I'm not sure this guy deserves to be glorified. He did something he knew very likely could kill him, is it a giant leap to compare him with a heroin junkie that dies because he can't quit or an alcoholic who drinks himself to death?
It's not as if the reward for risking his life was vast sums of money or international fame. He was taking drugs that could kill him to participate in an obscure activity that most of the world looks at as either homosexual or weird.
And at least one guy who knew him on here says he wasn't a very good guy unless you were what he considered freaky big. And I'd be willing to bet if he had the choice right now of dying and competing in some competition that means nothing and living he'd choose life.
His story is a cautionary tale. I'm sure deep down his parents and the rest his family don't quite understand his decisions.
mike didnt know anythony what so ever, and anthony didnt like nut huggers, he had TONS of fans and never said shit to someone just because they were not huge. Most of the bb'ers he trained were middleweights/light heavy and women, and myself included in the heavyweights...im no were near 300. Nobody at the show was besides him and palumbo. Unless mike meant himself which we all now what that looks like. I KNEW anthony, a close friend of years. Mikes idea of knowing him was trying to say hi at a show. I will paint the picture, your anthony...mike comes upto you to basically kiss your ass...you kinda brush it off...now your not a saint and dont talk to people because of it...yada yada yada.
And whos glorifying anything, read some of posts when he died, i was pissed at him for being selfish. Im just trying to let people know how he saw it. Oh and another thing, his Dr's were the ones keeping him on HRT (400mg) because without it he would have died alot sooner. There is alot more to it then what some fucks think on a message board. Yes diurectics were stupid...but ask palumbo on that one..hes the one that kept feeding them to him. Hence why he didnt goto the funreal, guilt much...some friend. As for living life, he didnt want to die, or course not. He wanted to start a new life outside of this, but he had once itch left to scratch. His dr's were the ones saying he was getting better. HE took it for granted I guess. All a moot point now anyway.
And for record..i was with anthony and dameri at every single new englands since 1997 and never once say arvilla come near us. I even competed in two of the shows that anthony helped me with. Half the time he had 4-5 people in the show he got ready, not exactly looknig to chat it up on those days.
