LAST SET
POSEDOWN
BY GREG MERRITT
ANSLEY VS.
THE 2017 CLASSIC PHYSIQUE OLYMPIA WINNER TAKES
ON A MR. OLYMPIA TOP CONTENDER.
heavyweight, carries much more muscle than Ansley,
the 2013 USA middleweight winner, they’re both
celebrated for deep separation and fine detailing—
especially in their quads and backs—as well as their
freaky collections of body parts. In some ways,
Bonac looks like a supersized version of Ansley, but
the latter champ has one clear advantage with his
miniscule midsection. In a bodybuilding comparison,
Ansley would get bulldozed, and yet he’d smoke
Bonac in a classic physique clash. Neither will ever
happen, leaving us to ponder which body is better.
IT’S EASY TO FOCUS on the 40 or so pounds
that separate Breon Ansley from William Bonac and
think their physiques share little in common. In fact,
both 5'7" bodybuilders debuted, not that long ago, in
the 212 division—Bonac in 2012 and Ansley in 2014—
before, after one year each, moving on to their
natural homes. For Bonac, that’s the open division,
where he finished third in the 2017 Mr. Olympia,
while for Ansley it’s classic physique, where he’s the
new Olympia champ.
Though the Ghanaian-Dutchman, Bonac, a former