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Title: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Nether Animal on August 15, 2017, 10:23:35 AM
Regardless of where they placed or how long they competed, who, at their best, do you prefer?

Remember, Rory was closer to 6'2''.

Matt:
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Nether Animal on August 15, 2017, 10:25:33 AM
Rory:
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Shizzo on August 15, 2017, 10:29:46 AM
Why did Rory turn into Tarzan, complete with the leopard thong?


Rory loses because he used a gimmick.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Megalodon on August 15, 2017, 10:36:51 AM
Why did Rory turn into Tarzan, complete with the leopard thong?



He didn't have a choice. Rory is the son of a British lord and lady who were marooned on the Atlantic coast of Africa by mutineers. When Rory was an infant, his mother died, and his father was killed by Kerchak, leader of the ape tribe by whom Rory was adopted.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: jaejonna on August 15, 2017, 12:08:48 PM
I feel like every year these two are brought up as dudes (+ Jeff King) that never reached their potential as a pro, with the combined 6 pics btw the both of them ...BB has really progressed  ::)
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on August 15, 2017, 12:31:02 PM
Rory absolutely.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: MORTALCOIL on August 15, 2017, 02:33:09 PM
Neither of them got their pro-card, right? The current state of Bbing is laughable.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Simple Simon on August 15, 2017, 02:36:14 PM
Rory had better flow to his physique, Matt looked a little blocky.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: MORTALCOIL on August 15, 2017, 02:41:41 PM
Rory had better flow to his physique, Matt looked a little blocky.

And Rory has him on the arms. Matt had good bis but triceps lacked the pop that Rory has.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Old School Trainer on August 15, 2017, 02:45:36 PM
I saw Matt compete back in the day and he had really sick calves like Vince Taylor's.  He picked a really bad year to attempt his comeback as that was about the deepest heavyweight class ever.  Virtually everyone in the top 10 wound up or could have been a great pro.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Rudee on August 15, 2017, 03:32:50 PM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mendenhall-10376b6
(https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_200_200/p/1/000/003/21c/2097806.jpg)
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Matt on August 15, 2017, 03:40:52 PM
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mendenhall-10376b6
(https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/shrinknp_200_200/p/1/000/003/21c/2097806.jpg)

LOL. Who is that in the photo?
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Ronnie Rep on August 15, 2017, 05:57:05 PM
Neither of them got their pro-card, right? The current state of Bbing is laughable.
QFT. fucking joke.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: jude2 on August 15, 2017, 08:01:00 PM
Rory.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Danimal77 on August 15, 2017, 11:10:04 PM
Regardless of where they placed or how long they competed, who, at their best, do you prefer?

Remember, Rory was closer to 6'2''.

Matt:

I have a Muscle & Fitness magazine from the early 80's featuring Rory, saying he was 5'11" and 235 pounds off-season and 225 onstage, with 20" biceps. That being said, Rory was definitely taller than Bob Paris who was listed as 6'0" in the 80's. Some inconsistencies for sure. Personally, I think Bob was 5'11" at best (maybe even 5'10") and Rory about 6'0"-6'1".

Matt was listed as 5'11" and 255 pounds in an early/mid 80's Muscle & Fitness magazine as well (same height as Lee Haney).

Mike Christian was 6'1".
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Danimal77 on August 15, 2017, 11:44:39 PM
Matt was pretty damn impressive

Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Simple Simon on August 16, 2017, 04:06:55 AM
I have a Muscle & Fitness magazine from the early 80's featuring Rory, saying he was 5'11" and 235 pounds off-season and 225 onstage, with 20" biceps. That being said, Rory was definitely taller than Bob Paris who was listed as 6'0" in the 80's. Some inconsistencies for sure. Personally, I think Bob was 5'11" at best (maybe even 5'10") and Rory about 6'0"-6'1".

Matt was listed as 5'11" and 255 pounds in an early/mid 80's Muscle & Fitness magazine as well (same height as Lee Haney).

Mike Christian was 6'1".

I stood next to Bob in 1989 at a seminar, he was taller than me , Im 5'10, hes definitely 6ft.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: BSN on August 16, 2017, 05:05:36 AM
Matt
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: BSN on August 16, 2017, 05:06:09 AM
Rory
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Pet shop boys on August 17, 2017, 12:28:42 PM
They both had good genetics,  unlike Palumbo and Chicherillo who were heavily  juicing for over two decades and yet couldn't turn pro



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHH   LE VRO NEEEEEEEEEEEE
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: jude2 on August 17, 2017, 09:05:30 PM
They both had good genetics,  unlike Palumbo and Chicherillo who were heavily  juicing for over two decades and yet couldn't turn pro



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHH   LE VRO NEEEEEEEEEEEE
Great body and hair genetics.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Coach is Back! on August 17, 2017, 10:25:32 PM
Rory

Find another pic. That's a pic of him at his worst, no thanks to Jeff Feliciano at 190lbs for the America (Belknap won that year and I was the featured training article in Muscle Digest) where dumbass Feliciano told him to completely quit training two weeks before the show on fish, water and cross tops to get to the LT. Heavies.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Rudee on August 17, 2017, 11:04:25 PM
And Rory has him on the arms. Matt had good bis but triceps lacked the pop that Rory has.

His triceps lacked pop?   :o

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=395774.0;attach=430081;image)
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/eb/a9/0e/eba90e36370100b62670f43459c00b32.jpg)
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: MORTALCOIL on August 17, 2017, 11:25:59 PM
His triceps lacked pop?   :o

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=395774.0;attach=430081;image)
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/eb/a9/0e/eba90e36370100b62670f43459c00b32.jpg)

Lacked the pop that Rory had. Semantics, man.
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: JAGO on August 17, 2017, 11:29:42 PM
I remember when Dave Palumbo and Romano interviewed Rory . . . Rory said Matt was on the run because of child molestation accusation.

J
Title: Re: Mendenhall vs Rory
Post by: Danimal77 on August 18, 2017, 02:05:50 AM
I stood next to Bob in 1989 at a seminar, he was taller than me , Im 5'10, hes definitely 6ft.

5'11" tops