Dexter Jackson was crowned the new Mr. Olympia last night in Las Vegas, defeating 2 time winner Jay Cutler.  This is HUGE for a couple reasons.

First, to de-throne a Mr. Olympia is extremely hard.  They have an advantage from the start as they automatically have the judges eye.  So you have to really prove to the judges you are better.  Last year, Jay was off and Victor almost beat him.  This year he seemed sharper, but his symmetry seemed a little off and things just didn’t flow like usual.  Dexter was spot-on like always and it was enough to get him the win!

The second significant thing about this is the fact that Dextor is not a 250+ mass monster.  He is the first winner in a long time, that isn’t one of the “big freaks”.  Don’t get me wrong, Dexter is a HUGE man at 5′6″ and 233, but has classic lines, a tiny waist and is closer to 200 than 300.  In my opinion, hopefully this is a sign that the IFBB is going towards a more refined package verses thick waisted mass monsters.  Time will tell!

Mr. Olympia top 6 2008
1.  Dexter Jackson

2. Jay Cutler

3. Phil Heath

4. Dennis Wolf

5. Toney Freeman (who’s 42 years old by the way!)

6. Melvin Anthony