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Actually, when the spanish were in Cali they pit Grizzlys against Spanish Bulls. The bears would win most of the time. The only time they would get beat is if the horns of the bull penetrated into a vital organ, and even then the bear usually killed the bull before it died. One case 2 bulls lost to a single griz. And in fact Grizzlies have been known to take out 1000 lbs bulls with a single swipe, usually breaking the neck. The griz is just an insanely powerful animal.
Anyways, betting became so poor the spanish brought in lions to fight. The bears killed the lions just as easily as the bulls. One swipe would take out the cats. The reason is bone density. The Grizzly has evolved as a diggin animal. Its bones are incredibly dense. High density bone meeting low density skull = a dead cat.
Combine bone density with their strength (a grizzlys hump in all muscle) and their ability to take damage you have an unstoppable animal. And actually, one case of a tiger and small grizzly comming together in a zoo is documented. I don't remember what book (want to say "where the grizzly walks" but I am not sure), but the tiger attacked the bear from behind, and before zoo keepers could step in the cat had its shoulders ripped out.
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