Okay well the comments about Nasser and Dillet were pre-answered by my post before. Ronnie is complete unlike the other backless guys, so there's no comparison there. Ferrigno's height meant he was shallow despite his heavy contest weight. Similarly, a 6'2" Dillet at 275 is not nearly as thick as a 287 Ronnie at 5'11" so I don't think it's ridiculous to observe the innevitable dwarfing that would ensue were Dorian and Ronnie to manipulate time and stand side by side at their respective 'bests'. Notice I'm not even arguing that 2003 Ronnie is actually better than 98 or 98 because I don't think it's the case, there's simply no escaping the fact that the judges would have no choice (as Dorian would later - no doubt reluctantly - deduce) to award Ronnie first place.
Ronnie isn't complete by a long shot , ironically here is a quote by Shawn Ray on Ronnie's physique 1998
Ronnie Coleman was the most improved bodybuilder , and they should have an award for that but it SHOULDN'T be the overall title. Ronnie Coleman won the Mr Olympia for making the most improvement.
Ronnie does NOT have the complete physique. He has a certain degree of shape and detail but , let's be honest , he has a lot of weaknesses
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And Nasser had a thick & wide back his problem was detail & muscularity ( much like Coleman's calves ) Nasser was 5'11" the same height as Ronnie and weighed almost the same as Ronnie 2003 ( 285 pounds ) Fux was 5'11" and 280 pounds , Dorian wouldn't get dwarfed by Ronnie and he is another reason why
Shawn Ray on the 2004 Mr Olympia where Ronnie weighed 296 pounds !! even bigger than 2003
in certain poses you would never know Dexter was giving up 70lbs to Ronnie? Now a bigger Ronnie isn't really dwarfing a 225 pound Dexter but he's going to a 260 pound Dorian? thats no logical , the absolute ONLY advantage Ronnie has is size , Dorian has to many advantages balance & proportion , conditioning and density , Dorian is a better poser I don't think Ronnie would be able to overcome that many advantages , although I'm not unreasonable he could win just based on the size advantage .