wow so much nonsese. It finally occurs to me why people stop respoding to this volumnous BS 
Lets try to pick this apart one by one(cant believe Im wasting my time doing this):
The flaw in your argument here is that you're giving the nod to dorian based compltely on his "superior conditioning and hardness" even though that's not all that a bodybuilder should be judged on (Captain Obvious). My choice as to who has the beter shape to his muscles is equivalent to you deciding who has the better look- the vascular, fuller ronnie versus the much drier and harder dorian.
So, really, you have no upperhand in the argument. Now this(above) was my argument that accepted your premise that the shape of one bodybuilders msucles against another's is entirely a matter of personal preference. HOWEVER, the problem is that this is not true. Now I dont know the bodybuilding jargon and all the bullshit u guys spew, but ronnie clearly has the rounder, better shaped muscles in the most muscular shot. It has more aesthetic appeal also. Basically, your argument is losing here whichever angle u chose to attack ronnie from.
Yes, his forearms look just fine in the most muscular, and look just as good as Dorian's. You're picking at straws here.
Whatever.
You say I have NO upperhand in the argument you're dead wrong , 99 times out of 100 why does one bodybuilder loses to another with all other things considered? it all boils down to who is the better conditioned athlete , besides mass & balance , conditioning is one of the most important criteria for a bodybuilder , why did Flex lose to Ronnie in 1998? Flex beat Ronnie eight times previously , Ronnie beat Flex in 1998 because he had ripped glutes & well defined hamstrings , if Flex had those he would have beat Ronnie 1998
And you may think Ronnie has a more aesthetically pleasing most muscular which in my opinion is an oxymoron that most muscular is NOT a particularly beautiful pose for a bodybuilder its always been known as a power-shot , the mostmuscular is as the name implies to see who the most muscular and Ronnie is 257 pounds , and Dorian 255 pounds , Dorian has better muscle hardness and conditioning and Ronnie is a tad softer and not as dry , so who is more muscular? who is carrying less fat & water?
not to mention who is better balanced?
Now balance & proportion are part of the judging criteria and while Dorian's forearms may seem like a straw to you it adds up as a whole , Ronnie has poor lower leg balance , poor proportion between his calves & quads , same with his forearms to his biceps/triceps , his glutes are way to overdeveloped and stick out these are not trademarks of a well balanced bodybuilder and just because you don't think its a big deal the judges are specifically looking for
The comparisons of the compulsory poses cannot be overemphasized
as these comparisons will help the judge to decide
which competitor has the superior physique from the standpoint of
muscular bulk, balanced development, muscular density and
definition.
