LOL! I take it you're not a fan. Too bad he acted like such a dick with his own family. I think as a bber he would have absolutely dominated after Arnold retired. He was only around 22 year old in PI. But if he sharpened up more he would have beaten Franco and only get better as he matured would have destroyed Zane and Dickerson and I think Samir as well. He would have easily gotten 8 Olympias.
Thanks for adding to the unanimous agreement regarding what Lou was saying in that clip. I still get whiny posts on this and other threads by bigbychoice who still insists the tape, the script, and all the rest of us are wrong.
Heh, no problem, my man!
As to what Lou said, "Leh me compluh uh ferr rip!" just fits the nature of his set. Bottom partials until near failure, then finish on a couple of full ones. That's the only point Matty intervened; it's not like he had his hands down midrange throughout the set, stopping Lou shy of locking out.
I guess you could say I admired his build, but nah -- not a big fan of his person. I understand he had a hard time growing up and Matty was a prick father, but by most accounts, Louie chose to let his early years define himself as yet another bitter, angry jerk as an adult. And it IS a choice. Plenty of people who had unhappy childhoods turned out to be great men.
I have to agree that he would have owned the Olympia had he continued, though. I think a peak Samir would have been his first real challenge...Zane was awesome but simply too small. Franco would have a chance in '76 but never again. Dickerson wouldn't even register. Arnold would have never attempted a comeback. Only when Haney hit his stride would Lou realize he was up against another Arnold-type and think about calling it quits.
