LAST SET
POSEDOWN
BY GREG MERRITT
TWO AGELESS
IRONMEN
SQUARE OFF
FOR THE
FINAL TIME.
DEXTER
THEY SHARE
more than just a last
name. Dexter Jackson
and Johnnie Jackson
are, in that order, the
two men who’ve
entered the most IFBB
Pro League contests.
Collectively, they’ve
competed in 167 over
the past 19 years,
including 25 times in
which they shared the
same stage. And all the
while they defied Father
Time. Johnnie won two
pro shows last year at
age 46 before retiring,
and Dexter, fourth in
last year’s Mr. Olympia,
is still going strong at
48. In terms of
physique, their pecs
and traps rank among
the best ever. But the
similarities end there.
Dexter has fuller legs
and much larger arms,
but Johnnie was
substantially wider.
J-Jax never bested
D-Jax, but even if it’s not
close, this clash of
ageless wonders is
worth seeing one final
time.
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FLEX | MARCH ’18