Danny had it all. For years, everyone was telling him to just come in ripped and he would win. When he finally did that at the Olympia, they only gave him 5th.
To lose to Arnold's Sardinia sidekick with his smooth bow legs and glaring gyno with an absolutely flawless physique like Danny presented that night is why I stopped following bbing until I was at a friend's house and saw that Coleman video "Unbelievable". I missed the whole Haney and Dorian era completely.
Imagine your whole life's work and sacrifice at the mercy of politics, power, and influence? Platz and Padilla got royally screwed. That was their life and dreams right there on the stage that night.
