No bitterness at all. I think Arnold is the greatest. I've interviewed a lot of people who were at the 1980 Mr. Olympia and almost all of them have Arnold no higher than fifth. The controversy comes in when the photos show Arnold looks the best onstage or close to the best, even though he wasn't at his previous best. I was at the 1981 Mr. Olympia and I can tell you that the pictures don't always tell the true story. Boyer Coe told me that CBS refused to show the footage they shot because Arnold looked so bad, it was obvious to everyone who saw it that he didn't deserve to win. I've always wondered how Arnold looked in that CBS footage so, if this is from that, it makes sense because Arnold does look worse than in other videos or pictures from that day.
True pictures don’t tell all the story & Yes they can be deceiving.
Likewise I’ve Know a couple of people who were at the show & they had
Arnold in 1st place - Opinions vary - and looking at the judging sheets that
Can be seen.
You say Some had him in 5th Place 🤣😂 and you believe them

So what 4 did they have in front of Him.??
And in the Footage from the Comeback Video although limited
He looks Good & Tom Platz looks to have been Royaly Screwed over
In that footage.
Arnold won plain & simple - what other credible unanimous winner is there then. ?