It doesn't matter if you think he was the best , what matters is who dominated most of the 1990s? Dorian
Ronnie had 5 years to beat Dorian and failed at every turn , did he improve? sure what areas? conditioning and size , and? Dorian wrote the book on both those areas and seeing how the 1990s is condsidered this best era as of late looks like the sport hasn't ' improved ' Dorian never face a prime Ronnie true and Ronnie never faced a prime Dorian
late bloomers? if you mean he beat guys past their primes that Dorian dominated in theirs? that type of late bloomer? my point was Dorian dominated right from the get go he's simply a more dominate bodybuilder
winning isn't everything yet you boast about the superior number of Sandows lol more great logic , winning percentage is the ONLY thing when it comes to dominating over the course of his career , Ronnie has more wins and more Sandows , Dorian's career was ended with injuries no need to speculate if he remained uninjured if he would have kept winning
It's obvious this could go in circles forever. Here's the deal - IMO, Ronnie had superior: bodyparts, overall shape, mass, poses, top condition, workout poundages, number of Sandows, overall wins, respect from his competitors and the general bodybuilding public.
This is a subjective sport, so there's no way to reach a firm conclusion about something that judges a person's appearance. There's simply no definable measure as there is in other sports.
Dorian took bodybuilding to a new level after Lee Haney and Ronnie took bodybuilding to a different level after Dorian.