I mentioned that, as you can see from the above comparison, that Ronnie's superior taper would be a huge advantage against Dorian.
People have responded (incorrectly) that since Flex and Shawn had a far superior taper to Dorian (and yet lost) that taper would not be an advantage to Ronnie.
What those people have overlooked is that Flex and Shawn did not have the MASS that Ronnie did. They were overpowered by dorian's mass so much that their superior tapers didn't really matter.
That wouldn't work against Ronnie. That is why that argument is flawed.
I love how you say " I don't want to turn this into a Dorian vs Ronnie tread " but its exactly what you want , everytime someone mentions anyone you have this compulsion to say Ronnie is better its bizzare , anyway your logic is once again flawed you cling to this idea that because Ronnie has a smaller waist he would automatically have a giant advantage over Yates thats his trump card lol its not , not in the least Yates beat pleany of men with smaller waists like I've said Flex & Shawn , Oh wait you said they couldn't match Yates size , he outright beat Paul Dillet who surpassed Dorians size and had probably the best V-taper in the history of bodybuilding , so there goes your theory
At their respective peaks both had size , shape , yes Yates has some better shapped muscles compared to Ronnie and vice a versa , Dorian had better conditioning & balance and this is where Dorian would edge out Ronnie , I've brought this up before if you see Ronnie's small waist as such an advantage why doesn't his front latspread look as good as Dorians? with his much superior V-taper lol Dorian has the better balance & proportion and simply looks better in most of the mandatory poses.
Now Chic asked Dorian a best ever Dorian vs a best ever Ronnie , Dorian basically said they judges would go with Ronnie based on a weight advantage , but here is what is funny its widely akownleged that 2001 Arnold Classic Ronnie is his best ever and I believe he was 245lbs and Yates said even with his torn bicep 1995 Mr Olympia is his best ever contest shape , his best ever condition his the pics of him by Kevin Horton at 269lbs , anyway since Dorian was basing the judges giving Ronnie the edge because of a 15-20lb weight advantage , perhaps the judges would give the nod to Yates based on a weight advantage at the 95 O Yates was 255lbs , Yates was basing the theorical edge on Ronnie's competive weight of now an days and everyone knows Ronnie of late is no where near as great as 01 ASC Ronnie.
When push comes to shove its all speculation but facts are facts , Yates has beaten the guy with probably the best V-taper in history , he has better balance & conditon , he simply looks better than Ronnie is most on the mandatory poses and he was only been beaten by 2 men in the history of the sport and he avenged that loss to one of them and beat the other in the musculairty round and he was one of the greatest Mr Olympia ever .
