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JAGO

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Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« on: December 27, 2017, 02:55:15 AM »
Franco's back and conditioning were incredible.

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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2017, 03:11:02 AM »
Thank you for posting this - it's so hard to find anything from this event. Franco looks better there than he did in photos, but his bitch tit was still horrible and his legs still nothing compared to the others. Even if he looked better, there's no way he should have beaten Padilla, Platz or Callendar.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2017, 08:05:21 AM »
Quote from: galain on December 27, 2017, 03:11:02 AM
Thank you for posting this - it's so hard to find anything from this event. Franco looks better there than he did in photos, but his bitch tit was still horrible and his legs still nothing compared to the others. Even if he looked better, there's no way he should have beaten Padilla, Platz or Callendar.
Yep- absolute joke that he won. But then that’s how the Weiders’ ran their contests.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2017, 09:17:02 AM »
I did a whole series of interviews about the 1981 Mr. Olympia for my Bodybuilding Legends Podcast - http://bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/podcast/
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2017, 09:19:24 AM »
It was a good comeback all things considered, overshadowed by the decision et al.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2017, 09:51:27 AM »
How do you go on stage with gyno? It's your goddamn job.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2017, 11:08:59 AM »
Listen at the 6:01 mark.  :D
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2017, 11:14:51 AM »
Quote from: Doug_Steele on December 27, 2017, 11:08:59 AM
Listen at the 6:01 mark.  :D

Sounds like Arnold :D
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2017, 11:49:07 AM »
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2017, 01:02:25 PM »
man his individual routine was over 8 minutes... :o
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #10 on: December 27, 2017, 01:05:40 PM »
Quote from: m8 on December 27, 2017, 09:51:27 AM
How do you go on stage with gyno? It's your goddamn job.

Maybe nipples are overrated ?



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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2017, 02:42:54 PM »
Not seen that before
Thanks for posting.


My Call from all pics / vids I’ve seen

Platz 1st   
Padilla  / Callander 2nd
Franco 4th
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2017, 03:59:30 PM »
Thanks for posting! Awesome find. While it’s hard to tell from that video who should have won, Franco looked much better than I thought.
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2017, 04:03:12 PM »
IMO Franco was in his best-ever condition in 1981, except of course for his gyno and legs.  But he truly took his upper body to another level beyond what he had for his previous O win in 1976.

Undeserved win aside, it was a remarkable and inspiring comeback.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2017, 04:33:10 PM »
Quote from: Dan-O on December 27, 2017, 04:03:12 PM
IMO Franco was in his best-ever condition in 1981, except of course for his gyno and legs.  But he truly took his upper body to another level beyond what he had for his previous O win in 1976.

Undeserved win aside, it was a remarkable and inspiring comeback.
I agree on all counts.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2017, 05:08:39 PM »
People always talk shit about his wonky eye but he was one hell of a detective.
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« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2017, 06:21:41 PM »
Mentzer, Coe and Zane boycotted because of what happened in 80.

Some things never change.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2017, 07:43:04 PM »
Quote from: Dan-O on December 27, 2017, 04:03:12 PM
IMO Franco was in his best-ever condition in 1981, except of course for his gyno and legs.  But he truly took his upper body to another level beyond what he had for his previous O win in 1976.

Undeserved win aside, it was a remarkable and inspiring comeback.

I agree! I was there and I was really impressed how good Franco's upper body looked. His only downfall was the gyno and zero separation in the quads. Compared to the legs of Platz, Padilla, Callendar and Dickerson, I had to put Franco 5th at best despite his great comeback and his awesome upper body because of the legs.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #18 on: December 27, 2017, 08:23:55 PM »
Padilla 1st.

Platz 2nd.


And Chris "Curious George" Dickerson (that face, those ears) should never have been allowed on stage again. 
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« Reply #19 on: December 27, 2017, 08:40:11 PM »
Quote from: Tapeworm on December 27, 2017, 05:08:39 PM
People always talk shit about his wonky eye but he was one hell of a detective.

You're thinking of Sammy Davis Jr. who sung Detective Beretta's theme song, The Candy Man.
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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #20 on: December 27, 2017, 08:42:02 PM »
Quote from: Megalodon on December 27, 2017, 08:40:11 PM
You're thinking of Sammy Davis Jr. who sung Detective Beretta's theme song, The Candy Man.

Nope.  Peter Falk, the actor that played "Columbo" also had a weird eye.

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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #21 on: December 27, 2017, 08:55:24 PM »
Quote from: The Scott on December 27, 2017, 08:42:02 PM
Nope.  Peter Falk, the actor that played "Columbo" also had a weird eye.



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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #22 on: December 27, 2017, 10:17:45 PM »
Love the classical music...as if he was presenting a classic physique with those fucking bitch tits......Michelangelo never sculpted bitch tits...fucking phony....

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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2017, 07:21:56 PM »
Quote from: The Scott on December 27, 2017, 08:23:55 PM
Padilla 1st.

Platz 2nd.


And Chris "Curious George" Dickerson (that face, those ears) should never have been allowed on stage again. 

Frank Zane agreed with you on your 1st place pick for the 1981 O--he said it to Mr. Padilla himself in this interview.  Try and ignore the mildly obnoxious Castellano dude who made the video.

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Re: Franco Columbu Mr. Olympia 1981 Bodybuilding - Better Quality Footage.
« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2017, 11:39:19 PM »
Great pics from 1981 Mr. Olympia here.

http://bodybuildinglegendsshow.com/photos/
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