Ronnie won by like 2 points....Nasser and Flex beat him in the prejudging (but Ronnie deserved to win)
Back to Gunter.....Hulsketer You dont really comprehend what a 50lb weight advantage looks like until you see the 2 people standing next to each other in person. Its a HUGE difference. Gunter was ripped at the 2002 Olympia ....no bloat what so ever. He had striated pecs, striated glutes, possibly a pair of the biggests biceps ever, ect....
so to just gloss over a 50lb weight advantage in contest shape is ridiculous
50 pounds is huge no doubt. But Gunter when he won the 2002 SOS was probably 40 pounds heavier than Ronnie.
However, Ronnie was flat and in horrible shape compared to his 1998 outing.
I would argue that had Ronnie been in his 1998 condition (seperation, quality etc) Gunter would not have won in 2002, even with a 50 pound weight advantage.
The taper difference alone would be astounding -front and back - so the symmetry round would probably go to Ronnie.
The muscularity round would be close - Ronnie had far better quality, shape and detail, but the judges would probably be blinded by the size difference.
it would be close, but only because of the judges blind obsession with size.
In terms of taper, and quality bodyparts, it would not be as close.
ronnie in 1998 was amazing.
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