Hulkster claimed this contest was the most controversial Mr Olympia since 1980 yet has nothing to back it up with besides him find the worse picture of Yates and the best of Ray
For the ill-informed 1994 wasn't EVEN close , not on paper and not in reality , Shawn looked fantastic perhaps a career best but the last Mr Olympia who weighed close to 200lbs was Samir Bannout 11 years earlier and the trend was the winners were getting heavier , Haney 1984 was 230lbs by his lat Olympia win in 1991 he was 250lbs , Yates first win he was 242lbs and by his end he was 270lbs !
Dorian was off especially from 1993 but he wasn't Ronnie Coleman-2006-Olympia-off , he tore his bicep and quad a few weeks out and having a poor tan didn't help , Yates said he was fighting a stomach-bug at prejudging which caused his stomach to bloat but he rectified the situation at the night show and came in much tighter , he was 262lbs and shredded , here are some quotes from the contest
quote Flex Jan 1995 " Let it be recorded that in the immediate aftermath of the contest , none of his closest rivals even hinted that Yates did not deserve to win . "
quote Shawn Ray Flex Jan 1995 " Tonight I feel I got what I deserved "
quote Flex Jan 1995 " As Yates , Levrone and Ray stood onstage , the reiging champ ( cognizant of 1992 ) told Levrone " Looks like it's you and me again " Mr Olympia got it wrong , and the booing deciblel dwarfed that accorded the Dillet announcement as Kevin Levrone was called out in third "
quote Ironman Jan 1995 " Since he ( Ray ) was trailing Levrone by four points going into round 3 ( posing round ) Shawn was going to have to equal his showing of seven years ago ( Nationals win ) to have a chance of passing Levrone "
quote Ironman Jan 1995 " The battle was between Shawn and Kevin for second "
quote Ironman Jan 1995 former IFBB judge Roger Schwab " Yates is simply in another league. When he turns his back and flexes , he's the only man onstage. "
quote " Shawn Ray in a rout. He was better than ever. Any criticism is a stretch for a reporter to fill space. That such magnificence is litterally crushed by Yates is a sobering thought ."
Quote Flex Dec 1995
" In 1994 , he ( Dorian ) was admittedly not at his best , but he was still the best bodybuilder onstage that day. No one not even runner-up Shawn Ray,disagreed with that stance on the night of Yates' threepeat. "
So there you have it , another day at the office for Yates and Shawn was lucky to place ahead of Levrone .