who is the better bodybuilder. Kevin Levrone or Kai Greene?

[PEETcassidy]

I have often seen Phil compared to Kevin and 'the Gift' is generally favoured but do you think Kai is also better than Levrone?

Personally i do. I believe Kevin has better genetics and a "cooler" looking physique but despite his shortcomings (strange delt structure, small traps) i believe Kai is second only to Ronnie in terms of being completely developed. Actually in some tiny little ways I think Kai even surpasses Ronnie. At his very best and most massive Ronnie looked a tad watery when not completely tensed and his chest was kind of droopy with strange abs. Kai at his best (Olympia 12) looked great when relaxed and had a similar level of muscle development. Both looked rock hard. That being said on a stage i can only see Ronnie anhililating Kai due to being equally if not a little
I more developed with a much larger and wider frame. Kai might match him in some poses but I dont really see any pose Kai could take him in...allthough i think Kai is as close as anyone has came since.

anyway back to Kai vs Kevin. I genuinely think Kai kills him. He is a smaller man but with his conditioning density and level of detail i think he would simply be too much for him. Kevin would take the most muscular and maybe side tris (maybe not tho as kais legs are retarded in this pose) but everything else Kai punishes him imho.

[jld010]

Kai probably better, actually i dont know, Klev looks more pelasing to the eye, better muscle shape, structure. Kai would kill in a contest though This is a thread not many would want to give an opinion on. INB4, thread becomes 5 pages.

[tsiparlanaeht]

I have often seen Phil compared to Kevin and 'the Gift' is generally favoured but do you think Kai is also better than Levrone?

Personally i do. I believe Kevin has better genetics and a "cooler" looking physique but despite his shortcomings (strange delt structure, small traps) i believe Kai is second only to Ronnie in terms of being completely developed. Actually in some tiny little ways I think Kai even surpasses Ronnie. At his very best and most massive Ronnie looked a tad watery when not completely tensed and his chest was kind of droopy with strange abs. Kai at his best (Olympia 12) looked great when relaxed and had a similar level of muscle development. Both looked rock hard. That being said on a stage i can only see Ronnie anhililating Kai due to being equally if not a little
I more developed with a much larger and wider frame. Kai might match him in some poses but I dont really see any pose Kai could take him in...allthough i think Kai is as close as anyone has came since.

anyway back to Kai vs Kevin. I genuinely think Kai kills him. He is a smaller man but with his conditioning density and level of detail i think he would simply be too much for him. Kevin would take the most muscular and maybe side tris (maybe not tho as kais legs are retarded in this pose) but everything else Kai punishes him imho.

You contradicted yourself in this post a few times.

Kai does not touch Ronnie. Not in conditioning, not in size not in anything.

Kai does beat Kevin and Kevin is my all time favourite.

[Zirkon]

i like both. prefer kevins physique personally.

[RepItOut]

You contradicted yourself in this post a few times.

Kai does not touch Ronnie. Not in conditioning, not in size not in anything.

Kai does beat Kevin and Kevin is my all time favourite.

[Deano87]

Kai

[RoroCwalker]

I really despise the use of ''the best bodybuilder'', it seems to imply that one has put more effort and passion into than the other, which isn't what your topic is about.

But if we're speaking of the physique, I appreciate Kai's more. But Levrone's side-chest-MM is absolutely fascinating.

[Ajthemeso]

I really despise the use of ''the best bodybuilder'', it seems to imply that one has put more effort and passion into than the other, which isn't what your topic is about.

this. they are BOTH great bodybuilders!

[the5thhorseman]

this. they are BOTH great bodybuilders!

This. They both have their weaknesses and strengths. If you put in a prime Levrone and add in Kai's back and legs, you'd have an unbeatable Mr.Olympia pretty much.

[detrimental]

I love Levrone, one of the best physiques of all-time

But Kai simply has too much development and too much mass

It's Kai, all day, every day.

[detrimental]

Also...

In on cleverly disguised Ronnie vs Kai thread

[T3mpest]

I have often seen Phil compared to Kevin and 'the Gift' is generally favoured but do you think Kai is also better than Levrone?

Personally i do. I believe Kevin has better genetics and a "cooler" looking physique but despite his shortcomings (strange delt structure, small traps) i believe Kai is second only to Ronnie in terms of being completely developed. Actually in some tiny little ways I think Kai even surpasses Ronnie. At his very and most massive Ronnie looked a tad watery when not completely tensed and his chest was kind of droopy with strange abs. Kai at his best (Olympia 12) looked great when relaxed and had a similar level of muscle development. Both looked rock hard. That being said on a stage i can only see Ronnie anhililating Kai due to being equally if not a little
I more developed with a much larger and wider frame. Kai might match him in some poses but I dont really see any pose Kai could take him in...allthough i think Kai is as close as anyone has came since.

anyway back to Kai vs Kevin. I genuinely think Kai kills him. He is a smaller man but with his conditioning density and level of detail i think he would simply be too much for him. Kevin would take the most muscular and maybe side tris (maybe not tho as kais legs are retarded in this pose) but everything else Kai punishes him imho.

Equally developed to Ronnie in 12'? Really? Kai has shown Ronniesque thickness before, but again he's 4inches shorter so that helps quite a bit.. Second, he may have shown that thickeness, but not in the 12' Olympia. Kai looked great in that show, but let's be real here, he wasn't that thick or large.. Phil matched Kai in size in that show as Kai was very flat and way down in size vs alot of his other showings. Had Kai peaked better (look at Sheru pics a week later), then maybe that'd have been somewhat true.. For as good as Kai looked last year he lacked alot of size, that's how far ahead of the game in terms of muscular development Kai really is.. He can be flat and still be as big as the reigning Mr. O.

Anyway, to the main question, Kai all day. Kai has an amazing back and legs (Kevin never had both), plus he has thickness all over on Kevin. Both on stage in their primes it wouldn't be close, as nice as Kevin looks in some poses he'd be destroyed.

[Larfleeze]

Levrone was amazing but Kai would dominate him on stage.

[Canuck77]

Put me down for the, Levrone had a more aesthetic/appealing physique but Kai clearly dominates in terms of being more well balanced/better all around et.

I don't know if anyone will ever touch Levrone's MM crab or even side tri, just them delts and tris and tight waist...

[BartPimpson]

Yeah, if anything Kai looked a bit smaller than usual in 2012.

[stealth_swimmer]

I love Levrone, one of the best physiques of all-time

But Kai simply has too much development and too much mass

It's Kai, all day, every day.

I also think Kai, when he's been in shape, has shown much better conditioning than Levrone.

Yeah, if anything Kai looked a bit smaller than usual in 2012.

Yeah, but it was probably his all-time best package.

[NVious]

Levro is a God, Kai might be the better "bodybuilder," but Levrone transcends that with 24" guns in ya face and 100lb db curls in ya face.

Plus he's a real cutie.

Kurdish15 approved

[Ajthemeso]

Plus he's a real cutie.

Kurdish15 approved

rofl!

[AlexanderJordan]

kevin levrone facial aesthetics + 1

Kai mass + 1

[caltech21]

I think people might be throwing in the flag on Levrone a tad prematurely.

If I recall correctly (and I may be very wrong on this), Levrone weighed in at 260 on stage when at his heaviest (bald Levrone, 97-98). Kai at his heaviest was 255lbs. Due to the height disparity, Kai is the bigger bodybuilder, but I don't think his size advantage is as much as some may think.

It's hard to make these comparisons without seeing them on stage together. IMO, Levrone's muscular balance, flow and aesthetic are more appealing that Kai's (as others have noted). On stage, I would argue that it is a toss up between the two.

With that being said, I think Kai is probably the best bodybuilder currently.

[featureless]

I think Kai has done more with what he was given. That makes him the better bodybuilder in my eyes. Both greats.

[Juggertha]

Side Chest

[sedrik]

personally, would rather have Levrones physique.

[B3AU]

kai would win onstage due to better legs and back, but still he could never touch this

[FAN0FdaSport]

I think kevin compares well and possibly wins the side poses and def the most muscular

kai owns everything else, just imagine kai's ab/thigh next to kevin... it wouldn't be close

[featureless]

I think kevin compares well and possibly wins the side poses and def the most muscular

kai owns everything else, just imagine kai's ab/thigh next to kevin... it wouldn't be close

Kevin would not win the side poses. He would lose far too much ground from below the waist.

[HydroShake]

Kevin would not win the side poses. He would lose far too much ground from below the waist.

he'd win the side tri imo.
side chest def goes to kai even though waist up kevin has a more pleasing look.

[FAN0FdaSport]

Kevin would not win the side poses. He would lose far too much ground from below the waist.

He'd beat kai in the upper body. Really comes down to who overall looks better.

[DanOsman]

Just for fun...

[Problematique91]

Kai would probably beat him on stage, but I think Levrone had a better physique. At least, it's the physique I prefer.