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I think it’s absolutely great news to see the return of The Conqueror William Bonac to the major stage. Here is one of the greatest bodybuilders that ever lived. Who can forget his big wins at the Arnold Classic? He battled it out with the most decorated champion in history, Dexter “The Blade” Jackson, he kept Big Ramy at bay in 2020 in Columbus and just months later he’d win the Mr. Olympia after receiving a bizarre special invite. Bonac nearly edged out Brandon Curry at the 2019 Mr. Olympia in what can only be described as a nailbiter of a contest. Everyone in the house studied The Conqueror and The Prodigy closely. Some even say it could have gone either way. That’s how razor close it was and both men had and continue to have a tremendous amount of respect for each other.
When you to stop to think about the many achievements over the course of William’s career you’re left utterly speechless. Nonetheless, for all his top honors and titles, The Conqueror has the distinction of being one of the least covered champions in the history of bodybuilding. I’ve written extensively about this injustice over the years at Iron Magazine, StrengthAddicts.com, talked about it on my shows for Muscular Development and elsewhere. I could never understand why Bonac was all but ignored by the bodybuilding press and didn’t enjoy the kind of love he deserved from big-name promoters who often used other talent instead of him. It never made any sense to me.
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