If it hasn't occured to you just yet, what it says is that the Olympia's a commercial enterprise. That Lavrone, Wheeler, Dillet, Robinson & Fox have not a single Olympia amongst them while you rhapsodize about Yates' record says alot about your naivete. Yates' margins of victory were usually either slim, non-existent & questionable, as a matter of fact.
Coleman on the other hand, is unchallenged for the most part-it's been close only a couple of times. Something like Oliva in the late 60s.
Sorry to have to embarass you with this, but hey at least you understand now. Yates' good fortune was to be a very very good journeyman at the right time, right place. 
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But you're wrong, Point:most of Yates victories were straight-firsts; Ronnie has had several close calls, including a victory by only three points. And also, he lost o
Gunther at a minor show, while being Mr.O.
Yates is simply the greatest Mr.O ever. He's the
ONLY one to get perfect scores, from all judges, in all of his Mr.O contess. Ronnie is a good pro, but nothing spectacular, who won the O only because The Yates retired. You'll never be able to face this fact.

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