Seriously, guys... it's not pros like Bill Grant or even Klownmali who are the worst pros of all time.
It's guys you've likely never even heard of (except for maybe Kenny Jones
), who reached IFBB pro status by winning their country's national championships or something.... or maybe won the bantamweight class in the NPC Nationals some year.
I mean, look at some contest like the 2005 New York Pro show (formerly Night of Champions) and take a look at some of the "pros" who seemingly came out of the woodwork for that show. Hardly pro-caliber physiques. Here's just a few:




and so on, and so on, ad nauseum...
Some of them forfeit their IFBB pro cards and return to the amateur ranks. Usually, that's done to pursue the Mr. Universe title.
Mustafa Mohammed would have likely won the overall title at the Mr. Universe, had he not gone up against former IFBB pro Hamdullah Aytukulu, the ultra-ripped guy from Turkey, who striations were made famous at the 1996 Canada Pro Cup and Night of Champions.
Aytukulu can never be an IFBB pro again. But, the fame, prestige, and financial rewards from his homeland for winning the Universe exceed anything he would have likely gained as an IFBB pro.
What I don't understand is how some countries (namely Canada) can give IFBB pro cards to guys (and girls) who HAVEN'T EVEN WON THEIR CLASS in their country's national championships.