He looked like a little boy next to Yates. Only pose he came close to beating Doz was in the FDB and that was in the prejudging. All other poses, Yates blew him and everyone else away, both in the prejudging as well as the finals, in which he looked a lot better.
And Shawn himself said he was happy with 2nd place after the contest, which is what he deserved, all said and done.
Shawn was 9/10 Excellent in his Presentation, his posing, stage presence, transitions were Excellent, for those that have been around awhile you would remember that shawns back was once seen as a WEAK POINT when he won the Nationals in 1987 his Conditioning in his Back was seen as something he REALLY needed to bring up if he was to do well in the Pro ranks...as can be seen here his Back was as GREAT as he was EVER going to get it........
was shawn ever going to beat Yates?...
....IMO his best chance was Here in 94 where Yates had the Freshly torn Bicep and a little water retention, and in 1996 when Yates was somewhat Depleted, could he have Beaten Yates?....Probably not IMO 2 Completely Different Structures and the Bottom line Unfortunately For Shawn IMO was Like Haney before Yates They Just Flat-out DOMINATED him with there Massive Size, Presence,and given they both outweighed shawn by 40-50lbs there Conditioning was Outstanding given there size Difference next to him etc