Flex looked pretty good for someone coming off of a severe neck injury. But he deserved 2nd place. His hams and lower back are softer than his 1993 form. In essence, we are seeing the downward spiral of Flex. I remember him saying that he saw the 1994 Mr. O and was in awe, said he couldn't stand up those monsters. So for 1995, he tried to overcompensate. I firmly believed if Flex came in slightly heavier, like one or two pounds heavier than his 1993 form (216 pound for the 93 ASC) he would have won.
His 1st place at the 95 AC put him as one of the expected top contenders for the Olympia that year but instead he got 7th place and the NOC winner (Nasser El Sonbaty) demolished him at the Olympia that year (getting 3rd), and every time Nasser and Francois competed after that Nasser beat him. It just took the judges till 95 to accept that fact, and that's why they unfairly gave Francois 1st and Nasser 2nd at the 94 NOC.
