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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Schmoff on June 20, 2012, 06:40:21 PM
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got to hand it to franco, the guy came from another country and made a great living for himself, being arnolds right hand man didnt hurt either ;)
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Damn he's looking old. Still probably strong as fuck though.
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Damn he's looking old. Still probably strong as fuck though.
He IS old.
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Old geezer!!
Man,I felt really nice typing that! :D
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Franco always seems like a fun guy to be around.
Just seems to really enjoy life. I can see why Arnold
and Franco's personalities meshed so well as friends.
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I DID hear he consistently avoids being interviewed these days, unfortunately...
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I wonder if the black in his hair will rub off on her hand? The guy came from nothing and is living a good life in here. I'm glad for him and he deserves it.
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Franco looks chinese :)
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It's pimpin'
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he lost muscle
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Looks like he subscribes to Nasser-like wall decor. :-\
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Franco is a child and I am his father. He comes to me for advices and it is not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices.
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in better days.
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Franco always seems like a fun guy to be around.
Just seems to really enjoy life. I can see why Arnold
and Franco's personalities meshed so well as friends.
Not what I heard.....sorry.
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Frank Zane once said of Franco and Arnold "they were the first to do couples posing"..LOL..(referring to the fact that there were so many pics in the magazines of Franco sitting on Arnold's back while Arnold was doing calf raises, or sitting on Arnold's shoulders)... also Zane hates Franco and says Franco "is full of shit" because Franco keeps proclaiming that Zane never beat him in competition...Zane claims he beat Franco twice and lost to him once...
Also I know Arnold and Franco were close, but I keep imagining Arnold saying to Franco in a commanding voice.."Franco, come here and jerk me off...I'm horny" :D
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He IS old.
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maybe by Getbig's standards, Franco was supposed to still be in contest shape at 65+ yrs old......you guys are really out of touch
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Not what I heard.....sorry.
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What have you heard?
In a video I saw with paddilla and couple other people, he seemed cocky, arrogant and talking down/lecturing danny.
Maybe its just his way, I wouldn't know...
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Also I know Arnold and Franco were close, but I keep imagining Arnold saying to Franco in a commanding voice.."Franco, come here and jerk me off...I'm horny" :D
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I stood beside The Sardinian Samson in a hallway one year at the Arnold Classic. This was perhaps a dozen years ago. Guy was SMALL. Short and without a trace of muscle.
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looks like a guy youd like to have a beer or ten with.
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I wonder if the black in his hair will rub off on her hand? The guy came from nothing and is living a good life in here. I'm glad for him and he deserves it.
Such hair dyeing looks pretty ridiculous on him. Maybe he thinks it will make him appear twenty years younger....;-)
Same problem with Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Arnold (until recently), Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones (also until recently) etc etc.
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Have heard and read nothing but bad things about Franco, total asshole apparently.
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wasn't franco outed for being a self proclaimed (fake) doctor
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I stood beside The Sardinian Samson in a hallway one year at the Arnold Classic. This was perhaps a dozen years ago. Guy was SMALL. Short and without a trace of muscle.
What do you expect? He's like 70!
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looks like a guy youd like to have a beer or ten with.
Yeah and after that have u pay for them...
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Have heard and read nothing but bad things about Franco, total asshole apparently.
We got to understand him, he has the stature of a child, that will fuck you up. :-\
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Have heard and read nothing but bad things about Franco, total asshole apparently.
He's also wearing a very deep v-neck shirt.
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wasn't franco outed for being a self proclaimed (fake) doctor
Yes unqualified chiropractor if I remember right.
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His hair looks worse then the pubes you'd find clumped together at the bottom of the sink.
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Yes unqualified chiropractor if I remember right.
Not true he was a Chiro.
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Old geezer!!
Man,I felt really nice typing that! :D
Hunting for letters with two fingers isn't considered "typing", dickhead.
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don't be a fool...EVERYONE and their mother has made Arnold-Franco homo jokes...see the joke above that I attributed to Frank Zane
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Hunting for letters with two fingers isn't considered "typing", dickhead.
Sticking those same two fingers in your moms soaking wet snatch at this very moment. ;)
HTH ;D
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He IS old.
he is 70 I think. Amazing he doesn't have one grey hair !!!
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he is 70 I think. Amazing he doesn't have one grey hair !!!
All genetics
Remember, franco didn't even use steroids until after he won the O!!!!
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i still have francos chest training manual from the late 70,s, got a t-shirt of franco with the order :D
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he is 70 I think. Amazing he doesn't have one grey hair !!!
What really is amazing he was going bald in his mid 30's...he's 71 and has more hair now !
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i still have francos chest training manual from the late 70,s, got a t-shirt of franco with the order :D
So he started that stuff, not Nasser..... ;D
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So he started that stuff, not Nasser..... ;D
;D francos t-shirt was beatiful,it had flies all over the box when it arrived and when i opened it there was a nasty stench that exploded into the air. i slept with it for days over my face sniffing my heros odor :-[
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I saw him a few years ago(He walked into my work with his wife). I could still see a little bit of "the bat" in his back... but damn, he went over board with the face work.
I think Kal Szkalak has aged the best out of the guys from that era.
No Homo
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I saw him a few years ago(He walked into my work with his wife). I could still see a little bit of "the bat" in his back... but damn, he went over board with the face work.
I think Kal Szkalak has aged the best out of the guys from that era.
No Homo
(http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/attachments/professional-muscle-forum/23663d1231661849-talk-about-genetics-kal%2520szkalak.jpg)
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Franco was all drugs.
Do you fellas remember his big push to be a movie star in the mid-'90s? All those ultra-shitty movies he'd film in Sardinia and shit? Total joke.
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Franco was all drugs.
Do you fellas remember his big push to be a movie star in the mid-'90s? All those ultra-shitty movies he'd film in Sardinia and shit? Total joke.
I remember ...he was in some movie called Beretta or something, maybe he thought he was gonna be like buddy Arnold.
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franco looked pretty jacked when he was in the (original)movie conan the barbarian
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He did look good in that movie..
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(http://pics.filmaffinity.com/Beretta_s_Island-477095966-large.jpg)
It sucked, Arnold was only on the poster for promotion.
C'mon, it starred Cliff Barnes.... :-X
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i just went to the movies to see conan when it first came out cause arnold was the star, i really wasnt paying attention to the movie itself ;) the movie theater looked like a bodybuilding convention with all these dudes walkin around with no necks ;D back then i used to watch pumping iron atleast once a day on my vcr at home, i was an arnold worshipper bigtime
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franco looked pretty jacked when he was in the (original)movie conan the barbarian
Joke, right?
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I remember ...he was in some movie called Beretta or something, maybe he thought he was gonna be like buddy Arnold.
Worst flicks ever.
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Worst flicks ever.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173372/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173372/)
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Great movie
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I saw him a few years ago(He walked into my work with his wife). I could still see a little bit of "the bat" in his back... but damn, he went over board with the face work.
I think Kal Szkalak has aged the best out of the guys from that era.
No Homo
kal latest pics....
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Great movie
As if Franco and Arnie could bang out reps at 315 when the movie was made. ::)
And seriously, that Berretta flick is SO bad it's classic.
How can anyone take the guy seriously as an action star? He's as big as a medium-sized cock and has the charisma and looks of a turd.
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I remember Franco said Dorian's back wasn't that great because you could still see light when he hit rear lat spread like his. Franco forgot his arms are 2 feet shorter.
So Dorian posted this pic in Flex and squashed him.
(http://elitegalleryz.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Dorian-Yates-10.jpg)
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i agree, francos back was very good but couldnt hold a candle to yates back.
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I remember Franco said Dorian's back wasn't that great because you could still see light when he hit rear lat spread like his. Franco forgot his arms are 2 feet shorter.
So Dorian posted this pic in Flex and squashed him.
(http://elitegalleryz.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Dorian-Yates-10.jpg)
Franco's always been a tiny little punk full of himself. I recall an interviewer asking him in the mid-'90s if he could return to the O stage and reclaim the title, if he so wanted. He was all like, Oh, yeah! No problem!
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I remember Franco said Dorian's back wasn't that great because you could still see light when he hit rear lat spread like his. Franco forgot his arms are 2 feet shorter.
So Dorian posted this pic in Flex and squashed him.
(http://elitegalleryz.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Dorian-Yates-10.jpg)
That pic is photoshoped ...here is the original
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AMAZING photos!!!!!!
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I saw Franco live when they filmed the part in Pumping Iron of him bending bars and blowing up a hot water bottle.........this was circa 1973-1974.
His fucking lower lats were insane as well as his chest thickness.
To this day,his back was one of the widest and lowest I have ever seen and I`ve seen a zillion top pros.
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Aside from his 80` Olympia win,Franco always looked pretty damn impressive IMO.
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Aside from his 80` Olympia win,Franco always looked pretty damn impressive IMO.
76 was questionable too, but his back was extremely good. Plus he was very strong.
Chest was impressive, too...
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Franco had quite an impressive bulge for a little dude (no homo).
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=429163.0;attach=474021;image
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I met him once in '75. A great guy as were many of the people of Gold's back in the mid 70's. Strong as an ox and congenial as Casper the friendly ghost.
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I haven`t seen some of these pics for many many years.
Always liked Francos build.
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This thread makes me hear this in my head :D :D
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Now imagine if Franco was 10 cm taller, would Arnold be as good friend with him then? :D
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Franco had an insane indentation in his upper chest that really added to his awesome chest development.....Franco made a ton of money hyping his training techniques that he promised would give you that same indentation.....of course we now know it is impossible to atttain that...its all genetic :) :) :)....I have never seen another BB'er have that same look
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Aside from his 80` Olympia win,Franco always looked pretty damn impressive IMO.
Something that can't be said about Frank Zane.
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Aside from his 80` Olympia win,Franco always looked pretty damn impressive IMO.
Something that can't be said about Frank Zane.
WOOOSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Because he didn't have an 80` Olympia win ???
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Most sane people would take Zane's physique over Columbo's anyday.
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LMAO
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=429163.0;attach=473841;image)
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Because he didn't have an 80` Olympia win ???
I also thought it was 81...
But if Wes says 80, its 80! Don't correct Wes
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franco and asshole i wonder why . he was a chiropractor and he is now around 70 years old .
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franco and asshole i wonder why . he was a chiropractor and he is now around 70 years old .
His chiropractor license turned out to be fake, his movies sucked, and he got his Olympia wins in the slipstream of his buddy Arnold.... ::)
Hope this helps...
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I also thought it was 81...
But if Wes says 80, its 80! Don't correct Wes
Regardless, you can't "say the same for Zane" because he neither has a '80 or '81 Olympia win
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Aren't you yourself an individual who falsely claims to be a doctor?
Am I ?
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does franco columbu has children
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His chiropractor license turned out to be fake, his movies sucked, and he got his Olympia wins in the slipstream of his buddy Arnold.... ::)
Hope this helps...
Franco is an accredited chiropractor, however it turns out his claim to have a Phd in nutrition from some obscure university in germany, is bogus, a lie.
Arnold also had him appointed to the california board of chiropractors while he was governator
Maybe one day franco will be vice prez of the USA too
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-very powerful
-great physique (pre-injury & pre-'81 Olympia win)
-real chiropractor
-completely fake PhD - he ain't no scientist....
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Franco is an accredited chiropractor, however it turns out his claim to have a Phd in nutrition from some obscure university in germany, is bogus, a lie.
Arnold also had him appointed to the california board of chiropractors while he was governator
Maybe one day franco will be vice prez of the USA too
he smells like garlic, too....
(http://www.spiritual-happiness.com/Franco.jpg)
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Worst Mr. O ever.
He won because of Arnold, period.
I mean, he had some good bodyparts, but as a whole, his physique looked like ass.
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Good ol' Franco.
He wrote a book called 'Coming on Strong'. I read it in HS. From what I remember it was an interesting and engrossing book. It does highlight Arnold's very strong personality.
Also, he had a part in Terminator I! (I'm sure most GetBiggers know this, but for those who don't, it's a mind fuck...)
He's in one of Reese's flashbacks, he plays the terminator that infiltrates the human's base and commences to start killing everyone. Don't believe me? Watch it tonight. You'll be like "Holy shit...it's Franco!"
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Did Franco get a gift from Arnold in '81?
Who looks better here? Gyno nips Franco, or Giant Killer Padilla?
(http://www.danpadilla.com/photos/DanFranco81A.jpg)
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Worst Mr. O ever.
He won because of Arnold, period.
I mean, he had some good bodyparts, but as a whole, his physique looked like ass.
If that's looking like ass, then I wish I looked liked that!
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Did Franco get a gift from Arnold in '81?
Who looks better here? Gyno nips Franco, or Giant Killer Padilla?
(http://www.danpadilla.com/photos/DanFranco81A.jpg)
Danny had legs too
The weider articles had been printed
The supplement ads 'used by mr o 81, franco' were ready
All he had to do was show up
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I am a huge columbu fan! He is my favorite bodybuider ever! seeing some of those pictures of Franco and other old school venice bodybuilders reminds me of what this sport used to be about! hard work! training for hours a day! and eating crazy amounts of food and dieting correctly when it counted! YES! Franco did get a gift but so did Arnold some years! Franco overcame some shitty genetics!
He worked very hard to achieve his physique! It was not all drugs and HGH like some of todays bodybuilders! Franco was strong as fuck! Franco's chest lines are the best ever! crazy seperation. His chest is just pure insane as is his back! pound for pound he is the best and strongest bodybuilder ever!
I have never seen anybody blowup a hot water balloon except Franco and that takes alot of lung capacity! Franco worked super hard to achieve the level he got to! if anybody has seen pictures of him as a teen he is a twink! It was all hard work with steroid use but nothing like todays guys use! He did not even have acces to some of the exotic drugs todays pros used. I think alot of pros looked better then todays pros. You can see the hard work they put in,Not just a bunch of site injections and nolotil!
Like I said he did get a gift but he def deserves to be a Mr.O even if he was off! especially for all the years he was just as good as Arnold just the height was a problem. I can't say if he is a asshole or not! But he Def is my favorite bodybuilder and always will be. think about being 180lbs and benching 550lbs. The dude had raw strength! even when he was a twink he had raw strength! Bottom line Franco worked harder then many bodybuilders in the gym and bodybuilders today just do not train as hard! plain and simple they just rely on drugs year round! Franco actually worked insanely hard! He was cocky but so was Arnold! Both of them thought they were the shit! and if I looked like them I would think I was the shit too!
anyway Pound for pound strongest bodybuilder! also lifted with pretty good form. I think his chin-up form was insane! His bench press form was great! asshole or not franco helped make this sport that now has a bad name! I mean who the hell did gay for pay back in their era? the mid 70's in venice was alot of guys just working hard!
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G4p has been round since sandow
Where did all the "sponsorships" and benefactors, promoters that didn't train ever, etc come from? This goes way back
(No homo)
As for the rest, yes, strong, very muscular, but no zane
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I am a huge columbu fan! He is my favorite bodybuider ever! seeing some of those pictures of Franco and other old school venice bodybuilders reminds me of what this sport used to be about! hard work! training for hours a day! and eating crazy amounts of food and dieting correctly when it counted! YES! Franco did get a gift but so did Arnold some years! Franco overcame some shitty genetics!
He worked very hard to achieve his physique! It was not all drugs and HGH like some of todays bodybuilders! Franco was strong as fuck! Franco's chest lines are the best ever! crazy seperation. His chest is just pure insane as is his back! pound for pound he is the best and strongest bodybuilder ever!
I have never seen anybody blowup a hot water balloon except Franco and that takes alot of lung capacity! Franco worked super hard to achieve the level he got to! if anybody has seen pictures of him as a teen he is a twink! It was all hard work with steroid use but nothing like todays guys use! He did not even have acces to some of the exotic drugs todays pros used. I think alot of pros looked better then todays pros. You can see the hard work they put in,Not just a bunch of site injections and nolotil!
Like I said he did get a gift but he def deserves to be a Mr.O even if he was off! especially for all the years he was just as good as Arnold just the height was a problem. I can't say if he is a asshole or not! But he Def is my favorite bodybuilder and always will be. think about being 180lbs and benching 550lbs. The dude had raw strength! even when he was a twink he had raw strength! Bottom line Franco worked harder then many bodybuilders in the gym and bodybuilders today just do not train as hard! plain and simple they just rely on drugs year round! Franco actually worked insanely hard! He was cocky but so was Arnold! Both of them thought they were the shit! and if I looked like them I would think I was the shit too!
anyway Pound for pound strongest bodybuilder! also lifted with pretty good form. I think his chin-up form was insane! His bench press form was great! asshole or not franco helped make this sport that now has a bad name! I mean who the hell did gay for pay back in their era? the mid 70's in venice was alot of guys just working hard!
Stop wacking your meat so violently or it'll pull right off, man.
And as far as the highlighted text above, well, Franco, at 180, would have gotten permanently stapled to a bench if he attempted 550 pounds. You can't be THIS clueless, can you?
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franco was great . yes a bit bow legged . but his chest and back were very good . better calves than frank zane better thighs . even though yes frank structure may be more pleasing .. for some .
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Franco had 15 inch arms....can you imagine a mr O with 15 inch arms ? :-X
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franco and arnold used it all
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franco was great . yes a bit bow legged . but his chest and back were very good . better calves than frank zane better thighs . even though yes frank structure may be more pleasing .. for some .
agreed....back was good and chest was amazing...again no one comes close to having that insane indentation in his upper chest like Franco
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Zanes lower body was far superior
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zane lower body superior to franco i dont agree . zane always lacked mass to be impressive . boyer coe once nailed him solidly in muscle and fitness . telling us that severalk imperfect bodyparts dont makes a perfect whole . but thats not really the subject . here.
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zane lower body superior to franco i dont agree . zane always lacked mass to be impressive . boyer coe once nailed him solidly in muscle and fitness . telling us that severalk imperfect bodyparts dont makes a perfect whole . but thats not really the subject . here.
well boyer has his take and the most important thing that killed him was abs and on a thick torso like his bad abs genes really threw off his look as well...great arms tho.
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zane lower body superior to franco i dont agree . zane always lacked mass to be impressive . boyer coe once nailed him solidly in muscle and fitness . telling us that severalk imperfect bodyparts dont makes a perfect whole . but thats not really the subject . here.
I like boyer coe, but he's actually the best example of a jumble of bodyparts that don't flow
Zane far superior to him too
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Stop wacking your meat so violently or it'll pull right off, man.
And as far as the highlighted text above, well, Franco, at 180, would have gotten permanently stapled to a bench if he attempted 550 pounds. You can't be THIS clueless, can you?
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I am sorry but it is the truth! many have seen it! not even in a powerlifting comp. just working out he maxed out at 550 numerouse times for 1 rep just weighing 180lbs. He was strong as fuck! just look at his chin-up form and his best prench form. Franco is one sick mofo! way stronger then arnie.We are talking about a man who would bench 450lbs with no spotter!I have a few of his books. and they show lifting mad weight!It was harder to judge back then! way more politics were involved back then. If Arnold was not around Franco amd zane probably would have been battling it out every year
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If arnold wasn't around franco would still be cleaning gym toilets in munich
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got to hand it to franco, the guy came from another country and made a great living for himself, being arnolds right hand man didnt hurt either ;)
If im not mistaken hes a chiropractor
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whitewidow,
Well, my former boss, Robert Kennedy (RIP), was a friend of Arnie's and watched him and Franco train numerous times back when both were at their best ... and he'd have told you your claims about Columbu's lifting feats are WAY off base from the truth.
But let's be even less specific here, shall we? In Pumping Iron Franco is shown benching 315 at nothing less than 200 pounds bodyweight. He does around 10 reps (still very strong). For him to press 550 would require him to move, minimally, 450-ish for at least eight or so TIGHT and explosive repetitions.
And even less specific ... I, too, have read all his books and none feature pics of him pressing 550. And even if I am mistaken, what would such pictures prove? As if no bodybuilder has ever been photographed with weights far beyond his capabilities. I can tell you from first-hand experience that more often than not a feature on some star bodybuilder will feature training photographs that are less than reality.
Yes, Arnold wasn't as strong as Franco. Everyone knows this.
At around 200 pounds bodyweight, at his most gassed, I'd guesstimate that Franco might have benched around a 500, give or take 25 pounds, but without a pause and with a "thumbs" spot.
It's 30 years later and men who train specifically to build world-class bench presses, and are around 200 pounds, still rarely approach 550 without the use of support gear.
Be sensible.
From any number of angles and probabilities your belief is nonsense.
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whitewidow,
Well, my former boss, Robert Kennedy (RIP), was a friend of Arnie's and watched him and Franco train numerous times back when both were at their best ... and he'd have told you your claims about Columbu's lifting feats are WAY off base from the truth.
But let's be even less specific here, shall we? In Pumping Iron Franco is shown benching 315 at nothing less than 200 pounds bodyweight. He does around 10 reps (still very strong). For him to press 550 would require him to move, minimally, 450-ish for at least eight or so TIGHT and explosive repetitions.
And even less specific ... I, too, have read all his books and none feature pics of him pressing 550. And even if I am mistaken, what would such pictures prove? As if no bodybuilder has ever been photographed with weights far beyond his capabilities. I can tell you from first-hand experience that more often than not a feature on some star bodybuilder will feature training photographs that are less than reality.
Yes, Arnold wasn't as strong as Franco. Everyone knows this.
At around 200 pounds bodyweight, at his most gassed, I'd guesstimate that Franco might have benched around a 500, give or take 25 pounds, but without a pause and with a "thumbs" spot.
It's 30 years later and men who train specifically to build world-class bench presses, and are around 200 pounds, still rarely approach 550 without the use of support gear.
Be sensible.
From any number of angles and probabilities your belief is nonsense.
It's a proven fact he benched 550lbs! I have not seen it in his books! I have seen him lifting around 450 with no spotter. also it is documented he benched 550lbs. check any BIO. or wikipedia. franco was a powerfull man! what pro these days lifts like that at that weight? also in pumping Iron Arnold was making him laugh when he was benching 315.
If you watch the clip arnold is cracking jokes making him laugh! I bet he could of easily knocked out 20 reps at 315 if he was 100% focused off camera and not laughing. He also had perfect form-IMO. Franco was one strong guy! check on-line or talk to Franco yourself it will only cost you 200$ for 15minutes-LOL. The guy is kind of a prick-lol. Both arnold and Franco had huge egos but Franco started as a powerlifter. just check around it is true he benched 550 maybe not at exactly 180 but under 200lbs. or I can find the documentation but you believing it is another thing since it would just be a write-up not a video. Franco could def bench 550lbs!
To mention those 10 reps at 315 is a joke! he was on camera and arnold was fucking with him cracking jokes breaking his concentration,making him laugh and he still made those reps look easy , hell I would never be able to lift weights like that while someone was making me laugh while I was benching 315lbs. In person when he was at his best Franco was actually one of the freakiest specimens you could see! his chest seperation was bar none the best!
Franco was a beast for his size and weight. Like I said there is no way I can prove it by video but if you looked it up online or had your uncle or ask anybody he hung out with him and trained with him they could confirm the guy could bench 550lbs.
If I post his best lifts it proves nothing without video of him doing the lift. I could easily find his best lifts on-line that prove my claim but without video that proves nothing. You might not buy it but it is true!
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midget mofo...I can't forget him bustin his leg in that WSM contest he did..
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It's a proven fact he benched 550lbs! I have not seen it in his books! I have seen him lifting around 450 with no spotter. also it is documented he benched 550lbs. check any BIO. or wikipedia.
no doubt he was very strong
How do you KNOW he benched 550, because its on wiki, or someone says so? Its a record bench for a 200 or under bodyweight, it should be documented oficially
You actually saw 450 bench in person?
He was strong, but don't forget, propaganda, publicity, weider.
At the end of the day franco was a bber thru and thru. You know bbers talk a lot, fabricate and lie. Its a thing...nd more narcissistic thanfranco is difficult to find(except arnold), especially with short man complex to make up for
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Franco never benched 550... End of thread...
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no doubt he was very strong
How do you KNOW he benched 550, because its on wiki, or someone says so? Its a record bench for a 200 or under bodyweight, it should be documented oficially
You actually saw 450 bench in person?
He was strong, but don't forget, propaganda, publicity, weider.
At the end of the day franco was a bber thru and thru. You know bbers talk a lot, fabricate and lie. Its a thing...nd more narcissistic thanfranco is difficult to find(except arnold), especially with short man complex to make up for
not in person but he had about 450lbs on the bar and had no spotter!Heard it from a venice gymrat I know. he had 4 plates a side and some 25's as well so 455 to be exact.he just repped it 5-6 times but still it was a good lift with no spotter!
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Ok I thought it was 550 but it was 525lbs that is a fact! here are his lifting bests you can check wikipedia. I heard of him benching 550lbs but maybe it was not documented.525lbs is documented and that is alot of weight for somebody 180-200lbs!
Powerlifting titles
Champion of Italy
Champion of Germany
Champion of Europe
Strongman
1977: World strongest man, 5th
Powerlifting Best Lifts
Bench press 525 Lbs / 238.35 kg
Squat (exercise) 665 Lbs / 301.91 kg
Deadlift 750 Lbs / 340.5 kg (in some training sessions, he was reported to have lifted over 780 Lbs / 354,12 kg, all at a bodyweight of less than 190 Lbs / 86,26 kg)
Boxing
Amateur Boxing Champion of Italy
Extra
2009: Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award
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Here are a few pics. BOW DOWN TO A PLAYER THAT'S BIGGER THEN YOU!
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Here are a few pics. BOW DOWN TO A PLAYER THAT'S BIGGER THEN YOU!
I'll only bow down when I wanna talk to this dwarf...
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upper chest and the v neck, hes still looking trim and toned. Guy was built like a truck back in the day.
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i know casey viator was a stronger bencher than franco, i know casy outweighed by 20-30lbs though.
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How so? Franco benched 650lbs in his prime.
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upper chest and the v neck, hes still looking trim and toned. Guy was built like a truck back in the day.
Showing a little bit of cleavage there. Yammy. 8)
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I have up a picture of him on muscle beach benchin 410lbs with no spotter! That is pretty hardcore! That is double his weight at the time for sure! The guy was a freak! so I missjudged his maz by 25lbs 525lbs is still a insane lift for somebody around 180lbs at the time. I also heard he lifted more then 550lbs in his prime when he was just showing off on mucle beach. who knows what is not documented but 525lbs is. Now where are all the people who were doubting me?? Fuck who benches over 400lbs with no spotter? Franco was the man! he was cocky as shit! just like arnold not as bad as arnold but he probaby got his asshole ways from arnold. I like Franco as a bodybuilder and a hardworker but I have no doubt the guy is a prick! He did train stallone for Rocky 1 and 2 and did a good job! Stalone looked like Trash till he started working with Franco!
Think about the life Franco had he grew up in sardinia, Italy and turned his twink physique into something that was very freakish! I am his height and at one point his weight and there is no way i could lift anything close to what he could lift! I am sure alot of pros could not keep up with Franco. hell top amateurs have tried to lift four plates with a pro thinking no problem and ended up tearing their pec right away! thats what happened to good old Mo elbasouni! he tried working out with fakhri Mubarak and fakhri put on 405 on the bench and Mo ripped his pec trying to do just one rep but he acted like it was easy weight-lOL.
Bottom ine I was right about my claims. I posted proof! I know I sounds like a prick but I do not just make shit up! franco was one strong son of a bitch!In pumping iron he ciamed he was the strnogest bodybuilder that ever lived. Not sure who lifts that heavy these days besides branch and johnnie jackson,Kai greene and evan C but they have poor form compared to franco! especiallly Branch! Plus I doubt they could do pull-ups like franco coud. Overall franco was the best when it came to being able to do every lift with good form. I know he fucked his kneee up and I saw how he did that but that was kind of a stupid power lift routine! This day and age they wouldn't make anybody do a event like that.I don't believe they do anymore but who knows i do not folow powerlifting like I used to.
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I have up a picture of him on muscle beach benchin 410lbs with no spotter! That is pretty hardcore! That is double his weight at the time for sure! The guy was a freak! so I missjudged his maz by 25lbs 525lbs is still a insane lift for somebody around 180lbs at the time. I also heard he lifted more then 550lbs in his prime when he was just showing off on mucle beach. who knows what is not documented but 525lbs is. Now where are all the people who were doubting me?? Fuck who benches over 400lbs with no spotter? Franco was the man! he was cocky as shit! just like arnold not as bad as arnold but he probaby got his asshole ways from arnold. I like Franco as a bodybuilder and a hardworker but I have no doubt the guy is a prick! He did train stallone for Rocky 1 and 2 and did a good job! Stalone looked like Trash till he started working with Franco!
Think about the life Franco had he grew up in sardinia, Italy and turned his twink physique into something that was very freakish! I am his height and at one point his weight and there is no way i could lift anything close to what he could lift! I am sure alot of pros could not keep up with Franco. hell top amateurs have tried to lift four plates with a pro thinking no problem and ended up tearing their pec right away! thats what happened to good old Mo elbasouni! he tried working out with fakhri Mubarak and fakhri put on 405 on the bench and Mo ripped his pec trying to do just one rep but he acted like it was easy weight-lOL.
Bottom ine I was right about my claims. I posted proof! I know I sounds like a prick but I do not just make shit up! franco was one strong son of a bitch!In pumping iron he ciamed he was the strnogest bodybuilder that ever lived. Not sure who lifts that heavy these days besides branch and johnnie jackson,Kai greene and evan C but they have poor form compared to franco! especiallly Branch! Plus I doubt they could do pull-ups like franco coud. Overall franco was the best when it came to being able to do every lift with good form. I know he fucked his kneee up and I saw how he did that but that was kind of a stupid power lift routine! This day and age they wouldn't make anybody do a event like that.I don't believe they do anymore but who knows i do not folow powerlifting like I used to.
thee is no doubting the Franco was an amazing bodybuilder and that he would blow away a lot of the guys today.....his legs were his only weak point and that was everyone's weak point back then.
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pictures of him, deadlifting and benching abounsd but few pictures of franco squatting heavy weights seems available . his 650 squat seems not pictured .. too long ago . maybe .
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fraNCO . AGAIN DOES HE HAVE CHILDREN ANYONE KNOWS.
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fraNCO . AGAIN DOES HE HAVE CHILDREN ANYONE KNOWS.
Franco is a child
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Franco is a child
when it comes the day of the contest i am his father
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I give franco his due but padilla was a much better bodybuilder than was .
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pictures of him, deadlifting and benching abounsd but few pictures of franco squatting heavy weights seems available . his 650 squat seems not pictured .. too long ago . maybe .
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thanks for this pic i had already seen it but its not 650 pounds and not full squat . .
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fraNCO . AGAIN DOES HE HAVE CHILDREN ANYONE KNOWS.
Franco has one son: Franco jr.
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how much is this one?
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how much is this one?
Three: one Italian loser plus two spotters.... >:(
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amazing picture's ! the guy is a legend man
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:D
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Just from the form he's utilizing in this pic a trained eye can tell there is NO way he would have sunk much further than he is shown.
Franco, while a strong guy, was nowhere near what many make him out to have been.
P.S. And, yes, I know ... it isn't 650 on the bar.
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Franco was always listed as 5'6" even though at his tallest he was 5'2".
Is there any one here that is over 6' that would honestly sacrifice 10+ inches of height for even 50 Mr. Olympia titles?
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I give franco his due but padilla was a much better bodybuilder than was .
you are right flex, but you have to admit Franco was like a piece of steel. Dense mother f#cker built more like a powerlifter. I believe his brute heavy training style blurred some of his bodybuilding potential ie. lines symmetry ect
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Just from the form he's utilizing in this pic a trained eye can tell there is NO way he would have sunk much further than he is shown.
Franco, while a strong guy, was nowhere near what many make him out to have been.
P.S. And, yes, I know ... it isn't 650 on the bar.
Franco was so strong...
He actually held that pose with the loaded barbell a full 5 mins until the photographer changed film on the camera..
True story.
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I give franco his due but padilla was a much better bodybuilder than was .
Padilla aside from height had no flaws
Standing on his own, you wouldn't say he was short. Didn't have a "dwarfish" look
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franco is 5'
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franco is 5'
You forgot the second number :D
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the pictures SHOWN WERE SEEN MANY TIMES . IF HE REALLY SQUATTED OVER 600 . WHICH IS POSSIBLE ITS PROBABLY IN EUROPE IN SOME POWER CONTEST . or yes maybe in america . but few pictures of him squatting exists .
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finally i think his abs were great even in 1981 . great 6 pack . great calves too . FRANCO WAS NOT good in 1981 . but otherwise good . padilla did not have franco strentgh .
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finally i think his abs were great even in 1981 . great 6 pack . great calves too . FRANCO WAS NOT good in 1981 . but otherwise good . padilla did not have franco strentgh .
Franco was very strong no doubt, also amazing how he never really had injuries besides his WSM incident. Goes to show he had real strength, not only drugs. He lifted monster weights, the pics of him rowing are mind blowing for a guy that size
Danny was a bber, no need to show off his strength, came across as a level-headed secure individual comfortable in his own skin.
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Franco was very strong no doubt, also amazing how he never really had injuries besides his WSM incident. Goes to show he had real strength, not only drugs. He lifted monster weights, the pics of him rowing are mind blowing for a guy that size
Danny was a bber, no need to show off his strength, came across as a level-headed secure individual comfortable in his own skin.
Franco and Padilla were entirely different. Franco embarrasses Padilla in the gym, but would look so so in comparison on stage. I'd take Franco's monstrous 200lb build over Danny's but thats my opinion.
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Franco and Padilla were entirely different. Franco embarrasses Padilla in the gym, but would look so so in comparison on stage. I'd take Franco's monstrous 200lb build over Danny's but thats my opinion.
danny had better shape,full muscle ,,,franco was thick and strong but had different flow,,,padilla had better overall look esp legs.
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mr anvil and mr n flex are both right . i beleive . danny had better flow fuller bellis .. but never won an O .
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mr anvil and mr n flex are both right . i beleive . danny had better flow fuller bellis .. but never won an O .
SHAME...
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mr anvil and mr n flex are both right . i beleive . danny had better flow fuller bellis .. but never won an O .
Danny didn't have arnold "promoting" contests for him
81 franco was 3rd at best
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Cronyism
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SHAME...
most def. Dannys FDB was out of this world.
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most def. Dannys FDB was out of this world.
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HOLY FUK...
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Franco has no business whatsoever standing next to Padilla....
And to think even to this day that he was better than Padilla shows you how selfish and delusional this champs are.
WOOOSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Danny was the best short 5'2 BB ever.
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Danny was the best short 5'2 BB ever.
There were a few vying for that title
Baciannini, brisbois, momo
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Franco has no business whatsoever standing next to Padilla....
And to think even to this day that he was better than Padilla shows you how selfish and delusional this champs are.
WOOOSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
like i said, its comparing apples to oranges. Franco was more of a power athlete than bber. an overall well rounded athlete and a bber on the side. Danny was merely a bber.
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Danny was the best short 5'2 BB ever.
Flavio 4'10"
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Flavio 4'10"
Best bber under 5' ever !
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Thx for the moeller / brisbois pics, haven't seen them in ages
I'm sure the one judge said to the others"watch this guys!", and called them up for a laugh... What a comparison!
Ralf is what, 6'6", and steve 5'1" ?
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steve brisbois had a great build.
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steve brisbois had a great build.
Great physique
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steve brisbois had a great build.
Dwarfs don't have builds, they have beards and red pointed hats....
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Thx for the moeller / brisbois pics, haven't seen them in ages
I'm sure the one judge said to the others"watch this guys!", and called them up for a laugh... What a comparison!
Ralf is what, 6'6", and steve 5'1" ?
Who knows you always get conflicting heights , Moller was listed at 6'7" , 6'8" Brisbois if I recall correctly 5'2"
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Who knows you always get conflicting heights , Moller was listed at 6'7" , 6'8" Brisbois if I recall correctly 5'2"
Thing is, I feel brisbois had a far more complete package, great polished physique compared to moller
Obviously stature wise, he was literally dwarfed
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Thing is, I feel brisbois had a far more complete package, great polished physique compared to moller
Obviously stature wise, he was literally dwarfed
YEAH..but moellers waist alone was as wide as brisbois,steve had nice pleasing lines,shape,would have been even too small at 212's in this era bbing but still heck of a build.
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Dwarfs don't have builds, they have beards and red pointed hats....
I almost laughed but then I saw the this bastard made the post.
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I almost laughed but then I saw the this bastard made the post.
Outed..
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Who knows you always get conflicting heights , Moller was listed at 6'7" , 6'8" Brisbois if I recall correctly 5'2"
Was Brisbois bottoming for big Ralf?
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Outed..
You post one moderately humorous message after millions of tries. Even a black would type a coherent sentence if left at a typewriter for a thousand years. Happens by chance. Same principle here.
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You post one moderately humorous message after millions of tries. Even a black would type a coherent sentence if left at a typewriter for a thousand years. Happens by chance. Same principle here.
Isn't it amazing that between all these fooked up getbiggers it's you I dislike the most ?
Somehow feels like we got a connection, don't it ?
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Was Brisbois bottoming for big Ralf?
Looks like that would be the case :-X
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Isn't it amazing that between all these fooked up getbiggers it's you I dislike the most ?
Somehow feels like we got a connection, don't it ?
I'll connect my right foot to the left side of your face and there isn't a damn thing you could do.
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I'll connect my right foot to the left side of your face and there isn't a damn thing you could do.
WOW!!! I smell dance battle!
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WOW!!! I smell dance battle!
No, that's probably the smell of some Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee that pretty little wife of yours is cooking, just filling up the trailer.
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No, that's probably the smell of some Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee that pretty little wife of yours is cooking, just filling up the trailer.
It's a doublewide pretty boy!
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It's a doublewide pretty boy!
Who? Your trailer or your wife?
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Who? Your trailer or your wife?
Don't make me take out my ultra heavy King James bible and call down a thunderbolt on ya.
JESUS SON!!
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Don't make me take out my ultra heavy King James bible and call down a thunderbolt on ya.
JESUS SON!!
A pseudo-Christian with his pseudo-Bible.
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YEAH..but moellers waist alone was as wide as brisbois,steve had nice pleasing lines,shape,would have been even too small at 212's in this era bbing but still heck of a build.
Yep
It looked like if ralf got hungry he couldve had brisbois for a snack
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A pseudo-Christian with his pseudo-Bible.
LOL!! How so pseudo-tough guy? Educate me.