What went wrong with Lou Ferrigno's come back?

[Ex Coelis]

I remember seeing this photo as a child on the cover of Flex magazine in a 7-11

I knew nothing about bodybuilding and didn't get into it until many years later but I never forgot that pic of Big Louie

[noworries]

good example here arnold never did this pose from the left side it is in a reflection.... check out the arm thickness.

your photo is a reverse

[makaveli25]

"I wanna beat em"

[FREAKgeek]

Exactly...people tend to forget how good he was at a very young age....this guy could have been Mr. O for many years to come had he not landed the Hulk role...

Could have took over where Arnold left off on the stage... 76/ Franco 77-79/ zane 80/ Arnold  81 FRanco 82/ Dickerson 83 Bannout....looks like 7 Olympias possibly.

 Would have beaten Franco EASILY, Just as Arnld did...

 Zane only ushers in the "condition era" because there were no more big men worth a damn to contend against him...

Arnold at 80% would have lost to a better big man...

FRanco in 81 was a joke...

Dickerson/ Bannout would have been dwarfed on stage by a near 30 year old Ferrigno

Not Until Haney came along would things have gotten interesting...

You can make a case for Sergio Oliva, Serge Nubret, and even Bertil Fox for the rest of the 70's. Zane would of not stood a chance.

[jwb]

your photo is a reverse

just goes to show how good arnold's arms were...

[~UN_$ung~]

Exactly...people tend to forget how good he was at a very young age....this guy could have been Mr. O for many years to come had he not landed the Hulk role...

Could have took over where Arnold left off on the stage... 76/ Franco 77-79/ zane 80/ Arnold  81 FRanco 82/ Dickerson 83 Bannout....looks like 7 Olympias possibly.

 Would have beaten Franco EASILY, Just as Arnld did...

 Zane only ushers in the "condition era" because there were no more big men worth a damn to contend against him...

Arnold at 80% would have lost to a better big man...

FRanco in 81 was a joke...

Dickerson/ Bannout would have been dwarfed on stage by a near 30 year old Ferrigno

Not Until Haney came along would things have gotten interesting...

thats a good point, there were some lean years in between arnold years and lee haney's takeover where louic could have legitimatly dominated

of course its all speculation because he never did it, but on paper it makes sense




you gotta think in the long run a 5 or 6  or even more year legendary olympia reigh would have been more profitable for louie (right around the time bodybuilding blew up in the 80s).........then playing the "monster" on  a tv show for a couple of years......but maybe he was offered quick, guaranteed money and could not turn it down, also, he got a lot more fame out of playing the hulk then he could have being mr olympia

[Chick]

thats a good point, there were some lean years in between arnold years and lee haney's takeover where louic could have legitimatly dominated

of course its all speculation because he never did it, but on paper it makes sense




you gotta think in the long run a 5 or 6  or even more year legendary olympia reigh would have been more profitable for louie (right around the time bodybuilding blew up in the 80s).........then playing the "monster" on  a tv show for a couple of years......but maybe he was offered quick, guaranteed money and could not turn it down, also, he got a lot more fame out of playing the hulk then he could have being mr olympia

Not even close (or debatable )...taking the Hulk role made Lou a household name...even until this day. He made a whole career from that series....even winning 7 Olympia's wouldnt have came even close, as he didnt have 1/10th of Arnolds charisma....He's STILL a bigger name worldwide than Haney or Coleman...both with 8 titles to their name

[Ex Coelis]

outstanding  

[TRIX]

Robbert keneddy said lou was 280 lb range for his comeback. He had no legs

[BayGBM]

 

This is the first issue of Flex I ever bought...  

[~UN_$ung~]

Not even close (or debatable )...taking the Hulk role made Lou a household name...even until this day. He made a whole career from that series....even winning 7 Olympia's wouldnt have came even close, as he didnt have 1/10th of Arnolds charisma....He's STILL a bigger name worldwide than Haney or Coleman...both with 8 titles to their name

yeh, that true


he is the second most fameous bodybuilder ever next to arnold, from that one role pretty much



and if he did win the O back then, its not like he would be a great ambassador to bring the sport to the masses.........he isnt the best communicator............ ........or the best listner for that matter

[Lundgren]

i mean, for a tall guy........its not like his calves were all that bad to begin with

Without those mirror's he sure looks tiny. I guess anyone can get use to being called a twink.

[Chick]

yeh, that true


he is the second most fameous bodybuilder ever next to arnold, from that one role pretty much



and if he did win the O back then, its not like he would be a great ambassador to bring the sport to the masses.........he isnt the best communicator............ ........or the best listner for that matter

no...but he's got a hell of a collection of $20 bills!

[~UN_$ung~]

no...but he's got a hell of a collection of $20 bills!

they say you can shear a sheep forever, but skin him only once



louie is famous for doing those comic-book kinda conventions  where sci-fi people and nerds go to get signed autographs by actors from old horror movies and mark hamill and b-list celebrities......

the problem is , since that subculture of people is relatively small..............your only supposed to hit one of those conventions once in a while, grab a quick couple of grand, and move on........because once you have signed an autographed picture for EVERYONE who could possibly want one..........there are no more people to purchase them

so they say he is at like every one of these shindigs, but spends the majority of time alone at his table with people awkwardly trying to avoid contact with him because they are not patronizing his stand.

[Hulkotron]

Repping the 25s!!!!!  What a beast!

[Chick]

Repping the 25s!!!!!  What a beast!

Theyre 30's

[Stavios]

Theyre 30's

they're only the 30's if you think they are

 

[Van_Bilderass]

I'd rather be Mr O than be what Lou is today. Known for having "played" Hulk on TV. And fuck the money.

Who here is jealous of Lou's fantastic "acting" career?

[~UN_$ung~]

I'd rather be Mr O than be what Lou is today. Known for having "played" Hulk on TV. And fuck the money.

Who here is jealous of Lou's fantastic career?

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getting 4 or so years of a non-speaking retard role on TV.........then spending the rest o fyour life in vein trying out for roles you'll never get, cause you cannot speak

and having to resort to weekly comic-conventions across the country where you have to sit at a table and shill signed autographs to weirdos who still live with their mothers


no, lou's career has been awful as far as i am concerned.......

[Master Blaster]

You can make a case for Sergio Oliva, Serge Nubret, and even Bertil Fox for the rest of the 70's. Zane would of not stood a chance.

I don't know man, who wouldn't want to look like Zane?

[Danimal77]

Robbert keneddy said lou was 280 lb range for his comeback. He had no legs

To clear the weight issue up, he started to train really hard in 1991 and signed onto WBF at 322 pounds... His 1992 offeason bodyweight floated between 315-322, however, he overdieted for the 1992 Mr. O and claimed to have come in at 298 when in reality he was closer to 280. So, he wanted to redeem himself in 1993 and he did. He didn't make the mistake of over dieting. He went up to his high 330's in his preparation for the 1993 and dialed in at 318-320 pounds for the night of. The next day he was weighed in at 325 pounds after a pasta meal. His last competition in 1994 (Masters) he was 298 at just over 6'4" (has since lost height)...

If you want to see Louie at his all-time largest, rent Cage 2. If you want to see him in his all-time best condition, rent Hercules...

[Danimal77]

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getting 4 or so years of a non-speaking retard role on TV.........then spending the rest o fyour life in vein trying out for roles you'll never get, cause you cannot speak

and having to resort to weekly comic-conventions across the country where you have to sit at a table and shill signed autographs to weirdos who still live with their mothers


no, lou's career has been awful as far as i am concerned.......

And you've done more and better?

[~UN_$ung~]

And you've done more and better?

well i wouldnt do that at all, to me (unlike the rest of you insecure fags who think the pinnacle of existence is getting seen on TV)

its not something i would want to "accomplish"...........if you measure success by playing a monster on tv for a couple of years, then having to schlep around to horror/scifi/comic conventions every weekend to pay the bills.......thats your own fuckin stupidity

i call that PATHETIC, not CELEBRITY

[Tyr]

no...but he's got a hell of a collection of $20 bills!

Sheesh...even among the bodybuilding circles Lou ain't gettin' no respect   

[Tito24]

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