Overrated Haney competed in a weak era

[Captain Equipoise]

Strydom held his own against Haney everywhere but from the back.  Unfortunately this weakness made Haney the obvious choice.  Strydom was massive and his back was his only glaring flaw in my opinion.

True enough but Haney had chicken legs compared to Strydom.

Obviously that doesnt count in the Olympia...its always the guys with the biggest back that win.

[Signifying Monkey]

True enough but Haney had chicken legs compared to Strydom.

really?

[Sherief Shalaby]

did somebody ask for your opinion, Mr. Akef?

your mother while suking my cok yd... fuk u

[njflex]

WELL the great arnold had less competitiors to worry about  overall,1980 was more of a rear lineup of competitiors,haney had like todays standards of 15 or more to contend with.obviously bbing was really more underground subculture in 60/70's but still haney had great run and some of the best bbers were there.

[Captain Equipoise]

WELL the great arnold had less competitiors to worry about  overall,1980 was more of a rear lineup of competitiors,haney had like todays standards of 15 or more to contend with.obviously bbing was really more underground subculture in 60/70's but still haney had great run and some of the best bbers were there.

You can't really say that though, when Arnold was competing barely anyone knew or did bodybuilding...shit Arnold is the reason anyone still works out and trains, he started that whole fitness frenzy in the late 70's, early 80's..of course it's a given you will have more competitors now as well are better more potent designer drugs and peptides.

[Figo]

Haney competed against and beat 5 Mr O's:

Bannout, Dickerson, Oliva, Zane, Yates.

And 84-91 was VERY competitive!

[Howard]

Haney, as well as being an overrated Mr. O competed in an era where, mostly, his greatest threats were Gaspari, lambarda and Christian. Hardly much really. His multiple O victories are very flattering. Put him in a different era and his mantle is empty.

Absurd claim and like saying Jessie Owens was an over rated Olympic champ because Ussian Bolt wasn't there in 1936.

[George Whorewell]

Lee was a great champion and was king during an era in which there really werent any mass monsters-- not in the sense like there were when dorian took over and today. The physiques were much more aesthetic back then-- no gh guts and site injections/ synthol everywhere.

This thread is retarded.

[Matt C]

True enough but Haney had chicken legs compared to Strydom.

Obviously that doesnt count in the Olympia...its always the guys with the biggest back that win.

Yes, you are correct that at the Olympia back trumps legs.  Gary's legs were very good as you said, especially for a man of 6'2.