Ronnie is the only one who would have buried him. Personal taste, but I think Dorian looked awful, so to me, Phil is the superior Mr. O. Kevin Levrone is basically the physique I aspire to, but all of the bridesmaids of the 90s had their flaws. Maybe he wouldn't have been Mr. O, but Phil would have been right at the head of the pack during that era.
Lift Studios posted about this recently, but when Phil's pics were posted on Getbig for the first time people thought they were morphed. He has an impressive physique. He has weaknesses, but the man was made for competitive bodybuilding.
Nah, Phil would've looked like a complete jerk-off opposite Dorian AND Ronnie.
Is he good? Hell, yes. I think the man's build catches undue hell because of his shitty attitude ... he's a densely-built, enormous dude for his frame. When he nails his conditioning, he's a good Mr. Olympia.
OTOH, when Ronnie and Dorian were at their respective bests, they were better than "good" winners, they were no less than *great*; moreover, the guys they were winning against were, for the most part, so far beyond what Phil has faced, it's not even funny.
To be fair, Kai was good for a year or two, but his giant gut,weak traps, shitty MM pose and weird, queer-bait posing take him out of the game right away. He's far from the contenders we saw from Levrone, Ray, Wheeler, Cormier and even Oilsonbaty before he
became full of oil. Even Jay Cutler, at his best anyway, and little Dexter -- who still wins shows, btw -- were much better, more consistent competitors than the drivel we have now.
The future of the "sport" is Rami and Cedric. Phil talks about winning the Mr. Olympia until 2020 ... ROTFLMAO. I guarantee you he'll win at LEAST one more, but the second you've got a non-grapefruit fucking dude up there who can speak a modicum of English AND is in good shape -- adios, Phillipe; so sorry, too jolly ... 'twas nice knowin' ya, you arrogant little prick.
