Can't see your pics
No zane has not been surpassed.
Who has looked better at 5'9" 190-200lbs using what was available at the time
Who today could
Of course he had flaws, everyone has flaws. Rory had flaws, paris had flaws
Arnold had flaws, yates had flaws, etc
Nubret, arguably one of the best built men ever, looked fantastic standing semi-relaxed, but doing a arms overhead pose, was a big problem, his thickness disappeared
Zane hid every flaw, and highlighted his strenghts, every pose was tailored to his physique, much like his body was built same way
Zane was not a small guy that couldn't get bigger and decided to go for the ripped look to pick up chicks like johny at the local gymor xyZzzzz. Zane couldve weighed 220 and looked like shit, or gone for huge arms and legs, etc, instead, everything was balanced and flowed, that's what zane fans appreciate, the perfect tris, quad outer sweep on the lower quad, not huge inner thighs, perfect pec, delt and arm balance, conditioning, etc
Yes, younger he was a work in progress, he peaked late,