Isn't Usain Bolt a FAR FAR greater athlete than Michael Phelps?

Question

I mean if you compar Phelps to Usain Bolt, it seems like Bolt is the far far greater athlete. If mean they could play other neutral sports like Basketball, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, and a million other sports, and it seems that Bolt would be a hundred times better athlete than Phelps in any of those sports. I think the ULTIMATE test of who's a better athlete would be the decathalon. I think that Bolt would DESTROY Phelps in every single event.

Also, Phelps had many races at the same distance. If Usain Bolt was to run like 12 races like the 50 meter dash, 100 meter dash, 150 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 250 meter dash, 300 meter dash, and 4x50 meter dash, 4x100 meter dash, 4x150 meter dash, 4x200 meter dash, 4x250 meter dash, and 4x300 meter dash, he easily win like 12 gold medals in one olympics if his team mates were great. Usain bolt doesn't just win, he destroys records, and beats records that all the experts thought wouldn't be broken in 100 years. All the experts thought they'd be dead before Michael Johnson's 200 meter record would be broken.

Also, the mark of a true champion is to win by such a margin that nobody can question that you won. Unlike Phelps where it is arguable that he lost his 7th gold medal(most of the world and the entire country of Serbia believe this), Bolt wins in CONVINCING fashion leaving no room for debate.

Answer 1

Nope. Michaels Phelps dominated more events, and winning more gold medals than Bolt. Don't get me wrong, Usian Bolt is a phenomenol athelic!

Answer 2

No, Bolt is not a far, far greater athlete than Michael Phelps. He might be a bit better athlete, but not a far, far greater athlete.  

Answer 3

sal I think you need to shut your mouth.  Swimming and running are different and both athletes are very good.

I think you hate Michael Phelps, maybe its because he's white since you threw out some "swimming is racist!" c**p in one of your earlier questions.  Also if you look at the finish of that 100M Butterfly in slow motion you'll see that Phelps beat Cavic by a fingernail. Cavic did a glide to the finish while Phelps went into the wall with a half stroke at full speed.  Omega did not pay Cavic to let Phelps win at all.  Its crystal clear that Cavic was going for the gold just as Phelps was.  Stop believing in idiotic conspiracy theories.

Usain Bolt isn't a super versatile athlete too.  You can't focus everything on one sport and then expect to be pro at others.  

Sal you hate on Phelps because he's won a ton of medals in Athens and Beijing.  So yeah, stop playa hatin and go away haha

Answer 4

Bolt is an amazing athlete and FAST thats why he is the fastest man on earth. but he is SO cocky after every race and just walking out and before the race. michael phelps is good, but he doesnt show all that cockyness, so i think that makes michael a better atheltic

Answer 5

Your just assuming. They are both great in there own field. Phelps is more humble  

Answer 6

how can you compare the two? they work in different elements...if you put usain in the pool, he wouldn't perform nearly as well as phelps, and vice versa..

Answer 7

It seems like you're looking for agreement rather than real thought, but I'll go ahead and bite:

It depends on how you define athleticism.  I think the ironman triathalon is about as significant an "athletic" event as there is.  Phelps, due to his endurance, would likely win this.  The Modern Pentathalon is also a fun measure - running/swimming are split, of course, then fencing/horseback riding/shooting are probably a "who knows" issue.

We have to be extremely careful not to assume that "American" sports like baseball, basketball, football, etc. are the sole measure of athleticism.  Both Bolt and Phelps are TREMENDOUS athletes, whatever your measure.  Bolt could likely beat you and I in the 100 meter freestyle and Phelps could probably beat you and I in the 200 meter dash.  

But asking Yahoo Answers whether Bolt is a MUCH MUCH better athlete than Phelps is like asking Yahoo Answers whether a porterhouse is MUCH MUCH tastier meat than veal.  They are both great, and they are almost incapable of comparison.

Answer 8

Usain Bolt is a tremendous athlete, and yes, I agree that he would dominate Phelps in athletic ability not associated with running or swimming.

I was not aware of Phelps being sponsored by Omega watches, and yes I do think that is a conflict of interest.

Phelps commandingly won several races.  I do question the 7th with the 100 fly.  It really looked like Cavic got him, in real time, in replays, slo-mo, his mother and coach both thought so too.  I am sure Cavic protested.

Phelps is not a sprinter, he will never be the fastest human in history, all those distances for Bolt are sprints.  Phelps swims middle distance best, and in most strokes all but breaststroke something NOBODY does.  Track is a more glorified sport than swimming.

Phelps broke a 36 yr old record.  Even if the 7th is contested, he still tied Mark Spitz record of 7 gold, 7 world records.  Bolt broke a 12 year old record by the smallest of margins, yes he was in a headwind, but 0.02 seconds, the human eye can't detect smaller than 0.20 seconds.

As far as Olympic achievement Phelps performance far outshines that of Bolt.  Both are memorable, but in 20 yrs nobody will remember Bolt, but they still will know Phelps, and Spitz for that matter.

Yeah that is true about sprinters being more fast twitch.  They are like cheetah's real fast but only for short short distances.

Answer 9

No. He's not.  

Answer 10

they're equal.. but usain being arrogant (which he isnt - i would do what he did too if i won 2 golds and set 2 records..) doesn't make michael a better ATHLETE.

Answer 11

you must be the biggest fool on earth.

phelps has FAR greater stamina than bolt - if bolt ran then 400m or 800m and got gold, then hats off. but you were saying how he would own phelps in any other sport, which is the most stupidest thing ever, most sports require stamina - of which bolt has ZERO.

don't be stupid.... bolt has the alpha actinen 3 gene expressed in his DNA which allows his muscles to "fast twitch". phelps is a greater athlete - he is defintely stronger AND has more stamina.

speed over short distance does not equal strength or stamina, and you'er saying that he can beat him in all sports probably based on the fact that he's black.

as i sed before, most sports require STAMINA over quick bursts of speed - and therefore phelps wins.

Bolt is however... a BIGGER STAR than phelps, but phelps is the more impressive athlete

Answer 12

Phelps will be remembered and talked about for years to come and we will both probably be dead when the kid who breaks his record comes along.  Bolt is not the first guy to win the 100 and 200 in a single Olympics.  Jesse Owens won gold in all three races Bolt raced in, plus the long jump.  If it is so easy to get 8 swimming gold medals, why has it taken 112 years for anyone to do it?  Why did Mark Spitz's record stand for 36 years?  Get over your anti-American bigotry and just appreciate what these athletes have accomplished.

Answer 13

You just hate michael phelps and swimming dont you??

Seriously, you cant really compare the two...2 very different sports!!

I've come to a conclusion...you have problems...kid he won let it go...I'm a swimmer I know touch pads..you cant change it..the times that come up are all true, it wouldnt take a second...and the world doesnt all challenge it like you said not even all of Serbia!! The times were challenge and Michael Phelps won....LET IT GO!