Yeah, he was hailed as the strongest pro. Not even close. I mean, strong guy, sure, but what else besides his incline was crazy impressive? How about that squat pictorial with him doing 675 ... and the rep(s) sucked, anyway. Hell, for the era, Mike Francois would have eaten him alive if it was a contest of poundage moved.
And regardless of his one-time strength, it was mostly drugs. I am clean, weigh almost 300 (been lifting for 25 years) and would demolish these cats, big time.