I wish I had seen Dorian in person. I attended the Mr.O from 02-06 and saw Ronnie, however. He was unimpressive in 02, but looked great in 03 and 04. In 05 and 06 Ronnie's left side was noticably smaller.
I agree that 96 was a great year for Dorian. His conditioning was spot on and he was huge -- not sure what happened to him in 97, although I still think he deserved the win.