I didn't catch the press conference but Wiggs told me that Dennis admitted he lied about his age in the past because he felt people would write him off if they thought he was older and that Dennis said he will be "45 years old soon". So that would mean his May 1969 date of birth is not accurate and presumably he was born in either 1965 or 1966. That is pretty amazing given that even though he did not improve much in recent years, he wasn't exactly a wreck of injuries either.
Also, notice in the second video [his farewell speech] I tried to grab some footage of the arena for the crowd response which also showed how empty it was. At the prejudging Bob said the show would be sold out. Maybe by sold out he meant half empty with half of those attending being friends and families of the competitors?
I honestly wonder what would give bodybuilding mainstream appeal. I'm thinking more good looking bodybuilders would do the trick. I think it's safe to say that Gunter helped ticket sales, hence why Joe Weider gave him special invites to compete more than once. I like bodybuilding and truly do want to help support it as much as possible. If I didn't, I wouldn't put so much time into getting bodybuilding material on the internet.
But anyway, does anyone have any more information on Dennis and his retirement? Is he moving on to family life or something else?
