Dorian had had his six wins
Kevin, Shawn and Flex had come second to him in the first five, Shawn and Kevin doing so twice
Nasser arrived and started moving up
He had been 3rd, he had been DQd
Now in 97 he came second - this year and lot of people thought he would have won and become the new Mr O
As stated, Ronnie was 6th in 96, the year Nasser was DQ after placing 3rd - in 97 he drops to 9th
In 98 of course Ronnie overtook everyone and won, with Flex coming in 2nd
This is the same as Ronnie and Jay
If Lee had come back in 92 going for a 9th, Dorian still would have won
Dorian said this back in the 90s and stands by it
Even recently Dorian speculated about Lee having the 8th, being he only person to do so, beating Arnold's record, and what would be the point of going for the 9th
If he win the 9th so what, if he lost, it tarnished the record
Years later when Ronnie got 8, Lee's record was matched, and we know Ronnie went for the 9th to set the new record and he lost to Jay
Of course if Lee had been able to win the 9th in 92 that would be a record still unbeaten to this day - Ronnie would need a 9th to equal it and a 10th to beat it, which we know was impossible
Like Marciano with 49 fights undefeated - the only heavyweight champion who never lost - there was no point having a 50th fight just to make a number, and he faced being possibly defeated
