no...meant to say....flex was a great bodybuilder but come on.
dont compare him to ronnie.
Ronnie was able to come in at his peak far better than Flex. Flex had a problem with his lower back, glute-ham tie ins. Something that became more of a problem when he got bigger, and stopped working with Joe McNeal. Flex's best yrs as a pro was 93, 97, and 98.
Ronnie is also able to carry more mass than Flex, that is in genetics. And it showed in 99-00. Flex couldn't hang and Ronnie past him. Flex was always a ectomorph. Ronnie could look at cornbread and grow.
If Flex were to have his same look as he did at the 93 ASC, but was about 230 pounds, Ronnie would not have been Mr. O. It was said if Flex just came in his 98 Arnold condition, he would have walked away with it. He didn't and.
Kinda like how Ferrari used to have an advantage over the F1 field (2yrs ago), but due to the fact they used tires like crazy (their own fault), and the rules changes to one set of tires, other teams (Renault) which were more frugal, beat Ferrari.
What I'm trying to say is that, Flex had the tools to win, but due to his own neglegance, and his genetic limitations, Ronnie surpassed Flex...