his waist is too damn big and thick
if he had the same bod but with a 28-29 inch waist then it would be impressive
Bigger core = better stability = less injuries, better athletic performance.
I'm sorry but I'd rather be built like Klokov than <put a name of any bodybuilder from golden age with small waist> and be prone to horrible lower back injuries.
Small waist on a big guy is unnatural like this:

They use belt and avoid exercises that makes it thicker all the time. They create muscular imbalance. Unfortunatelly, in real world they cannot use belt so sooner or later they will break. Just like Kayan woman would break her neck without all those rings.
And Klokov's waist is not even that thick.