the latest issue of MD magazine has a Ronnie Coleman Interview with Peter McGough. Thought you might like
most experts agree that Ronnie has the best physique of all-time. McGough makes special mention to differentiate this from ad populum
Peter McGough - MD, October 2012
"If you want to find out who is the best baseball hitter in history, the thing to do is go to the experts, the ones who really know the game: the players, past and present. Ask pro bodybuilders past and present who the greatest Mr. Olympia was or is in terms of sheer physical development, and the one name that is repeated most often is Ronnie Coleman. The performance that seals it for them is the 287 conditioned and gargantuan pounds that simply overpowered his 2003 Olympia rivals."
Ronnie admits his pre-Olympia reign version would lose to Dorian but says that Dorian wouldn't be able to hang with him during his prime
Ronnie Coleman - Interview with Peter McGough in MD, October 2012
"It's difficult to compare Mr. Olympias from different eras. Like there's always talk about who was the best, me or Dorian? Well, I couldn't hang with Dorian when he was on top and I don't think he could have hung with me when I was on top."
Ronnie doesn't even acknowledge Dorian as the best bodybuilder he competed against
Ronnie Coleman Interview with Peter McGough in MD, 2012
Peter: "Who’s the greatest bodybuilder you ever competed against?"
Ronnie: "Flex [Wheeler]. He had that combination of full muscle bellies, shape, condition and mass."
McGough explicitly states that Ronnie has the best back of all-time
Peter McGough - MD, October 2012
"Ronnie Coleman attained the best back development the sport has ever seen."
Add one more to the list of former Mr. Olympias who say Ronnie's physique is the best ever. That makes 5 total Mr. Olympias
Lee Haney - MD, October 2012
"Ronnie is a freak of nature. He took bodybuilding to another planet. He had it all - mass, balance and mind-blowing muscle. I think with my size, symmetry and lines, at 250 pounds I was able to project the Wow! factor. Add another 35 pounds and that's what Ronnie's projecting with."