I don't need to refresh my memory about anything. I met the guy in real life at his "biggest", which was about 1998-1999.
He was fairly humble, an approachable bodybuilder compared to the others.
But his physique was wonky. He had freakishly big limbs and a narrow torso by comparison. His veins were genetic - but they looked ugly. And his chest wasn't that good.
Ultimately, he was a classic all-drugs physique. He was lazy in the gym. If he was so great, why didn't he win the O or place higher at the other shows?
because he didn't have "it". Ronnie had "it." Dexter had "it." In my opinion, Wolf does too.
This is Paul after he got off the sauce
Well, in 1998-1999 he probably weighed more than in the past, but he was already washed up, also with many shoulder injuries that slowly destroyed his width... Yes, he was lazy, he also had a serious asthma problem... I agree that he was all drugs, but i will add all genetic and drugs... Not that all the others bodybuilders are different however, everyone is all drugs, and in his first years he probably used less than few others top competitors... He won few GPs, and always placed fairly well in top shows, he was third after the 1997 O prejudging, and was battling the first place with Levrone at 1994 ASC before the incident... Look, for me Paul was never a Mr Olympia, he never "had it" overall yes, he never had the mind of a Coleman or Yates, probably not followed by the right people, many also said that for him this was just a hobby, and he clearly had some mind-muscle problem from the start, not easy... I know fully well that Paul got in "fat turd" shape after retiring, but at least he was smart enough to stop everything, contrary to some decomposed melted ones, and it's been years that Paul returned normal, today he's fine... For me the early 90s Dillett will always remain as the ultimate superfreak, the most impressive physique i ever seen, an unbelievable combination with the greatest structure and muscle bellies on a real tall body, an alien that we probably never see again (just like Coleman for different things)...