The loses might taint it a little, but the number of Olympia wins coupled with the physique will always leave him amongst the elite top few guys Schwarzenegger, Oliva, etc.
As far as "unblemished record" and all that, it's mainly an artificial contruct of the IFBB and Weider whether Columbu, Yates or others really deserved to win every year. In reality it's not terribly important, except to those who accept Weider propoganda unquestioningly.
