ronnie is considered the greatest of all time for many reasons:
1. he won 8 mr. olympia titles (two more than dorian and one more than Arnold, tied with haney)
2. He also won an Arnold Classic while being Mr. Olympia, something no one else had done before or since.
3. His longetivity - he is competing with the best while dorian is handing out cups of water at the shows where ronnie is competing.
4. He has won more contests than anyone else in history
5. His peak form is considered by most to be the best ever seen, flaws and all. No one ever picks Dorian.
It has nothing to do with the fact that he lost alot when he was coming up.
Arnold lost, Haney lost, dorian lost - they all lost before they hit their primes..
no, doubt about ronnie's greatness.
but, he is the only mr. olympia to EVEN compete at the arnold while being mr. olympia. when the others have not, its stupid to make a big deal out of it, but you will anyways.
ronnie should retire, he's embarrassing himself and his legacy.
what good is competing just for the sake of competing?
# of wins is somewhat irrelevant.
shawn has 1 one and is considered one of the best.
he may have won more titles that dorian, but the compeition was a joke.
how great was ronnie during the 90's? exactly.
he also competed in more contests that just about anyone else - and lost to more guys that most everyone else.
its like brett favre - #2 in touchdowns AND intereptions.
plenty of people have mentioned dorian's 93 or 95 form.
sure, some may prefer ronnie, but yates domiance is never in question or his best form.
the 93 olympia is legendary. no one gave a shit about the 99 olympia.
it came and went like any other year.