I thought the arguement was bush vs bolt in a 100 yard sprint in full equipment? In which case the faster person(bolt) would win the foot race. Yes the pads may slow bolt down but they would also slow bush down to. Maybe if bolt was in pads and bush wasnt it could be a fair race?
As a football player playing Bush is obviously better because he has the moves and the speed. Bolt on the other hand, as far as we know, only has the speed.