Close to being crazy good? He was 6 weeks out FFS....
He is very close yet very far. I can't put a number of weeks on it since I think more time on a diet might not have made him much harder. There is a very definite genetic component here. Brandon was very soft from the back but even his front thighs always look blurry - he might be practically fat free there but he just can't get saran wrapped.
A couple of examples to illustrate my point. Neither Lee Priest nor Milos Sarcev could ever get their glutes ripped. At least Milos did anything and everything but just couldn't get as ripped as others. Conversely Dorian had a unique crispness that no one else could rival.
What do you think, do you think Brandon could get 100% on point? What would it take, could he do it if he lost more weight?
IF he got a few percent more conditioned I don't see anyone of the current guys beating him, structurally he is very good. But it's a big IF. I thought Hadi was the best at the O, his conditioning is nuts, very nice skin. But he has height against him, too short for a very convincing Mr O.