Should the Mr Olympia be 5 foot 6?

[The_One77]

Not being mean, but the best basketball players, heavyweight boxers, or whatever aren't 5 foot 6. Can't really respect the Mr. Olympia if you walk past him and think he's asking for help reaching the top shelf. Also, I've never seen a guy pray before doing a set of dumbbell presses – not sure we need a 5'6 minister as Mr. Olympia, preaching between sets. Its bad for the sport.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Chris Dickerson approved

[Bevo]

Not being mean, but the best basketball players, heavyweight boxers, or whatever aren't 5 foot 6. Can't really respect the Mr. Olympia if you walk past him and think he's asking for help reaching the top shelf. Also, I've never seen a guy pray before doing a set of dumbbell presses – not sure we need a 5'6 minister as Mr. Olympia, preaching between sets. Its bad for the sport.

You’re a moron, basketball is a sport that requires height. Boxing, there’s weight classes yet you bring up the heavyweight class to try to make a point

Bbing is literally just building the body, mass, condition, symmetry, etc…

[funk51]

    The giant killer could never win @ a generous 5 ft 2.

[BayGBM]

You’re a moron, basketball is a sport that requires height. Boxing, there’s weight classes yet you bring up the heavyweight class to try to make a point

Bbing is literally just building the body, mass, condition, symmetry, etc…

x2.  It’s a short man’s sport.  5’4”-5’9”.  The OP’s prejudice against short men is his baggage; the rest of us don’t have to live by it. Branch should have won at least once.

[beakdoctor]

Not being mean, but the best basketball players, heavyweight boxers, or whatever aren't 5 foot 6. Can't really respect the Mr. Olympia if you walk past him and think he's asking for help reaching the top shelf. Also, I've never seen a guy pray before doing a set of dumbbell presses – not sure we need a 5'6 minister as Mr. Olympia, preaching between sets. Its bad for the sport.

Good point. A Mr Olympia should definitely be of questionable character.  A schmoe, G4P, a ruthless businessman who will do whatever it takes to get ahead, a self absorbed Narcissist that will leave a sick wife in pursuit of vanity, an imbecile,  a hedonist, drug abuser etc...

There's no place for ministry in bodybuilding.  Dennis Tinerino proved there is a noticeable decline in placings after becoming a believer.

[wes]

The best built man should win regardless of height.

[Coach is Back!]

Height is irrelevant

[1Patrick]

If Labrada or Ray won the title no one would have complained.
Dexter is 5’6”.
Momo Benaziza defeated Yates and was thick AF at 5’5”

[visualizeperfection]

The best built man should win regardless of height.

Height is irrelevant

I mean, you guys have some skin in the game 

[Wiggs]

Height should not matter. It should be the best built man with size that's not grotesque.  It would mean we go back to 80s judging. I'm cool with that. 

[The Scott]

The best built man should win regardless of height.

This!  And yet Padilla lost to Franco and Makkawy lost to Haney.  I know it is all subject to personal preference but I think both Padilla nd Makkawy were superb and should have won on those two instances.

Of the competitors now in the O, I think the most of Derek "Lumpsford" (that "surname" is highlarious!).