Nick Walker makes history 3x NY Pro winner

[Golden]

Oooooohhhhh. You’re THAT guy.
I hope your step on a Lego.

 

[Golden]

The next year Yates comes back and dominates everyone. Look how deep that lineup is though. Thirty competitors. Sarcev 11th! Sonbaty couldnt even place in the top 14. Its amazing to me that the legendary status of that show doesnt bring everyone out from the shadows to compete.

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1​	Dorian Yates
2​	Sonny Schmidt
3​	Geir Borgan Paulsen
4​	Thierry Pastel
5​	Ron Love
6​	Tom Terwilliger
7​	Albert Beckles
8​	Mike Ashley
9​	André Bilodeau
10​	Guy Ducasse
11​	Milos Sarcev
12​	Ricardo Gya
13​	David Hawk
14​	Allan Ichinose
-​	Peter Andreas
-​	Flavio Baccianini
-​	Adrian Batho
-​	Francois Boisvert
-​	Rosario Bonaccorsi
-​	Hayrettin Dinger
-​	Nasser El Sonbaty
-​	Jean Luc Favre
-​	Sammy Ioannidis
-​	Jari Leino
-​	Patrick Lynn
-​	Jerry Rodgers
-​	Franco Santoriello
-​	Bernard Sealy
-​	Dan Smith
-​	Nordine Zouareg

Off topic but sonny schmidt came to the uk in the 90’s, brought over by a promoter.I remember him telling us that Schmidt lived on McDonalds several times a day whilst over here and stayed in shape

 

[AlexDavis43]

do we know who Hadi is being coached by now?

Abdullah Alotaibi, the same guy who coached Brandon Curry, William Bonac, and Blessing Awodibu

 

[AlexDavis43]

Off topic but sonny schmidt came to the uk in the 90’s, brought over by a promoter.I remember him telling us that Schmidt lived on McDonalds several times a day whilst over here and stayed in shape

Like Dave Palumbo xD

 

[Yousef12O2]

Hypothetical question but how do you guys think the top guys now would have placed back in the 90s/early 2000s (except for Ronnie and Jay)? I think they would have dominated

 

[Fleezy]

Hypothetical question but how do you guys think the top guys now would have placed back in the 90s/early 2000s (except for Ronnie and Jay)? I think they would have dominated

top guys today would dominate the top guys from the 90's and early 2000's

 

[mayan]

top guys today would dominate the top guys from the 90's and early 2000's

Hopefully my sarcasm detector needs a new battery.

 

[Fleezy]

Hopefully my sarcasm detector needs a new battery.

i am not joking

i believe that:

Samson
Hadi
Derek
Jacked
Nick

are better than

Levrone
Shawn Ray
Dillett
Cormier
Wheeler

It would probably be pretty obvious if the 90's guys were shot on contemporary video equipment as opposed to the grainy quality from back then.. made them look more defined than they actually were - at least in my estimation

 

[Gaintrain]

I am sorry, but Sas looked fuckin awesome, and Krizo did not. There is something weird going on with him where all the great parts do not add up to equal a good presentation idk. Sas should have been ahead of him. Idk

agreed, Sas should been higher….

 

[Biggerp73]

Honestly, I would be happy if Nick won Mr. O. Objectively, what are his flaws? Wide waist, ok. V-shaped figure in the shape of Keon or Tonio Burton is not his thing either. But the rest? Hardness, separation, mass, IMO the best arms in ifbb currently, improved legs. You can find fault with each of the last Mr. O. for something. Hadi for the lot of synthol in shoulders, Samson for the difficulty in getting in shape, Derek for one, dominant group (back) and only good rest. Nick really does not differ from these 3, because each has some flaws.

If he can bring his waist/obliques in and learn how to spread his lats from the front (might be as simple as focusing on machine pullovers) he could make an awesome Mr Olympia

 

[thethinker48]

i am not joking

i believe that:

Samson
Hadi
Derek
Jacked
Nick

are better than

Levrone
Shawn Ray
Dillett
Cormier
Wheeler

It would probably be pretty obvious if the 90's guys were shot on contemporary video equipment as opposed to the grainy quality from back then.. made them look more defined than they actually were - at least in my estimation

I think different judging standards might also play a role for guys today vs 90s

 

[DOGGCRAPP]

What’s the weird part? You just feel it’s less prestigious I assume?

It used to be a prestigious title and by far the biggest show outside of the Olympia and later on the Arnold.

 

[DOGGCRAPP]

i am not joking

i believe that:

Samson
Hadi
Derek
Jacked
Nick

are better than

Levrone
Shawn Ray
Dillett
Cormier
Wheeler

It would probably be pretty obvious if the 90's guys were shot on contemporary video equipment as opposed to the grainy quality from back then.. made them look more defined than they actually were - at least in my estimation

No way in hell.
Samson could compete in any era, no doubt about it. Andrew Jacked could stand on his own no doubt about it. But good luck for just about anyone else standing next to 97-98 El Sonbaty, Levrone at his best, Yates at his best or Flex in 1999.....for the rest of them...go to 1:10 in the video....who the hell is going to stand next to that and shine?

 

[hawkmoon]

You know whats so weird to me? The NY Pro is "The Night of Champions". Thats what it used to be called. That show was freaking bonkers back in the day...like whos who in bodybuilding. Freaks! Phil Hill, Markus Ruhl, Sonbaty, Heiko Kallbach etc etc etc. To see only 11 guys at that show now is shocking. There used to be 25-34 guys in that show. OLD GUY ALERT: I went to the 1990 and 1991 Night of Champions....its was nuts!
Yates first show and he was a freak but Benazziza was a phenom with a back that rivaled Yates. {Thats why Yates put BenaZ's pic up on his wall and spent all year never losing a back pose again to anyone}.

This was the lineup below. Morant was a walking house, Schmidt, Benfatto got 8th, Paris 14th!, Phil Hill came in off but was a Sherman Tank.

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1​	Mohammed Benaziza
2​	Dorian Yates
3​	Danny Padilla
4​	Johnnie Morant
5​	Robby Robinson
6​	Sonny Schmidt
7​	Eddie Robinson (1)
8​	Francis Benfatto
9​	Thierry Pastel
10​	Peter Andreas
11​	Phil Williams
12​	David Dearth
13​	Steve Brisbois
14​	Bob Paris
15​	Armando Defant
-​	Albert Beckles
-​	James Gaubert
-​	Phil Hill
-​	Mats Kardell
-​	Ken Passariello
-​	Bill Richardson
-​	Bernard Sealy
-​	John Siembida
-​	Dan Smith
-​	Van Walcott Smith
-​	Henderson Thorne

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking this.
I was watching the playback of the top guys this year and wondering in what High School gymnasium this was being held at.

The NoC was such a big show with amazing production and crazy lineups.

 

[specter]

No way in hell.
Samson could compete in any era, no doubt about it. Andrew Jacked could stand on his own no doubt about it. But good luck for just about anyone else standing next to 97-98 El Sonbaty, Levrone at his best, Yates at his best or Flex in 1999.....for the rest of them...go to 1:10 in the video....who the hell is going to stand next to that and shine?

NOC or New York Pro used to be the freak show ! the show of mass !
late 90´s was fuckin insane !
Rühl winning in 2002 was insane !! by far his best showing ever !

 

[NEMSZ]

No way in hell.
Samson could compete in any era, no doubt about it. Andrew Jacked could stand on his own no doubt about it. But good luck for just about anyone else standing next to 97-98 El Sonbaty, Levrone at his best, Yates at his best or Flex in 1999.....for the rest of them...go to 1:10 in the video....who the hell is going to stand next to that and shine?

You’re going to hurt some feelings with this one

For some reason, people refuse to believe those who were ACTUALLY THERE to witness both eras

Blows my mind how everyone worth their salt in this industry, who’s actually been there and witnessed both eras, says the same thing and people still want to argue against it..

 

[Fleezy]

No way in hell.
Samson could compete in any era, no doubt about it. Andrew Jacked could stand on his own no doubt about it. But good luck for just about anyone else standing next to 97-98 El Sonbaty, Levrone at his best, Yates at his best or Flex in 1999.....for the rest of them...go to 1:10 in the video....who the hell is going to stand next to that and shine?

Perhaps…. But that’s the most God-tier lighting in history lol

Of course, Wheeler’s aesthetics were exceptional.. but aesthetics are only one aspect of bodybuilding

 

[kadafi2]

Since it got a bit sentimental, I also really liked NYP 2013. Big Ramy's debut, which swept the competition from the US. The great Juan Morel, and the underrated Clarence Devis also showed off his great side. I recommend this video from prejudging because of the forms and the background music. Obviously, it has nothing to do with the old NOCs, but Big Ramy brought a breath of fresh air here.

 

[Josefein421]

Beating Shawn Ray and Chris Cormier and Paul Dillet sure.

Dorian, Nasser, Lee Priest, Flex, Levrone... Ronnie, Jay. Those dudes would be crazy in any generation. Can you imagine Lee Priest in the 212s?! He'd win til he got tired of it. Yeah Samson, Hadi, Derek, Nick, Andrew... I could see those dudes also being top tier in any generation. Guys seem more full now and more grainy then. Would've been a great posedown

 

[Massive G]

I remember a lot of people writing Nick off after he dropped out last year. I give him props dropping a lot of size to taper down.
Takes a hit to the ego and he's still a monster but not mutating into ever increasing size that blows the waistline out. Impressive.