1991 Mr. USA 90 Minutes Footage Matarazzo's Pro Qualifier

[karasan]

For all the Mad Mazz fans out there, 1991 Mr. USA footage is on youtube at last!
He has his fair share of fans out there, enjoy...

[urj200]

MC Hammer prepping for Mr. O?

[Joe Valentino]

For all the Mad Mazz fans out there, 1991 Mr. USA footage is on youtube at last!
He has his fair share of fans out there, enjoy...

Woooooow.
Thats just great. Denise was hoooot

[tres_taco_combo]

good post - thank you

[Never1AShow]

For all the Mad Mazz fans out there, 1991 Mr. USA footage is on youtube at last!
He has his fair share of fans out there, enjoy...

Also Flex Wheeler and Chris Cormier.  I was there at the Prejudge, living the dream

[Matt]

Also Flex Wheeler and Chris Cormier.  I was there at the Prejudge, living the dream

Mike was awesome. But sadly, after turning pro, he Never1AShow. 

[karasan]

Mike was awesome. But sadly, after turning pro, he Never1AShow. 

Matt one thing really puzzles me, Mike was my favourite bber, but he didn't seem to improve one bit over his 1991 win.
Am I mistaken?
His pecs and and traps looks awesome here, later his pecs were never this full.
His conditioning also looks great, so over the next 10 years why he didn't improve, with all those 5 pound meat eating, drug regimens and blue collar work ethic?
His last contest was  in 2003 but he was mostly done in 2001...
He was only 24, very young pro, I know he has relatively
 wide hips, short legs and high lats but still he had great potential.
His lack of improvement in a decade worth discussing...

[Matt]

Matt one thing really puzzles me, Mike was my favourite bber, but he didn't seem to improve one bit over his 1991 win.
Am I mistaken?
His pecs and and traps looks awesome here, later his pecs were never this full.
His conditioning also looks great, so over the next 10 years why he didn't improve, with all those 5 pound meat eating, drug regimens and blue collar work ethic?
His last contest was  in 2003 but he was mostly done in 2001...
He was only 24, very young pro, I know he has relatively
 wide hips, short legs and high lats but still he had great potential.
His lack of improvement in a decade worth discussing...

You bring up interesting questions. I think Chris Cormier made a comment to the effect that Mike had nothing between the armpits. As in - impressive arms, delts, and calves - but lacked thickness elsewhere?

I agree with you about Mike's diet. For that sort of committment to eating, you would think he would have made improvements.

Supposedly, Mike's dad had similarly amazing calves.

[Taffin]

V cool thanks 

For all the Mad Mazz fans out there, 1991 Mr. USA footage is on youtube at last!
He has his fair share of fans out there, enjoy...

[tres_taco_combo]

he beat flex and chris. big props there

[Straw Man]

Too bad that 2 of the class winners from this show died in their 40's

I remember watching this show on ESPN (or some cable channel) at the time and thought the bantamweight winner looked great.  I also remember seeing Jim Welch at my gym at that time and later and he always looked really good

[tommywishbone]

Mike was awesome. But sadly, after turning pro, he Never1AShow. 

I was test judging at that show.

[hazbin]

Mike was huge

[karasan]

Mike was huge

It looks like he was trying to get his valued arm back from your paw.
Mike was also known for his decent forearms, next to yours they seem nothing special!!!

[oldtimer1]

I wonder if Mike Matarazzo near the end of his life regretted bodybuilding?

[Schmoff]

Mike was huge

you look huger than him

[Fortress]

You bring up interesting questions. I think Chris Cormier made a comment to the effect that Mike had nothing between the armpits. As in - impressive arms, delts, and calves - but lacked thickness elsewhere?

I agree with you about Mike's diet. For that sort of committment to eating, you would think he would have made improvements.

Supposedly, Mike's dad had similarly amazing calves.

Nothing “between his armpits and knees”, yeah.

[Royalty]

Nothing “between his armpits and knees”, yeah.

In my opinion, Mike had good quads

[Straw Man]

I wonder if Mike Matarazzo near the end of his life regretted bodybuilding?

this is allegedly his last interview and he definitely sounds like he regretted it.
he doesn't have the "I would do it all over again" attitude of Ronnie Coleman

[Royalty]

this is allegedly his last interview and he definitely sounds like he regretted it.
he doesn't have the "I would do it all over again" attitude of Ronnie Coleman

Mike said in that interview that his great grandfather died in his 90’s... I think that Mike’s dad lived to be nearly 80.

Mike died at 48.


Don’t give me the “genetics” crap. Steroids killed Mike. And Mike knew it.


Sociopaths like Dave Palumbo spend their life’s trying to convince people that steroids are safe drugs. And if a bodybuilder dies, Dave never blames steroids, he blames the death on “genetic” issues.

Dave you are a bullshit artist and a criminal and a liar. And you took every drug in the world and you could only win a junior NPC show at your best. In short: you sucked.

I recently watched a video where Dave blamed Dallas McCarver’s death on “genetic predisposition” bullshit. And he said that we will never know why “the universe” does stuff like that.


Yeah Dave, it wasn’t the steroids.. it was “the universe”  

[Bevo]

Mike said in that interview that his great grandfather died in his 90’s... I think that Mike’s dad lived to be nearly 80.

Mike died at 48.


Don’t give me the “genetics” crap. Steroids killed Mike. And Mike knew it.


Sociopaths like Dave Palumbo spend their life’s trying to convince people that steroids are safe drugs. And if a bodybuilder dies, Dave never blames steroids, he blames the death on “genetic” issues.

Dave you are a bullshit artist and a criminal and a liar. And you took every drug in the world and you could only win a junior NPC show at your best. In short: you sucked.

I recently watched a video where Dave blamed Dallas McCarver’s death on “genetic predisposition” bullshit. And he said that we will never know why “the universe” does stuff like that.


Yeah Dave, it wasn’t the steroids.. it was “the universe”  

I agree, pretty much

The abuse of steroids and every drug in the book  def attributed to their early demise

[Hulkster]

his bis and calves were insane.

[Bevo]

It looks like he was trying to get his valued arm back from your paw.
Mike was also known for his decent forearms, next to yours they seem nothing special!!!

Angles.....

[Bevo]

this is allegedly his last interview and he definitely sounds like he regretted it.
he doesn't have the "I would do it all over again" attitude of Ronnie Coleman

Did mike just claim natural when winning the 91 USA’s, he said he was on “nothing”

Lairs all the way until he died

[Straw Man]

Did mike just claim natural when winning the 91 USA’s, he said he was on “nothing”

Lairs all the way until he died

by that I assumed he meant very little compared to what guys take today

He also said his bloodwork was "excellent" except that the good cholesterol (HDL) was basically at zero for 5 years

How is that considered excellent

That should have been a huge flashing red warning sign for both him and his doctor