sergio
you all can have these "Dorian vs Ronnie" debates all you want to, but Sergio is the best Mr. Olympia there was. Even Arnold said himself that Sergio should have won in 1972. What other Mr. Olympia scared the shit out of the other competitors that nobody would compete against him, like Sergio in 68? The fact that nobody else in the world thought they were good enough to even be in the same show as the Myth proves the he was a step above arnold, haney, yates, ronnie, etc.
Wew.
I think a more interesting question would be: Who would win if they were all competing in the mid 1970's, all using the same drugs and nutritional knowledge of that era? You can't compare guys from different eras using different drug stacks, etc. So in other words, we know Arnold would have beaten all the previous guys and Zane and Columbu, Bannout. But would he have beaten Cutler, Haney, Ronnie and Yates if they were all using the same drugs that were used by Arnold in those days? What do you think?Exactly right.
(http://www.smart-weight-training.fr/entrainement/codification-joe-weider/joe-weider-b-big.jpg)Jesus! Look at wind tunnel Joe. That is more air-brushed than a centerfold. ::)
This thread is ridiculous.
Clearly Dorian and Ronnie are the best two of the bunch we should start a thread just comparing them.
Frank Zane
If all things were equal, same era, "supps", same judging criteria, etc. Lets say mid-80's:
1 Dorian
2 Arnold
3 Sergio
4 Haney
5 Ronnie
6 Bannout
I love the fact that tiny tit Franco has not even made the list! :D
Franco isn't as bad as people make him out to be. He had good quads, awesome back and chest. Overall very thick upper body.