exactly.
ND will cry 'ad populum' and say it is 'weak' because he is stupid, because he does not understand that the comparisons are very real and very compelling evidence for people who know about this sport and how it is judged.
on the other hand, 12 year old irrelevant quotes from before Ronnie even placed in the top 15 of a contest are not compelling evidence...
Hulkster hates the when I call him on his appeal to numbers because he knows its a weak argument , like most of his others like Dorian should have lost in 1993
First of all the comparisons are not real , no reality in them what so ever , they're made by biased Coleman fans you may find them compelling but that doesn't mean much and your opinions based on them are not evidence
Second of all the quote from Dorian Yates is from 2005 and it specifically compares to Ronnie and Dorian himself states he has better conditioning and balance and then a supplement with relevant facts from 12 years ago that have bearing always , such as Dorian's outstanding balance & proportion , his density and his legendary conditioning etc , couple with the fact that you cannot form an accurate opinion of Dorian Yates based on pictures and video , so once again leads back to your claim the comparisons are ' real ' lol
What are you left with? nothing ....you say old quotes are useless but only when the favor Yates any old quotes for Ronnie are great , typical hypocritical
my argument still stands and has yet to be countered
Dorian would beat Ronnie for the following reasons
Dorian has the edge in muscular bulk against Ronnie 1998/1999/2001 ( 260 pounds V 249/257/247 max )
Dorian has the edge in muscular density against Ronnie - All years
Dorian has the edge in muscle balance & proportion against Ronnie - All years ( post tear and all )
Dorian has the edge in conditioning against Ronnie - 1998 ( 1998/2001 Ronnie may have come close )
Dorian has the edge in posing & presentation against Ronnie - All years
couple all these together and there is a very high probability that Dorian would beat Ronnie any year you choose , including 2003 the only advantage Ronnie has in 2003 is more muscular bulk and not highly conditioned bulk to add , he's still behind in density , balance & proportion , conditioning and posing & presentation
none of you have yet to counter this argument , the criteria favors Dorian , your polls don't counter this , your slanted comparisons don't counter this , your delusions don't counter this , your fantasies don't counter this