first off, I don't know ND. I've sent him a love letter on 2 occasions. Once asking for pics of the 81 Olympia, which he had and once thanking him. So you say I don't contibute anything to this thread? Well that's your opinion and that's fine. That being said I think if I posted the same comments and was siding with you you would have a different opinion. I really never said who I thought was better so that's really a mute point. What would you like me to comment on? Since you know so much why don't you give me something and lets see what i can do with it.
I would prefer if you read the previous comments with greater attention and didn't take pumpster out of context so often, thats all. Rather than contributing to the argument itself, its as though you look for error on our side and then bring it to light.
That said, how about you comment on Dorian's quadriceps and/or biceps for me?

Second, it's funny that I dont' contribute anythig yet you back my opinion. That's a little moronic if you ask me. It' s funny how you guys-you and pumpster-get all bent out of shape when someone does not agree with your opinion..which come to think of it, in the last 50 or so pages have I ever said that Dorian was better than Ronnie? No. I said that I don't think pumpster knows what he's talking about. I called him out on his conspiricy shit and he backed down. So I'd say I contributed something. I pointed out that Ronnie does not look as good now as he did in his first couple of O wins. That's something.
You would be frustrated too. We have refuted ND's arguments page after page, yet he still raises them overtly or as underlying assumptions time after time. I'm all for clean, honest, fresh debate.
But I'm confident that ND is cutting and pasting previous arguments and rearranging them. After all, I type at 170wpm and when I'm done with a post there are always 1-2 new ones of his waiting for me. ND can't seem to accept my answers, but he won't address them outright either.
Ronnie's best year is irrelevant. I prefer to use 2003, but the main issue is finding a peak Ronnie (whatever you envision that to be) and pitting him up against a peak Dorian from whatever year is preferable. That is ND's known reaction too, try to subtly shift the subject to Ronnie's best year while ignorning how the Ronnie actually stacks up to Dorian in the initial year.
I hate to admit it, but ND is terrified of comparing Dorian to 2003 Ronnie. He attempts to hide this by criticizing 2003 Coleman's midsection, but at the end of the day, he is trying desperately to shift the debate to a smaller, lighter Coleman without the overwhelming mass that would decisively beat Dorian from the standpoint of any objective analyst.
what's comical about you and you're boys is that you don't see what a mess ronnie is now that he's "bigger" than dorian. No seperation, no striations where there used to be some all over. So what if he's bigger, he looks like absolute shit. Dorian probably could have been much bigger on stage if he chose to sacrifice his health and his hardness and condition to the point that ronnie has. Ronnie was great..he's not anymore. Ronnie is probably the biggest guy ever to win the O.
Regardless, Ronnie was good enough in 2003 to soundly defeat Dorian. He wasn't perfect, but you can't come out and say he had no striations and no separation. It is inaccurate and stupid.

Quad striations & detail

No separation???
Dorian was too injury prone. He would never be able to build the amount of quality muscle that Coleman has accumulated. That H.I.T. bullshit is for the dogs...
He probably has the best genetics but the sport is at an alltime low in terms of TV and public appeal, whos to blame?
Oversized, not particularly handsome men ambling aimlessly on stage has never had mass appeal.
Coleman has absolutely nothing to do with bodybuilding's appeal to the public (or lack thereof).
Well Ronnie is leading the way. Maybe if he looked like he did back in 98 or 99 the sport would still have some TV coverage and I wouldn't have a beef with him. Funny how a guy who claimed to be natural when he turned pro is now a total roid/gh/insulin monster. Funny how you fail to admit that Ronnie was a middle of the packer until he hired Chad and now look at him. He looks like garbage. At least Dorian, for all of his genetic flaws presented himself as a pro. He was in shape, except for 94, he was always ripped. he was tanned he was prepared. He posed very well. he knew how to hit his manditories, Ronnie still looks like an amature when he poses and he does not hit his manditories as well as Dorian did.
Just cause I don't agree with ya doesn't mean I don't know what I'm talking about.
See, this is why I said you contribute nothing. You raise several interesting points, but the only problem is they have nothing to do with this thread whatsoever.
- Ronnie's best year : irrelevant
- Ronnie's influence of bodybuilding television coverage : irrelevant
- Ronnie's dependence on steroids : irrelevant
- Ronnie's posing ability : irrelevant
Don't get me wrong, you seem like a cool guy, but you directly proved my initial point.
You don't really know what's going on in this thread, hell, you don't even seem to understand the topic. That doesn't mean I want you to leave or anything, but your excursions encourge ND to revert away from the main topic, which he loves to do at every/any opportunity because sadly, he knows deep down inside that he has lost.