Author Topic: Columbo, Makaway, Benaziza, Padilla, Labrada OR Priest? (Read 46454 times)

Figo · « **Reply #125 on:** April 11, 2010, 02:08:31 AM »

Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on April 10, 2010, 04:20:45 PM

Dorian had almost NO coverage at his first contest

McGough was talking bout Yates before he won english nats, he was all over the english edition of Flex mag, and had build-up to the NOC in regular Flex magazine too, but he deserved 2nd there anyway.

By the time Mr O came round, everyone knew who yates was

Max_Rep · « **Reply #126 on:** April 13, 2010, 01:41:31 PM »

Quote from: Figo on April 07, 2010, 01:23:28 PM

Agree with wildwillie, Ortiz was the Priest of his time

Yes as was Hugo Labra who inspired Dan Padilla

Max_Rep · « **Reply #127 on:** April 13, 2010, 01:43:04 PM »

Quote from: pellius on April 04, 2010, 03:02:24 PM

Steve, you look so much better than David in that pic. His legs, both quads and calves, aren't even in your league. But he was the one everybody knows and the bias was with him. Hopefully now that you are in the States you will get better exposure and place more fairly.

Agreed... Steve looks awsome in that picture.

Figo · « **Reply #128 on:** April 13, 2010, 02:16:27 PM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on April 13, 2010, 01:41:31 PM

Yes as was Hugo Labra who inspired Dan Padilla

never heard of him

what height was he?

good legs, arms, especially the lower body for 1964...

Max_Rep · « **Reply #129 on:** April 13, 2010, 06:16:51 PM »

Quote from: Figo on April 13, 2010, 02:16:27 PM

never heard of him

what height was he?

good legs, arms, especially the lower body for 1964...

I'm not sure. I found a few articles from a search but he's just mentioned on the competitor list. Doesn't give a height but I see he did compete in the medium height class. I don't remember what the cutoff's were on height. He had 5 covers.

http://musclememory.com/show.php?a=Labra,+Hugo

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #130 on:** April 13, 2010, 06:43:47 PM »

Quote from: Figo on April 11, 2010, 02:08:31 AM

McGough was talking bout Yates before he won english nats, he was all over the english edition of Flex mag, and had build-up to the NOC in regular Flex magazine too, but he deserved 2nd there anyway.

By the time Mr O came round, everyone knew who yates was

I was talking about as far as the states , he had one brief article before his first pro contest I believe and that's it and the rest they say is history

Meso_z · « **Reply #131 on:** April 14, 2010, 03:04:15 AM »

benazziza and priest. period

Figo · « **Reply #132 on:** April 14, 2010, 03:06:11 AM »

after his 2nd place at the NOC behind Momo, he got a shit load of coverage

very unorthodox for a bber to be so successful, and be based out of the USA(southern cal), maybe it worked to his benefit?

Sherief Shalaby · « **Reply #133 on:** April 14, 2010, 10:44:54 PM »

Quote from: Max_Rep on April 13, 2010, 01:41:31 PM

Yes as was Hugo Labra who inspired Dan Padilla

his torso reminds me a little bit of samir bannout's!!..

Figo · « **Reply #134 on:** April 15, 2010, 08:35:24 AM »

regmac · « **Reply #135 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:13:32 PM »

Erick Buiey is cool!

Figo · « **Reply #136 on:** April 16, 2010, 06:08:54 AM »

Quote from: regmac on April 15, 2010, 12:13:32 PM

Erick Buiey is cool!

Bazooka · « **Reply #137 on:** October 26, 2010, 10:10:49 PM »

Padilla was one of my all time favorites with the exception of his height he was near perfect. Had he been atleast 5'5 he would have definitly won an O IMO.

Cableguy · « **Reply #138 on:** October 26, 2010, 10:46:20 PM »

Quote from: sevastase on April 01, 2010, 05:15:37 PM

Easily Padilla

You gotta be blind not to pick him

Absolutely...great proportions. Hard to tell how short he is unless he's standing next to someone else.

wild willie · « **Reply #139 on:** October 27, 2010, 08:08:23 AM »

Padilla looks insane in that side chest shot!

Wingnut32 · « **Reply #140 on:** October 27, 2010, 11:19:19 AM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on April 01, 2010, 05:13:33 PM

Imo, Priest's upper torso was far too long for him to be a symmetrical bodybuilder.

You really don't know what symmetry means, do you?

Cableguy · « **Reply #141 on:** October 27, 2010, 03:49:26 PM »

Padilla has near perfect shape and proportions. Rounder muscles than Labrada or Makkawy even. Priest has awesome arms and very good legs, but his long torso throws his proportions off. For just sheer chest and back development, obviously Colombu has them all beat. For the overall total package though, Danny wins.

ThaRealist · « **Reply #142 on:** October 27, 2010, 03:57:41 PM »

Quote from: MAXX on April 01, 2010, 05:24:12 PM

Lee Priest

reached his peak at 22 lol

That was one of his best posing routines ever...Up and coming bodybuilders need to look to that routine for learning how to pose...No ass shaking fag shit.

IceCold · « **Reply #143 on:** October 28, 2010, 07:29:05 PM »

i'm going with priest.

at his best, he was 220 lbs. on stage - much bigger and thicker then the others on this.

also, priest would continually get 6th at the olympia against guys like yates, levrone, nasser, etc.

the other guys - labarada - if competed later in the 90's- would have been too small to break the top 6 at any olympia past 1994.

Reeves · « **Reply #144 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:09:32 PM »

Padilla was something of a miniature Schwarzenegger. Superior to all of those listed here. Franco and Makkawy would follow Danny in that order. Priest? Way too much on far too little a frame.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #145 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:21:07 PM »

Quote from: Danimal77 on April 01, 2010, 04:59:43 PM

All between 5'2" and 5'4".

Who was the best?

Discuss

5"2 my ass, lol priest is 5"0 on a good day...in 1" lifts.

Cableguy · « **Reply #146 on:** October 29, 2010, 02:05:09 PM »

Quote from: Reeves on October 28, 2010, 10:09:32 PM

Padilla was something of a miniature Schwarzenegger. Superior to all of those listed here. Franco and Makkawy would follow Danny in that order. Priest? Way too much on far too little a frame.

I agree. Danny's side chest post does kind of look like Arnold in miniature.

JP_RC · « **Reply #147 on:** October 29, 2010, 02:14:47 PM »

Quote from: ThaRealist on October 27, 2010, 03:57:41 PM

That was one of his best posing routines ever...Up and coming bodybuilders need to look to that routine for learning how to pose...No ass shaking fag shit.

x2

1995 Ironman

Cableguy · « **Reply #148 on:** October 29, 2010, 02:37:05 PM »

As far as posing, check out Makkawy...artistry plain and simple. No ass shaking, and his transitions are poses within themselves...