Your theory about taper chalks up to fantasy , you've got this idea that Ronnie's taper would be the trump card to beat Dorian that its some magical edge that can't be overcome lol take a look at this shot the " blocky white guy " with taper thats NOT even on par with Dorian nevermind Ronnie and pssssssstttt guess what? he beat Ronnie and his superior taper in both the symmetry round & muscularity round
he also beat Ronnie despite NOT having striated glutes like Ronnies as well
Dorian beat some of the most aesthetic & symmetrical bodybuilders in the history of the sport , he didn't beat them at their game , he beat them with his game which was size & dryness , balance & proportion , density & detail
countdown to the excuses 3.....2.....1.
how about countdown to a retarded argument? You are saying that because Jay (who had a worse taper than Ronnie) nearly beat Ronnie in 2001 that taper would not matter with Dorian?
Ronnie was in really, really bad shape in 2001.
So, all of the OTHER advantages that he usually had were GONE.
You can't win a show strictly based on taper.
but you can if combine taper with size, detail etc.
You act as if taper is the only thing that ronnie had over dorian.
It is not, but you are missing the point. You always try and isolate physical traits.
You can't do that.
You have to look at the overall picture.
Sure, Ronnie had a better taper than Yates. But that is not why he would win.
he would win because he combines this attribute with others like detail, shape and vascuarity forming a package that makes dorian look outclassed in both the pics and the videos on this thread.