lol i love how the selective pics for comparison come out in defence of shawn.
and rather than debate blocky legs- its about the leg size.
having a huge quad doesnt make a balances physique.
shawn flattens out in all his poses. Dex is a cartoon.
Dex is better than shawn ever was..period.
Shawn beats Dex in one pose, and its conditioning that gets him there..the rear DB. And we've seen loads of pics to make that point...well thats great.
But ND posted the series of pics that smash Ray out of the park.
And Hulkster you even proved yourself wrong by showing Dex and Ray relaxed. Dex kills Ray. Again, Ray goes all flat like a pancake with noi dramatic taper and is very heavy on the bottom half.
Dex looks like a statue of perfection.
I cant help you if you cant see it. The judges saw it, so im ok with being accused as not knowing anything despite following this sport for 25 years.
Regarding the competition comparison- this is moot also as you could then extend that argument to Haney's reign and you could bag Gaspari, and then go right back to the late 70s and early 80s Mr.Os. Heck, why not go further back and acuse Arnold of competing against soft competition and lack of numbers?
The 2000s was the era of massive monsters. Never since Dickerson of the Mr.O has a short man taken the overall. And Dex did it. Against guys who massively outweighed him also.
On top of that Dex has consistently placed better than Ray did throughout his career, and if you look through the competitors several still compete from Ray's era (who competed against Dex), and Many now have Ray's contemporaries as scalps.
Aesthetically the 90s were better, but the judging criteria shifted and heralded mass.
That makes Dex's win even more significant.
The real comparison is Labrada..not Ray. Labrada beat Ray throughout his career yet where's the comparison to Dex?..Labrada had fewer flaws, better presentation, and placed higher than Ray virtually every time they competed.
I grew up watching Ray and never had him better than 3rd or 4th- even 5th at the O's. He looked good, but not as good as your shit filled eyes see it.
Levrone was much better, and so was Taylor. Dex is better than both those guys also.