Let's see....what did taper do for Ronnie in the 1996 Mr. Olympia? What did it do at the 2001 Mr. Olympia where Cutler was deemed to have the best physique, what did it do in 2002 against Gunther? How about against Jay this year? What did it do for Ronnie in the challenge rounds he lost?
The main problem with this whole thread is the fact that Hulkster has it set in his mind that Coleman is invincible. However, in reality, nothing could be farther from the truth. ND or I could post up a picture of Yates beating Coleman flat out (as we have multiple times) and Hulkster simply resorts to the same excuse tactics.
see this is where you take a page of of the "ND Handbook of Mental Retardation" when you start to isolate taper by itself.
Taper does not win contests.
but when things are close, it can tip the scales in your favor.
and besides, you could argue the flip side to your argument:
that taper has allowed Ronnie to win 8 Mr. Olympia titles, and Arnold Classic win, and more pro victories than anyone else alive, hell, almost twice as many as dorian.