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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #25 on: December 13, 2008, 09:23:25 AM »
Quote from: Meso_z on December 13, 2008, 12:35:41 AM
Bertil Fox owned the competition that night.

Actually Im shocked that he doesnt look as HUGE next to Frank Zane... and Frank is 5'9"
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #26 on: December 13, 2008, 09:27:19 AM »
Samir was the rightful winner that night,but he`s lucky that Jeff King was in the AAU.

King had one of the best builds on the planet in `83 !
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #27 on: December 13, 2008, 09:27:31 AM »
Quote from: io856 on December 13, 2008, 03:37:01 AM
maybe they didn't believe in quadriceps back then?  :)

They didnt believe in huge skull,jaws,hands,feet and guts given by HG, I mean you cant Bodybuild forever.....
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #28 on: December 13, 2008, 09:31:34 AM »
Quote from: The Ugly on December 13, 2008, 08:53:51 AM
Yeah, but imagine if Dorian Yates walked out while they were posing. And then - BAM! - Ronnie Coleman.

Now who's your 1983 Mr. Olympia, Ronnie or Dorian?

Ronnie would have had 12 inches calves (with what was available in 83')
Yates about 14 inches arms ......

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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #29 on: December 13, 2008, 10:54:07 AM »
Fox was FORCED to lose 20-25 pounds of muscle from the 1982 Mr. Olympia to the 1983 Mr. Olympia. The judges said he was TOO BIG in 1982 at 230-235 pounds onstage. 1983 was the last year of the small men. When Haney came back to take it in 1984 he was well into his 240's and began to push the envelope of size.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #30 on: December 13, 2008, 01:51:42 PM »
Quote from: wes on December 13, 2008, 09:27:19 AM
Samir was the rightful winner that night,but he`s lucky that Jeff King was in the AAU.

King had one of the best builds on the planet in `83 !

Yeah Jeff was way ahead of the game
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #31 on: December 13, 2008, 04:06:36 PM »
Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on December 13, 2008, 01:51:42 PM
Yeah Jeff was way ahead of the game

So was Bertil Fox.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #32 on: December 13, 2008, 04:25:32 PM »
Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on December 12, 2008, 06:16:22 PM
You think he won in 83?

He was sharper than Samir, had more size and fullness and the same or better aesthetics. The best combo of size and balance. Samir's legs were underwhelming.

Everything else equal, Weider liked his winners to be articulate and polite. Clearly a factor in the decisions.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #33 on: December 13, 2008, 04:26:18 PM »
Quote from: BigJ on December 13, 2008, 03:35:10 AM
Damn - Haney looked tiny in that video.

Haney had serious balance issues including terrible legs there.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2008, 05:20:15 PM »
Quote from: pumpster on December 13, 2008, 04:25:32 PM
He was sharper than Samir, had more size and fullness and the same or better aesthetics. The best combo of size and balance. Samir's legs were underwhelming.

Everything else equal, Weider liked his winners to be articulate and polite. Clearly a factor in the decisions.

I agree about the fullness and size , conditioning NO way
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2008, 05:22:49 PM »
Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on December 13, 2008, 05:20:15 PM
I agree about the fullness and size , conditioning NO way

They're standing there side by side around the 47 second mark. Samir's clearly not as cut nor as full. He also has mediocre thighs both quads and hams, as can clearly be seen around 1:58. Calves pretty poor too. Thus less balance.

Fox and Zane were the two best.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2008, 08:06:17 PM »
Quote from: pumpster on December 13, 2008, 05:22:49 PM
They're standing there side by side around the 47 second mark. Samir's clearly not as cut nor as full. He also has mediocre thighs both quads and hams, as can clearly be seen around 1:58. Calves pretty poor too. Thus less balance.

Fox and Zane were the two best.

FOX should have come in #1 and #2.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #37 on: December 13, 2008, 08:07:41 PM »
Quote from: Danimal77 on December 13, 2008, 08:06:17 PM
FOX should have come in #1 and #2.

Yup, it's obvious to anyone who knows BB. Just more IFBB BS that too many here and elsewhere seem oblivious to.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #38 on: December 13, 2008, 08:11:23 PM »
Bertil Fox destroys that tiny tit "Lee Haney".
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #39 on: December 13, 2008, 08:20:26 PM »
Bertil was Increadible in 1983
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #40 on: December 14, 2008, 06:17:47 AM »
Quote from: johnny1 on December 13, 2008, 08:20:26 PM
Bertil was Increadible in 1983

wow i have bought the same autographed pic of bertil at the 1983 olympia
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #41 on: December 14, 2008, 09:13:04 AM »
The music during the free posedown sounds like a John Holmes movie soundtrack...but otherwise, great physiques!
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #42 on: December 14, 2008, 10:03:56 AM »
Quote from: johnny1 on December 13, 2008, 08:20:26 PM
Bertil was Increadible in 1983

He had a set of arms as large as Ronnies (that was 25-30 years ago) and I would dare say that they were even better balanced (HUGE BICEPS AND TRICEPS). They were on the record of being officially measured at 22".
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #43 on: December 14, 2008, 10:16:37 AM »
Quote from: Danimal77 on December 14, 2008, 10:03:56 AM
He had a set of arms as large as Ronnies (that was 25-30 years ago) and I would dare say that they were even better balanced (HUGE BICEPS AND TRICEPS). They were on the record of being officially measured at 22".

Great arms and should've won (in a fair contest) but let's not get carried away not the same size as Coleman, who also big tris if not as noticable in side poses.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #44 on: December 14, 2008, 10:26:35 AM »
The Fox

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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #45 on: December 14, 2008, 02:33:19 PM »
Quote from: Sam on December 14, 2008, 10:26:35 AM
The Fox


Great work Sam, by the looks of those early Photo's,  Bertil was pumping iron from a VERY early age, that MM from the 1981 Pro World is Fantastic.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #46 on: December 14, 2008, 05:00:20 PM »
Quote from: Sam on December 14, 2008, 10:26:35 AM
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These pics are not Bertil at his best. The first couple of pics are him at a VERY young age and the rest (against Sergio) are a VERY food deprived Bertil who was FORCED to come in thinner and thinner because of the judges and man did he lose a shitload of muscle as a result of that. Bertil was at his best and BIGGEST in 1982-1983. By the mid-late 80's he was a shadow of his former self (having lost INCHES on those arms, chest, legs, etc...).
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #47 on: December 15, 2008, 09:06:51 AM »
2nd place in the mr O 1983 weighed 160lbs. Makkawy. 160lbs...
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #48 on: December 15, 2008, 02:01:53 PM »
Quote from: Figo on December 15, 2008, 09:06:51 AM
2nd place in the mr O 1983 weighed 160lbs. Makkawy. 160lbs...

He claimed to have 18" biceps.
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Re: 1983 Mr. Olympia Posedown
« Reply #49 on: December 16, 2008, 12:15:00 PM »
Quote from: Danimal77 on December 15, 2008, 02:01:53 PM
He claimed to have 18" biceps.

And Franco claimed 19"
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