“You’d Be a Fool to Gamble…”: 7x Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath, Is Shocked by Big Ramy’s Open Challenge to ‘King’ Ronnie Coleman

Mamdouh Elssbiay A.KA. Big Ramy is the reigning Mr. Olympia winner and will be looking to defend his title this year. In a few days, bodybuilders from around the globe, including Big Ramy, will assemble in Vegas to win the elusive title. So when Ramy threw an open challenge to compete with and compared his body to Ronnie Coleman’s body, it shocked many former bodybuilders. Phil Heath was one such bodybuilder who was equally astounded.

During a conversation with Muscular Development, Phil provided his unfettered opinion on Mamdouh Elssbiay’s comment. Phil believes in order to prove Big Ramy’s comment true, he must see the both of them together.

Phil Heath’s opinion on Ronnie Coleman and Big Ramy

Winning the Olympia 8 times, Ronnie Coleman has proved himself as the best to compete in Mr. Olympia. Phil Heath shared similar feelings about the King. Heath said, “Ronnie is like Ronnie, like f**k, like that’s funny man”, and throws a shade of laughter in astonishment. He narrates an incident where he saw Ronnie’s guest pose after an Olympia win. Heath’s mouth remained wide open at the sight of the man as if he had seen something otherworldly.

Phil doesn’t think Mamdouh’s body is any bad either. He doesn’t like the idea of comparing Ramy with the King. Phil said, “I hate comparison though”. The host, agreeing with Phil, quickly turned the conversation to focus on the present.

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Both then shifted the discussion toward Big Ramy and his chances of his winning this time. The hosts asked Phil if Elssbiay would retain his title and if anybody would vouch for him this time. Phil responded, “You’d be a fool to gamble against the champion who technically looks determined”. Phil believes Ramy’s progress can be traced from the pictures shared on his social media, and they are the same, if not better, from the previous years.

With less than a week to the Mr. Olympia title, the comparison note between various bodybuilders continues. Several big announcements come to the forefront, and this overall drive the hype of the competition (not that Mr. Olympia needs it anymore).

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However, the fan culture of comparing two greats of the same sport from different eras is integral to every single sport.