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other than Lou. I would have to guess Labrada.
Most just fall into selling fart powders or online training programs. While Labrada did go the fart powder route, he did it at a time it was just taking off and must have made very well.
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A top 10 who never won the Olympia but are the richest you mean?
Gaspari would make that list.
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Agreed on Gaspari however Lisa took big chunk when they’ve got divorced.
I’ve read somewhere Stan Efferding is pretty loaded.
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Flex Wheeler without a doubt
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Success isnt always about the accumulation of wealth.
Roberto Duran was pretty successful but he doesnt have much money
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A top 10 who never won the Olympia but are the richest you mean?
Gaspari would make that list.
Yes, basically a person who earned his pro card, but never won the Mr. O. But still achieved success other ways.
Gaspari was a great pick.
A bit of an over reach, but I would consider Vic Richards the OG Influencer. The absence of social media probably cost him millions.
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Success isnt always about the accumulation of wealth.
Roberto Duran was pretty successful but he doesnt have much money
Hanky would ragdoll Mr. "Hands Of Stone" ! :D
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Boyer Coe has done very well in earlier times with his Body Masters line of equipment.
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Hanky would ragdoll Mr. "Hands Of Stone" ! :D
Absolutely Furan Hands of stone was 155lbs
I am going to say Levrone. Before the 98 Olympia he was winning every show he took the entire Euro tour before he gave his secrets to Ronnie which ended his run. Everyone gives Chad credit but Levrone and his advices are what got Ronnie his first win.
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Gunter
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If you google richest bodybuilders in the world, Gary Strydom usually is in the top 10.
In his prime he looked better than the entire current Olympia lineup.
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Mohamed Makkawy.
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Shawn Ray
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I saw on IG where Rich Gaspari caught a ton of flack for training like an idiot nowadays, heavy t-bars that look like shrugs and so on. Of course tons of bodybuilders came to his defence, basically saying Rich can train however he wants, he's proven himself enough as a bb. Haters also blasted how terrible he looked physically. The youngsters don't understand age.
I only saw some very short training segments with him and seem to remember him training strictly?
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Absolutely Furan Hands of stone was 155lbs
I am going to say Levrone. Before the 98 Olympia he was winning every show he took the entire Euro tour before he gave his secrets to Ronnie which ended his run. Everyone gives Chad credit but Levrone and his advices are what got Ronnie his first win.
This is true. Ronnie said the same thing in his book.
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Gunter
How? I am not aware that Gunter has achieved a remarkable level of success. But can you elaborate?
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I saw on IG where Rich Gaspari caught a ton of flack for training like an idiot nowadays, heavy t-bars that look like shrugs and so on. Of course tons of bodybuilders came to his defence, basically saying Rich can train however he wants, he's proven himself enough as a bb. Haters also blasted how terrible he looked physically. The youngsters don't understand age.
I only saw some very short training segments with him and seem to remember him training strictly?
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Gasparri did a lot with his genetics. In this video you can see he didn’t have a good off-season physique like today’s guys do and compare to his on stage for physique which was pretty wicked by now 1990 and up a bit. He started losing it already. The three years he was runner-up, and even his fourth year he was pretty impressive
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Gaspari was fantastic between 85 and 88.
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How? I am not aware that Gunter has achieved a remarkable level of success. But can you elaborate?
Has an IMDB page. Beerfest.
Has a Wikipedia page.
Married to Kim Lyons.
Never went bald
White.
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Gaspari was fantastic between 85 and 88.
That might be one of the best pics ever of him, because of the fullness.
Reminds me of an old black and white contest photo shot from the side, where it looks like his skin could tear if he moved too fast. I only saw that pic in one of those books at the time - Ellington Darden book, maybe.
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Speaking of Kevin and his influence on Ronnie ,this story never gets old.
Kevin is funny AF and cool in real life as well.
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Absolutely Furan Hands of stone was 155lbs
I am going to say Levrone. Before the 98 Olympia he was winning every show he took the entire Euro tour before he gave his secrets to Ronnie which ended his run. Everyone gives Chad credit but Levrone and his advices are what got Ronnie his first win.
A 135 lb Roberto Duran would rip the meat off your bones. Same as 147 lb, 154 lb, 160 lb and 168 lb.
For the record, there is no 155 lb weight class in boxing. But if you weren't a shameless drug addict, you would weigh 155 max.
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The Olympia was fixed by the Weiders every year. Lots of great pros never won because of that. End of thread.
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Nasser.
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A 135 lb Roberto Duran would rip the meat off your bones. Same as 147 lb, 154 lb, 160 lb and 168 lb.
For the record, there is no 155 lb weight class in boxing. But if you weren't a shameless drug addict, you would weigh 155 max.
X 2....Duran would knock him out in under one minute.
This clown thinks it`s all about bodyweight....Duran grew up dirt poor... fighting with bats,bricks,lead pipes, etc. etc.,and is one of the "Four Kings" !
Our Little Lord Fauntleroy never had a hard fucking day in his privelaged life.....he`s softer than baby shit!
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Wheeler, Kai, Ray, Cormier, Levrone, Vince Taylor,
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X 2....Duran would knock him out in under one minute.
This clown thinks it`s all about bodyweight....Duran grew up dirt poor... fighting with bats,bricks,lead pipes, etc. etc.,and is one of the "Four Kings" !
Our Little Lord Fauntleroy never had a hard fucking day in his privelaged life.....he`s softer than baby shit!
You mean all those years skiing as a child isn't as hard as growing up impoverished, starving in the streets of Panama?
Surely you jest...
You mean losing to Jamie Clegg doesn't prepare you to fight the most vicious boxer of all time?
And how can we forget the time his ex girlfriend tore his pec? Or car door, (whichever lie he told it's hard to keep track) certainly that bodes well for his chances against one of the single greatest fighters of all time? No?
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Wheeler, Kai, Ray, Cormier, Levrone, Vince Taylor,
The questions wasn’t “can you name 6 black people”
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(https://www.mpomerle.com/Auto/Pictures/Gary_Strydom.jpg)
I think he was 57 in this photo, Gary remained in to shape for an insanely long time:
(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Gary-Strydom.16.jpg)
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Gasparri did a lot with his genetics.
I've said the exact same, I don't think anyone has gone as far as Gaspari with his genetics. Unbelievable. Not the best aesthetics, not the biggest, but the combo was great for a few years.
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You mean all those years skiing as a child isn't as hard as growing up impoverished, starving in the streets of Panama?
Surely you jest...
You mean losing to Jamie Clegg doesn't prepare you to fight the most vicious boxer of all time?
And how can we forget the time his ex girlfriend tore his pec? Or car door, (whichever lie he told it's hard to keep track) certainly that bodes well for his chances against one of the single greatest fighters of all time? No?
You`re right bro....what was I thinking ? LOL ;D
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You mean all those years skiing as a child isn't as hard as growing up impoverished, starving in the streets of Panama?
Surely you jest...
You mean losing to Jamie Clegg doesn't prepare you to fight the most vicious boxer of all time?
And how can we forget the time his ex girlfriend tore his pec? Or car door, (whichever lie he told it's hard to keep track) certainly that bodes well for his chances against one of the single greatest fighters of all time? No?
He was 150lbs I would take him down with ease and he would not get back up. Wouldn’t be competitive or difficult in anyway. He was a great 150lb boxer a decent 180lb wrestler goes through him like nothing. I consider myself better than decent and I was 214lbs this am
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Wheeler, Kai, Ray, Cormier, Levrone, Vince Taylor,
Yes, they were successful as far as being bodybuilders go but what I meant was in terms of financial, non bodybuilding endeavors.
My bad for not being clear there. Sorry.
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I am referring to bodybuilders who were successful outside of on stage competition.
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The Olympia was fixed by the Weiders every year. Lots of great pros never won because of that. End of thread.
No arguments here. While there are some years that the best man on stage really did win, there are more years where that was not the case. To be honest, after Heath, it was like the Weiders threw their hands up and said "fuck this" because all the others were just cookie cutter versions by that point. No one stood out or generated hype like Arnold, Lee, Dorian, Jay, etc.. I think they tried to press the reset button with Flexatron, but that fool got locked up and shit.
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No arguments here. While there are some years that the best man on stage really did win, there are more years where that was not the case. To be honest, after Heath, it was like the Weiders threw their hands up and said "fuck this" because all the others were just cookie cutter versions by that point. No one stood out or generated hype like Arnold, Lee, Dorian, Jay, etc.. I think they tried to press the reset button with Flexatron, but that fool got locked up and sheeete.
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Hankins showing again he has never been in a boxing ring before
Duran would have you pissing blood in 30 seconds- you have no comprehension of how hard and fast the average pro hits. Let alone legend status like Duran.
As for rag sdolling Tyson- Tyson would kit you once and you would be permanently disabled. you show yourself up as having no fight skills or knowledge with your stupidity. every fight you have had as an adult you have quit/ given up. Your word isn't worth shit here. You would get destroyed by 80-90% of the posters on here with ease
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Rusty Jeffers has LOADS of $$$.
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Rusty Jeffers has LOADS of $$$.
Sure he took a bunch of loads as well
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Hankins showing again he has never been in a boxing ring before
Duran would have you pissing blood in 30 seconds- you have no comprehension of how hard and fast the average pro hits. Let alone legend status like Duran.
As for rag sdolling Tyson- Tyson would kit you once and you would be permanently disabled. you show yourself up as having no fight skills or knowledge with your stupidity. every fight you have had as an adult you have quit/ given up. Your word isn't worth shit here. You would get destroyed by 80-90% of the posters on here with ease
He's already permanently disabled physically & mentally.
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Rusty Jeffers has LOADS of $$$.
He has loads alright.
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(https://www.mpomerle.com/Auto/Pictures/Gary_Strydom.jpg)
I think he was 57 in this photo, Gary remained in to shape for an insanely long time:
(https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Gary-Strydom.16.jpg)
Ferrigno or Strydom for sure
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Nasser.
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Ralph Moeller did quite well...
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X 2....Duran would knock him out in under one minute.
This clown thinks it`s all about bodyweight....Duran grew up dirt poor... fighting with bats,bricks,lead pipes, etc. etc.,and is one of the "Four Kings" !
Our Little Lord Fauntleroy never had a hard fucking day in his privelaged life.....he`s softer than baby shit!
Duran is a top ten p4p all time fighter. Hindsight is 20/20 but if No Mas doesn't happen and say Duran bites down, goes 15 but loses to SRR giving a spirited effort, he's probably knocking on the door of the top 5 all time. He was that fucking great. Hard to argue he's not the best lightweight (135lbs) of all time. Would have loved to have seen him and The Thin Man aka Alexis Arguello go at it at 135.
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Wheeler, Kai, Ray, Cormier, Levrone, Vince Taylor,
I think this is the best list. I’m not sure if Vince should have won a Mr. O but he should have won the Masters.
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My opinion is that the best bodybuilder to never win the Olympia is Shawn Ray.
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Marcus Ruhl, I think has done really well for himself. When you see scenes from his house, etc.... It gives off quiet money vibes. Also he has the happy go lucky manner of a man that's living well and not bothered for cash. He's had his own supplement line for years. He also has a million+ instagram followers and more importantly great interaction with them. It's not just a bunch of bots or dead accounts. And a Youtube account with close to 500,000 subs.
Bill Pearl was another guy with quiet money. In one of his books he was just naming sponsorships and business ventures he was running, and there were dozens of them. In and out of fitness. Real estate things, board of directors appointments, lucrative publishing contracts, etc.....
Labrada was a great choice. The supplement company was huge during the 90s, top 7, if not top 5 most years. Just behind EAS sometimes.
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Duran is a top ten p4p all time fighter. Hindsight is 20/20 but if No Mas doesn't happen and say Duran bites down, goes 15 but loses to SRR giving a spirited effort, he's probably knocking on the door of the top 5 all time. He was that fucking great. Hard to argue he's not the best lightweight (135lbs) of all time. Would have loved to have seen him and The Thin Man aka Alexis Arguello go at it at 135.
I agree wholeheartedly my brother.
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Marcus Ruhl, I think has done really well for himself. When you see scenes from his house, etc.... It gives off quiet money vibes. Also he has the happy go lucky manner of a man that's living well and not bothered for cash. He's had his own supplement line for years. He also has a million+ instagram followers and more importantly great interaction with them. It's not just a bunch of bots or dead accounts. And a Youtube account with close to 500,000 subs.
Bill Pearl was another guy with quiet money. In one of his books he was just naming sponsorships and business ventures he was running, and there were dozens of them. In and out of fitness. Real estate things, board of directors appointments, lucrative publishing contracts, etc.....
Labrada was a great choice. The supplement company was huge during the 90s, top 7, if not top 5 most years. Just behind EAS sometimes.
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Has anyone ever heard of a female Olympia bodybuilder who became financially succesfull after retiring from the drugcult sport?
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Has anyone ever heard of a female Olympia bodybuilder who became financially succesfull after retiring from the drugcult sport?
No.
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Has anyone ever heard of a female Olympia bodybuilder who became financially succesfull after retiring from the drugcult sport?
Sure. Monica Brant. She is into horses now.
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Has anyone ever heard of a female Olympia bodybuilder who became financially succesfull after retiring from the drugcult sport?
Cory
Lenda Murray
Denise Rutkowski
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