeit not at its best capacity with Bolt now out of his racing prime.

A cheetah would obviously provide some serious speed in this race, and would actually dominate Bolt in the grand scheme of things. For background, a cheetah named Sarah at the Cincinnati Zoo ran 100m in just 5.95 seconds, topping out at an amazing 61 MPH back in 2012.

That speed nearly doubles anything Bolt has run for 100m, as his world record for the race stands at 9.58 seconds. As far as top speed, Bolt has come in around 28 mph in the 100m, so Sarah the cheetah actually doubles his fastest seed in his career.

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Obviously there are a ton of animals that will be faster than Bolt, but if you’re going to do it, do it right. Put him up against a cheetah, have him get blown away and have fans watch their televisions in awe while watching Bolt actually lose for once.