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Title: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Cap on February 06, 2007, 04:17:14 PM
I think Levrone has that wow factor Shawn lacked in terms of size but I think Shawn was the more complete BBer.

Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on February 06, 2007, 04:19:12 PM
wow thats a tuff one , Shawn was more complete and more consistant with his conditioning , but Kev was bigger and wider
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Cap on February 06, 2007, 04:20:23 PM
wow thats a tuff one , Shawn was more complete and more consistant with his conditioning , but Kev was bigger and wider
I know, and Kev had some great years of conditioning.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: swilkins1984 on February 06, 2007, 04:22:25 PM
Thats is almost impossible to answer. I'd say its a tie. The only difference between them is body weight and they alternated beating each other year after year. Shawn was the most balanced but Kevin brought more muscle. I do think Shawn was the most consistently in shape though.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on February 06, 2007, 04:24:19 PM
I know, and Kev had some great years of conditioning.

Thats true , at his best Kev was huge and ripped and much wider than Shawn
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on February 06, 2007, 04:42:13 PM
shawanna who???

Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Scimowser on February 06, 2007, 04:52:11 PM
hard to say but i would have to go with Shawn. Overall balance was superior, his proportions were exact, conditioning was spot on and he could pose better than just about anybody to ever step onstage
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ribonucleic on February 06, 2007, 05:13:27 PM
Shawn had the most complete physique ever. Period. So he should win.

But Levrone was bigger, so they'd give it to him. He was pretty good though.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: SteelePegasus on February 06, 2007, 05:16:27 PM
at their best Shawn had better rental car

Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: pobrecito on February 06, 2007, 05:25:32 PM
At their respective bests, 94 for Shawn and 95 for Kevin, Kevin wins.....superior muscularity, balance, and I give him the edge in posing as well (Shawn posing would have been more suitable for the Ms. Olympia).
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: pobrecito on February 06, 2007, 05:26:55 PM
(http://www.benchpresschampion.com/PHOTOS/MENBODYBUILDING/KevinLevrone2.jpg)
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: pobrecito on February 06, 2007, 05:27:52 PM
(http://www.benchpresschampion.com/PHOTOS/MENBODYBUILDING/KevinLevrone.jpg)
(http://www.benchpresschampion.com/PHOTOS/MENBODYBUILDING/ShawnRay2.jpg)
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Scimowser on February 06, 2007, 05:39:24 PM
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Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: pobrecito on February 06, 2007, 05:41:29 PM
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205lbs vs. 255lbs.

No contest.

When Kevin was ON...he placed above Shawn every time.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Scimowser on February 06, 2007, 05:43:48 PM
only because judges prefer size. Its fucking criminal how they reward mass over perfection. Even when Kev had no legs and was way off they placed him high because of who he is. Shawn never had a weakness til the day he retired
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Sergio Rules 77 on February 06, 2007, 05:47:58 PM
Sorry Shawn, but Kevin gets the nod. Take a look at Kev's condition on the '97 Battle for the Olympia video :o. Unfortunately, he didn't bring that look just a few days later at the Olympia.

SERGIO!!!!
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: BayGBM on February 06, 2007, 05:52:16 PM
I think Levrone has that wow factor Shawn lacked in terms of size but I think Shawn was the more complete BBer.

It's close.  But Shawn.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on February 06, 2007, 06:01:07 PM
It's close.  But Shawn.

i have gay friends..

but your opinion is invalid cause you will NOT be able to seperate sexual preference from atheletic greatness..

sorry mate..tough break..but its true


<in the same way i'd make a horrible fem bbing judge...well hmm wonder why the most muscular women place last!!!>
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on February 06, 2007, 06:02:03 PM
only because judges prefer size. Its fucking criminal how they reward mass over perfection. Even when Kev had no legs and was way off they placed him high because of who he is. Shawn never had a weakness til the day he retired


shawn is disliked by many..

lol

wonder why... :-\
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ribonucleic on February 06, 2007, 06:09:08 PM

shawn is disliked by many..

lol

wonder why... :-\

Preliminary theories suggest he's an a$$hole.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Scimowser on February 06, 2007, 06:20:02 PM
were not talking about a popularity contest or who had the best attitude. Were talking about physiques and on that basis Shawn wins IMO
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on February 06, 2007, 06:20:59 PM
Preliminary theories suggest he's an a$$hole.

Hope this helps.

you mean hyporcite...   ;)  and a 2 faced winy little c unt and at 175 lbs i'd tell him that to his face...

actually next time there is a show in maryland and he is there....i shall!
 ;D
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: jaejonna on February 06, 2007, 06:30:20 PM
Levrone all day .....

he was never a tranny f*cking midget  :-*
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: gh15 on February 06, 2007, 06:40:35 PM
hard to find better than kevin out there,,you have ron,,arnold,,sergio,,dorian,,haney and closing the top 6 is good ole kevin

those are top 6 bodybuilders to ever walk planet earth,,both strength wize and condition/size wize
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: beatmaster on February 06, 2007, 06:41:21 PM


pounds for pounds , it's gotta be shawn
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: figgs on February 06, 2007, 06:42:29 PM
For a mass monster, Kevin attains very impressive aesthetic quality. That, to me, is more impressive then what Shawn had.

Shawn truly developed his body to become the closest he could to physical perfection.

Such a tough comparison but Kevin is just dwarfing Shawn from all angles.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: pobrecito on February 06, 2007, 06:44:06 PM
This shot is just fucking outstanding....the only flaw I see here is Shawn's lack of hardness.

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=124935.0;attach=140471;image)
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: suckmymuscle on February 06, 2007, 06:44:17 PM
I think Levrone has that wow factor Shawn lacked in terms of size but I think Shawn was the more complete BBer.

  Levrone, so questions about it. He was the second best bodybuilder of the 1990s besides Doz. His height, skeletal structure, long muscle bellies and muscularity put Shawn on the back seat. Kevin is really, really a superb bodybuilder. When he was around 240 lbs, he was like a Sergio Oliva in the way that his muscle bellies tapered into small joints, that belonged to bones that were still big enough to carry lots of muscle mass. Too bad Kevin peaked in 1995 and had Yates in his all-time best conditioning to stop him from being Mr.Olympia. If he had entered the 1998 Olympia looking like that, he would ahve won. Keving made the mistake of coming around 255 lbs, too big for his frame, and paid the price for it. I miss you, Kevin. We won't see a bodybuilder like you for a long time yet...

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ribonucleic on February 06, 2007, 06:53:01 PM
I miss you, Kevin.

Gayer than Jm J Bullock

(http://www.meredy.com/cosmiccow/jm.jpg)
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Pollux on February 06, 2007, 06:56:17 PM
I give the edge to Kevin Levrone.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: suckmymuscle on February 06, 2007, 06:58:07 PM
Gayer than Jm J Bullock

(http://www.meredy.com/cosmiccow/jm.jpg)

  He's not my type. ;D And, wow, I just called gay by some dude who's hanging on a bodybuilding board looking at oiled up men in thongs... :'(. My life is over.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: MRMD2003 on February 06, 2007, 08:18:51 PM
without question levrone. shawn is an all time great, but he didn't look better then levrone, wheeler, or comier in their primes.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Hulkster on February 06, 2007, 08:45:37 PM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=49784.0;id=51188;image)
I vote shawn.

Front double bi - shawn easily
side chest - kevin easily
side tri - kevin easily
back double bi - shawn easily
back lat - kevin - was wider in this pose
front lat -shawn - detail everwhere
ab and thigh - no one has a better one than Shawn.
most muscular - even. both were great.

its close, but shawn would win. Hell, both were in great shape in 94 and shawn took him.

Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ToxicAvenger on February 06, 2007, 08:49:35 PM
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=49784.0;id=51188;image)
I vote shawn.

Front double bi - shawn easily
side chest - kevin easily
side tri - kevin easily
back double bi - shawn easily
back lat - kevin - was wider in this pose
front lat -shawn - detail everwhere
ab and thigh - no one has a better one than Shawn.
most muscular - even. both were great.

its close, but shawn would win. Hell, both were in great shape in 94 and shawn took him.



wow according to this dexter should be mr O! :)
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Earl1972 on February 06, 2007, 09:23:45 PM
shawn looks great standing alone but looked way too small compared to the other top guys

lets not forget that he only competed once a year, which makes it much easier to peak for the O

gotta go with Mr. Levrone 8)

E
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: dragonheart on February 06, 2007, 09:41:11 PM
Shawn is great, but Kevin just has this 'holy shit' factor about him, so he gets my vote.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: realkarateblackbelt on February 06, 2007, 09:50:41 PM
shawanna who???



hahaha godamn that's impressive.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ieffinhatecardio on February 06, 2007, 09:51:51 PM
Shawn by the slimmest of margins and only because Levrone's arms were a little too big. If they weren't so overpowering then I'd pick Levrone.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Benny B on February 06, 2007, 10:10:50 PM
Close...but Shawn
Something about Levrone didn't look quite right to me. I think maybe Levrone's shoulders overpowered his upper body.  :-\
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Shawn Ray on February 06, 2007, 10:13:21 PM
Kevin was awesome and always brought out the best in me as a competitor.
I was a huge fan of his!
Now we are both fathers and enjoy hanging with the family and friends. ;)
Peace,
S. Ray
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on February 06, 2007, 10:17:28 PM



I gotta give it to Shawn, his symmetry is damn near flawless, and although Levrone is good, his arms and shoulders just overpower everything else!
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: the shadow on February 06, 2007, 10:20:22 PM
peak shawn vs peak kevin..thats a tough one.i would say shawn for over-all development.shawns physiue was almost perfect.he was even more prefect than syhthol wheeler
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: Wombat on February 06, 2007, 11:49:31 PM
Kevin was awesome and always brought out the best in me as a competitor.
I was a huge fan of his!
Now we are both fathers and enjoy hanging with the family and friends. ;)
Peace,
S. Ray

i see that Kevin is giving the illuminati(New world order) hand signal...As a christian, that is a very dangerous signal to display...
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: dragonheart on February 07, 2007, 08:49:18 AM
Shawn by the slimmest of margins and only because Levrone's arms were a little too big. If they weren't so overpowering then I'd pick Levrone.

you can never have too much money, and your arms can never be too big.
Title: Re: Levrone at his best or Shawn Ray at his best?
Post by: ribonucleic on February 07, 2007, 11:54:07 AM
I just called gay by some dude who's hanging on a bodybuilding board

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