Samson Dauda Compared to Ronnie Coleman After Massive 2026 Pittsburgh Pro Guest Posing Appearance

On Episode 286 of The Menace Podcast, Dennis James was joined by Chris Cormier and Milos Sarcev, and after seeing Samson Dauda guest pose at the 2026 Pittsburgh Pro, the panel in contrast the Nigerian Lion with one of many best bodybuilders of all time, Ronnie Coleman.

Samson Dauda is on the comeback path after his 2024 Mr. Olympia victory was adopted up by a shock fourth place in 2025. Taking account of his reversal of fortune, Dauda defined that he’d sacrificed dimension for conditioning, and that it resulted in a not quite perfect bundle on stage. This 12 months, the British-Nigerian bodybuilder has made his monstrous intentions clear and has seemed big in latest progress photos shared on-line.

On the 2026 Pittsburgh Professional, this progress was lastly shared on stage as a part of a visitor posing routine alongside present Mr. Olympia, Derek Lunsford, and sizzling contender Andrew Jacked. Whereas The Menace Podcast panel felt that each one three males seemed unbelievable, host Dennis James believed {that a} comparability between Samson Dauda and Ronnie Coleman was so as.

How Does Samson Dauda Examine to Ronnie Coleman?

Introducing Dauda to the visitor posing stage on Might 17, emcee Bob Cicherillo mentioned it finest. “There’s large, there’s greater, after which there’s this man,” he introduced, earlier than the Dauda, weighing someplace within the area of 350 kilos treaded the boards. Whereas Dennis James was unsurprised by Andrew Jacked’s constant competitors profitable physique, he additionally took a second to specific his shock at Derek Lunsford’s achieve. “Derek was f*****g humongous,” he informed Chris Cormier and Milos Sarcev. Nonetheless, as pertains to Dauda, The Menace was actually shocked. “Level quantity two, I’ve by no means, in my entire f******g life, seen a bodybuilder that large,” shared the host, who’s a former Mr Universe in his personal proper.

Cormier shared his settlement, noting that regardless of his dimension, Dauda’s abs have been nonetheless outlined. “And I’ve seen Ronnie (Coleman),” continued James. “Pay attention, when you see Ronnie at 330 kilos, visitor posing, in fact, he has the identical dimension, and doubtless greater (legs). I don’t know if the legs can get greater. Samson was f*****g humungous.”

Being talked about in the identical dialog as Ronnie Coleman is a complement that Samson Dauda would take nice pleasure in listening to. The person they name “The King” shares the all-time document for many Mr Olympia wins alongside Lee Haney, with eight trophies taken between 1998 and 2005.  Dauda is hoping so as to add his second title this 12 months.

“I don’t wish to say (Dauda was) greater than Ronnie, as a result of I don’t suppose anyone was greater than Ronnie, at his largest, however for proper now, I used to be to see him subsequent to Andrew,” mentioned James. “And I hate to say it for him, subsequent to Andrew, you understand Andrew was in form, so don’t get me incorrect, he creates extra of an phantasm, too, as a result of he was nonetheless in form. However, subsequent to Samson, he seemed kinda stringy.”

Cormier agreed, noting that jacked seemed “lanky” compared to Dauda. “Yeah, don’t let me say stringy,” mentioned James, correcting himself in favor of Cormier’s evaluation. Chris Cormier continued that after what he noticed on stage in Pittsburgh, he thought-about that the 2026 Olympia may turn out to be a showdown between the present and former champions.

To observe the entire dialog on the Muscle & Health YouTube channel, the place the boys additionally mentioned different breaking bodybuilding information, see beneath.