92 - unspectacular. Could of went to any of the tp three that year. unfortunate for the sport taht it went to yates
93 - dominated. New level of size and conditioning previously unseen.
94 - appaling. Off colour, visible stomach distension, bulging obliques. Oh and torn bicep. How much he changed in only a year. Sort of like the change during 92 and 93 only in reverse.
95 -better. Dry, similar to 93 but with torn arm
96 - showing age already. Physique degrading, gut widening, arms getting smaller (relative to torso).
97 - possibly the worst package ever presented to win bar franco and dickerson. Twiggish arms, more torn muscles, gut as big as ever, less quad flair, noticebly decreasing taper. Looks 50. No, actually looks nearer 55. 
93, 95, 92, 94, 96, 97 in order probably.
3 years on, 3 years off
1992 he dominated 242lbs the biggest & dryest guy in the show
1993 set a new standard the judges didn't even call him out in the muscularity round
1994 off especially from 1993 but no one that night could beat him
1995 much like 1993 complete dominated the feild
1996 a tad more streamlined not his best showing better than 94 and clearly good enough to win
1997 very off should have lost huge and dry but torn bicep/tricep/quad and a blaoted gut apparently the judges thought he was good enough to win
94 - wasn't even close Shawn Ray wasn't going to beat him weighing some sixty pounds less , the only lighter competitor who could beat Yates was Flex and he was recovering from his accident
96 - people say Shawn again he was never going to beat Yates at his height & weight and he was off from 94 to boot Flex was off so he blew his chance
97 - very off I think he should have lost but his back litteraly bailed him out if Nasser had an equal back he would have beat him
Dorian's main competition
Flex Wheeler - the only legitimate competitior who could beat Dorian while not the biggest his overall package was outstanding and he was bigger than Ray
Shawn Ray - never a real threat he was simply to light he was born in the wrong era , he made claims of defeating Haney as well not in the era of the freak
Nasser El Sonbaty - could match or purpass Yates from the front by couldn't beat Yates from the side or back , his back was his major liability
Paul Dillett - Paul like Nasser couldn't handle Yates from the back add his inability to pose without violently shaking and hit or miss conditioning it easy to see why he couldn't place top 3
Kevin Levrone - on contest day you got either one of two Kevins smaller & shredded or big and smooth he never quite found his balance , under thr ight set of circumstances he may have given Yates a run for his money
So when you put his reign into context its easy to understand why he won with the exception of 1997
Put Ronnie's reign into context
1998 - very close contest he was very lucky they didn't choose Flex just based on his name but he looked fantastic
1999 - dominated the feild for the first time despite not being as sharp as 1998 but he was full Flex was lucky to place ahead of Cormier
2000 - huge but holding water his gut was now hanging out in all its glory many claim Kevin was the better man but he dominated with straight firsts
2001 - off huge and smooth gut hanging out and actually lost the symmetry & muscularity rounds , but won both the posing rounds , in all honesty he should have lost , a very controversial contest
2002 - like 2001 he was way off very small and looking like a shell of his former self gut again and Kevin was simply the better man , in all honesty he should have lost this one as well
2003 - redemption with two very close calls set a new standard for size & conditioning completly dominated the feild despite the gut
2004 - huge and very soft gigantic gut a step back after 2003 on paper it was close
2005 - a little more streamlined the gut was still present , Jay is closing in on him but no controversy in this show despite not getting straight firsts
out of his 8 titles, just 3 have been with straight firsts he's had a lot of close calls . 1998 he on by just 3 points , in 2001 by just 4 and in 2002 just 9 and in 2004 just 3he really hasn't dominated his competition in the same like Dorian has . he actually lost in a minor show in 2002 to Gunther something that hasn't been done since 1970 .
I personally think Ronnie should have lost twice in 2001/2002 he was off that much .
When Ronnie is off its due to his conditioning when he gets smooth he gets in real trouble . Dorian's problem wasn't with his conditioning it was his torn muscles even at his worse he still had striated glutes I honestly fel the only contest he should have lost was 1997 but what do I know? I'm not a judge .
