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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #25 on: November 26, 2025, 08:00:42 AM »


A lot of big dudes in that line up

Shawn Ray is comfortably the shortest and if you exclude Roland the rest are like 5'10 and taller

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #26 on: November 26, 2025, 08:13:21 AM »
Paul wasn't good in the back lat spread and back double. This alone puts him out from being competetive in the top spots.

+ he could not pose

Please do not “explain” anything to me.

Dillett beat Shawn Ray twice a few months earlier at the 1996 Pro Ironman and the 1996 Arnold Classic.

Paul was a top contender and he was voicing his opinion.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #27 on: November 26, 2025, 08:17:42 AM »
paul dillett was a beast from the front.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #28 on: November 26, 2025, 08:52:33 AM »
Dorian straight firsts in 1996 He was NEVER close to beating Dorian. No one was.
He looks like a little obese midget next to Dorian.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #29 on: November 26, 2025, 09:11:29 AM »
Please do not “explain” anything to me.

Dillett beat Shawn Ray twice a few months earlier at the 1996 Pro Ironman and the 1996 Arnold Classic.

Paul was a top contender and he was voicing his opinion.
Dillets bdb latspread where shit even at his best. That's why he never placed high

Shawn was complete. When you are complete you expose other bb'ers weaknesses and that makes him look better in comparisons. He was the only one who could give Dorian a run for his money from the back.

One thing I can say about 96 O is that Ronnie was brutally overlooked and should have placed higher.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2025, 09:18:31 AM »
Dillets bdb latspread where shit even at his best. That's why he never placed high

Shawn was complete. When you are complete you expose other bb'ers weaknesses and that makes him look better in comparisons. He was the only one who could give Dorian a run for his money from the back.

One thing I can say about 96 O is that Ronnie was brutally overlooked and should have placed higher.

Do I need to say it again?

Shawn got smoked by Dillett at the 1996 Pro Ironman and 1996 Arnold Classic.

Paul said that he wasn’t impressed with Shawn at the 1996 Olympia. End of story.

Your “explanations” are not needed.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2025, 09:22:47 AM »
Do I need to say it again?

Shawn got smoked by Dillett at the 1996 Pro Ironman and 1996 Arnold Classic.

Paul said that he wasn’t impressed with Shawn at the 1996 Olympia. End of story.

Your “explanations” are not needed.
Pauls opinion doesn't matter. He also had alot of opinions on other peoples posing I recall from his magazine columns yet he couldn't pose for shit himself. And he literally couldn't hold a pose still for one second without wobbling around. Impressive physique though. But from the back he got smoked always.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2025, 09:30:39 AM »
Pauls opinion doesn't matter. He also had alot of opinions on other peoples posing I recall from his magazine columns yet he couldn't pose for shit himself. And he literally couldn't hold a pose still for one second without wobbling around. Impressive physique though. But from the back he got smoked always.


Dorian Yates smoked Shawn at the 1996 Olympia.

Yates and Dillett were both in agreement: it wasn’t a close show. Yates won easily.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2025, 10:05:32 AM »
A lot of big dudes in that line up

Shawn Ray is comfortably the shortest and if you exclude Roland the rest are like 5'10 and taller

Mike Francois was only 5 ft 8
Flex wheeler was 5 ft 9

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2025, 10:11:02 AM »
Mike Francois was only 5 ft 8
Flex wheeler was 5 ft 9

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2025, 12:42:55 PM »

Bald Shawn Ray will never be peak Shawn Ray (nh)
Shawn should have won in 1994 as well:

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2025, 12:48:04 PM »
Shawn should have won in 1994 as well:


Shawn was BEHIND Kevin after the prejudging at the 1994 Mr Olympia , he was lucky to beat him in 1994 he was never beating Dorian. And as Shawn said directly on this topic

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2025, 01:35:51 PM »
Mike Francois was only 5 ft 8
Flex wheeler was 5 ft 9

Wheeler was a legit 5’10

Same with Dorian , Ronnie.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2025, 08:25:01 PM »
Shawn was BEHIND Kevin after the prejudging at the 1994 Mr Olympia , he was lucky to beat him in 1994 he was never beating Dorian. And as Shawn said directly on this topic
Incredible routine,posing..

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #39 on: November 26, 2025, 11:27:23 PM »
Incredible routine,posing..
X 2.........the guy was the consummate professional.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #40 on: Today at 01:43:14 AM »

Bald Shawn Ray will never be peak Shawn Ray (nh)

Extremely homosexual bias.

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #41 on: Today at 05:44:49 AM »
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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #42 on: Today at 06:53:19 AM »
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Shawn has always been one of my favorites.
Somehow his posing and poses look so effortless.
Maybe because, for a top level BB, he isn’t very vascular?

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Re: Peak Shawn Ray in 1996
« Reply #43 on: Today at 07:05:27 AM »
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