Who can stop Samson Dauda from bagging another Arnold Classic trophy? Dennis Wolf thinks Andrew Jacked could be the man. On February 26, 2025, he praised Jacked’s ‘unreal genetics,’ predicting him to be Dauda’s biggest threat on the Arnold Classic stage.
Dauda heads to Columbus, Ohio with more confidence than ever, thanks to his commanding victory at the 2024 Mr. Olympia. He unseated Derek Lunsford as the champion and also outpointed runner-up Hadi Choopan on the scorecards.
Andrew Jacked took fifth on the Olympia stage, unable to replicate the supersized physique he brought for his latest Texas Pro triumph. With bodybuilding coach Chris Aceto in his corner, Jacked is more than ready to make a statement in Columbus, OH.
Dennis Wolf, Jay Cutler Explain Why Andrew Jacked Is Samson Dauda’s ‘Biggest Threat’ at 2025 Arnold Classic
In a recent YouTube video, bodybuilding veteran Dennis Wolf elaborated on why Andrew Jacked is Dauda’s biggest threat at the Arnold Classic.
“The biggest threat for the best in the world right now is Andrew Jacked. I’m a big fan of Andrew. For me, it’s unreal genetics what he has. It’s like everything is there.
The most beautiful body on a taller body. He is taller than I am and weighing 300 pounds. I mean, can you imagine that? I was never 300 pounds on stage.”
With enough detail and condition, Wolf believes Jacked could defeat Dauda on stage. Cutler, meanwhile, suggested he improve his glutes and hamstrings to stand a shot at gold.
“He just needs to bring it in. Bring it, be detailed, sharp,” he adds. “I think [if he’s detailed he beats Samson]. But Samson is improving too. He’s not sleeping and of course, he’s the man to beat, he’s Mr. Olympia. Mr. Olympia is you’re the best of the best. Not even half a year ago he won the title.”
“He needs detail in his glutes and hamstrings,” says Cutler.
Cutler acknowledges that Jacked shows more separation, detail, and stronger arms than Dauda in the front double biceps pose.
“In this pose, Andrew has more separation, more detail, more peaked biceps, it really comes down to midsection.
The legs, I mean he could be posing his legs maybe a little better, like Samson does that little twist, so it makes his X look better but damn, Andrew is impressive here,” Cutler shared.
The former four-time Mr. Olympia also mentioned that Derek Lunsford could deliver a shocking performance, especially if his legs are brought up in size.
“Derek also is training under a different eye now. He says he’s going to be five pounds bigger, I don’t know if that’s good or bad. If his legs are bigger than at the Olympia he’s already at an advantage.
We can’t say who’s the biggest competition because we don’t know what Derek is going to show up, we don’t know what Andrew is going to show up.”
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