The roar still echoes from Augusta: a hush, then an explosion as Tiger Woods, needing a spark in the final round, unleashed a 3-wood that danced onto the green and nestled inches from the cup. A tap-in eagle. The leaderboard …

The air crackles with anticipation. Faces strained, muscles taut, two warriors stand inches apart, the culmination of weeks of training and taunting distilled into this one, electric moment. Conor McGregor’s infamous face-off with Jose Aldo, nose-to-nose, a silent promise of …