Mike MATARAZZO 1999 Olympia

[Taffin]

OK, now I've got that off my chest, I have 1 (and maybe a half) Matarazzo memories...

1.  THAT Musclemag cover.  Like the Denis Newman edition, the shoulder thickness just blew my mind...



2.  I seem to partially remember a UK tour in the mid '90s (date anyone?  It was the drug years after all.....) where Mike was supposed to come to my hometown and I got (wrongfully) arrested so couldn't attend...  or did I confuse this with another US Pro?  (did Vince Taylor tour the UK..?)

[Taffin]

Also, what was that story about Mike living with Flex, and them having a flasher/peeping tom at their apartment LOL

[Nether Animal]

OK, now I've got that off my chest, I have 1 (and maybe a half) Matarazzo memories...

1.  THAT Musclemag cover.  Like the Denis Newman edition, the shoulder thickness just blew my mind...

Yeah, he looks awesome there... crazy.

[karasan]

Mike was my favourite bber for years to come.
What really amazes me is he seemed best in 1991 MR. USA
Even his best magazine covers are from 1991...
He suppossedly went from 228 to 248 but didn't get better.
He seemed to have amazing shoulders (anyone recall his MegaMass Posters?!)
To me he had amazing delts, forearms and abs next to his obvious showcase muscles...
His lack of lat spread-High lats-lack of back seperation, short thighs, mostly mediocre pecs obviously hurt him.

Lastly, I was shocked when I discovered how pitiful his delts looked next to Levrone and Coleman in 1997 NOC
If you can find some pics from that contest you will see what I mean, as much as I like big Mike so much, he was a very distant third behind these fellas.

[Nether Animal]

Another cool shot.

[Nether Animal]

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