But when I told him of my goal, he said he still claims to be the champ because of his weight versus my weight now (195 19-20% BF).
Honestly, when it's worded as "The Champ", I have to give the nod clearly to the 41 year old.
Why?
Because he lifted more. Period.
Doesn't matter how much you weigh, a bench press is a bench press, he's just being a sore loser. Sure - he was actually STRONGER with the lift/weight ratio, but that just shouldn't be a factor here - not when we're using the term "The Champ". Sounds like he's just trying to hold onto his glory days. He can argue that he is the technically better bencher pound for pound - but that doesn't make him the champ. A midget can have the absolute best basketball skills, better than anyone else, but that 7 footer is going to win the championship.
In the Olympics, when they do the 100m dash, they give the gold medal to the person who crosses the line first. They don't say, "sure, you crossed first, but that guy behind you is so much shorter, and therefore the winner."
Maybe when they count touchdowns in football, they should give extra points to the smaller guys, or give the Superbowl trophy thing to the team that lost the game, but had a disadvantage.
Besides - you were also heavier because you were fatter. Our organs collect more and more fat every year. It's not enough to even out your weight, but since we're pulling at straws here, lol.
Tie breaker - you both go bench right now - winner takes all. If he complains about his age being a disadvantage...well, what do we do with hypocrites?