RIP Mike Quinn

[_bruce_]

November 18, 1961 - May 29, 2023
 Here lies Mike Quinn from Brockton, Mass
 He had no time for negroes
 That take it in their ass.

Might be a bit much to fit on the tombstone.

 

P.I.P. & R.I.P. mighty Quinn

Btw, the bottle story is a bit hard to believe - why would the owner care if Mike called a guest a slur word in a club that was most likely full of folks. Reeks a bit of "racists must be punished" drama.

[Humble Narcissist]

"Hey Mike, can I talk with you?  It's me, Vince!"
"No sorry I can't, don't have the time right now"
"Racist!"

^ This.  RIP to a very entertaining bodybuilder.

[BB]

Btw, the bottle story is a bit hard to believe - why would the owner care if Mike called a guest a slur word in a club that was most likely full of folks. Reeks a bit of "racists must be punished" drama.

There's a book called "Mob Over Miami" that explains it a little more. The black guy with the hat was a semi-pro basket ball player that was friendly with Paciello through Madonna. The hat the girl was playing with was some special edition that only team members got, and at the end, the guy was just going to give the hat to the girl to be nice. But Mike started in with the "Give the ni--er his hat back" "Why do you want a ni--er's hat?" stuff.

Paciello was by the table now, and he tells him to shut up and apologize. Mike tells him to fuck off, and then Mike gets cracked with the bottle, punched in the face, and stomped out.

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Mike also did or almost did get lumped up by Greg Haugen, the boxer, during a bathroom brawl he had with Vinnie Paz, who Mike was bodyguarding at the time.

[Royalty]

There's a book called "Mob Over Miami" that explains it a little more. The black guy with the hat was a semi-pro basket ball player that was friendly with Paciello through Madonna. The hat the girl was playing with was some special edition that only team members got, and at the end, the guy was just going to give the hat to the girl to be nice. But Mike started in with the "Give the ni--er his hat back" "Why do you want a ni--er's hat?" stuff.

Paciello was by the table now, and he tells him to shut up and apologize. Mike tells him to fuck off, and then Mike gets cracked with the bottle, punched in the face, and stomped out.

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Mike also did or almost did get lumped up by Greg Haugen, the boxer, during a bathroom brawl he had with Vinnie Paz, who Mike was bodyguarding at the time.

I’ve heard this story before.

Let’s say that this story is all true...


Vince Goodrum will read information like this, and then he’ll form a delusion that he had a similar interaction with Mike.

(Vince has already said that he had racist interactions with Mike. And we already know that Vince likes to “parrot” other people’s stories)

[beakdoctor]

The Ni**er story is probably true. If Mike sued the Owner/Paciello guy there would've been depositions. And at some point Mike would've been asked by his own attorney's "Mike 13 separate witnesses claim you called so and so a ni**er?" Back in the mid 90's it was a less insane world and Mike -knowing being truthful under these circumstances could've earned him a lot of money. Also there's another quote attributed to Mike that he now regrets using the slur.

Nowadays the internet is littered with viral videos of some black guy or group of guys beating people for no fucking reason but the comments usually imply that the victim used the 'N word' which in turn implies that violently assaulting someone over a word is ok as long as it's black on white. But in the mid-90's speech,  even profane or vulgar speech was still protected by the constitution and sucker punching someone especially with a bottle would've cost you a lot of money. Especially if you were a night club owner.

If I remember Mike owned a popular gym too but his ties to the mob put an end to that endeavor as well.

[wes]

There's a book called "Mob Over Miami" that explains it a little more. The black guy with the hat was a semi-pro basket ball player that was friendly with Paciello through Madonna. The hat the girl was playing with was some special edition that only team members got, and at the end, the guy was just going to give the hat to the girl to be nice. But Mike started in with the "Give the ni--er his hat back" "Why do you want a ni--er's hat?" stuff.

Paciello was by the table now, and he tells him to shut up and apologize. Mike tells him to fuck off, and then Mike gets cracked with the bottle, punched in the face, and stomped out.

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Mike also did or almost did get lumped up by Greg Haugen, the boxer, during a bathroom brawl he had with Vinnie Paz, who Mike was bodyguarding at the time.

Greg Haugen would have handed him his ass.....he started off bare knuckle fight IIRC....tough little fucker.......of course Hanky would destroy him and Tyson along with Paz all at once.

[The Gov]

I’ve heard this story before.

Let’s say that this story is all true...


Vince Goodrum will read information like this, and then he’ll form a delusion that he had a similar interaction with Mike.

(Vince has already said that he had racist interactions with Mike. And we already know that Vince likes to “parrot” other people’s stories)

Vince read the story, so it automatically applied to him.

[Matt]

He did a few different interviews on Jon Hansen's legends of bodybuilding show. He talked about that NOC. I think it was 95 actually and he placed ok. Can't remember exactly what he placed. He legs were still a little behind his upper body. Anyway in the interview with Hansen Mike talked the difference in drug use between 91, his last WBF show, and 95. He said in just 4 short years the drug dosages and different compounds guys were using tripled.  He said he couldn't continue to use that much just to get a 5th place (at best) hr didn't mention jaundice but I think he said using that much gear would've killed him. And just a few years ago, a few years before the pandemic he was training for some kind of masters show but it never happened.  He was on real bad shape about 10 years ago but I guess he recovered somewhat so suprised to see him dying now.

The video description here says Mike was training for the 2012 Master's here:

So that video is at least 11 years old, but may be a little older.

[MCWAY]

Mighty Mike Quinn was one of my favorites and one of the first to join the WBF back in the early 90s.

[Matt]

Mighty Mike Quinn was one of my favorites and one of the first to join the WBF back in the early 90s.

He was paid at least $200,000 for joining.

It may have been $400,000 for a 2-year contract. Vince McMahon didn't have success with it, but Rich Gaspari said it resulted in Joe Weider putting up money for bodybuilders.

I was told Gunter was paid $400,000 in 1994 to basically come to the USA from Germany, by Joe Weider.

[pamith]

R.I.P., why did he die though? Heart issue? drug overdose?

[Matt]

R.I.P., why did he die though? Heart issue? drug overdose?

He was "battling an illness". More info here:

https://www.distractify.com/p/mike-quinn-bodybuilder-cause-of-death

[Humble Narcissist]

I wonder how many of his ex wives will show up to the funeral.

[pamith]

He was "battling an illness". More info here:

https://www.distractify.com/p/mike-quinn-bodybuilder-cause-of-death

Bro...

[obsidian]

The video description here says Mike was training for the 2012 Master's here:

So that video is at least 11 years old, but may be a little older.

RIP Mike. He had a good build at his peak!

My wife actually texted me about his death. I already knew by then. She probably saw it on Facebook. She's not into Bodybuilding at all.

[pamith]

I'm hearing a rumor that it was ''overdose'', is this true??

[galain]

Sad news. He was one of the big names when I first started training. Always liked him as a bodybuilder. I remember him training for the Masters in 2012. Shame things didn't work out for him.

[Humble Narcissist]

I'm hearing a rumor that it was ''overdose'', is this true??

To which drug was he addicted?

[ROBOAK]

That’s a hell of a deck.

that jacuzzi is way to exposed, if you're getting a blowjob from a prostitute any one standing on the street can see

[oldtimer1]

P.I.P. & R.I.P. mighty Quinn

Btw, the bottle story is a bit hard to believe - why would the owner care if Mike called a guest a slur word in a club that was most likely full of folks. Reeks a bit of "racists must be punished" drama.

Sounds like the organized crime guy just wanted some cred for beating the shit out of a muscle guy.

[beakdoctor]

To which drug was he addicted?

I don't know if overdose is true or not. I haven't heard or read anything but Im curious.

As far as his addictions go.... the guy was a mess, a real head case that only got worse as he got older. He was on a ton of prescriptions at one point. He talked about his mental health and it was a laundry list of psych disorders.  ADD, ADHD, Bi Poloar, Manic Depression etc... apparently his sister died young and tragically and he took it really hard as well.

[SGT BARNES]

by now his upper body finally matches his legs

[LurkerNoMore]

Mike was never a serious contender to win any shows.  He was basically a crowd favorite... never a top tier contestant.

It was said that he joined the WBF only because he thought the rest of the IFBB would not join and their absence would give him a better chance to actually win a show. 

[honest]

To which drug was he addicted?

Mike did a lot of blow back in the day,90s but that was a long time ago, I thought I heard he had been battling some sort of illness rather than anything else.

[MCWAY]

Mike was never a serious contender to win any shows.  He was basically a crowd favorite... never a top tier contestant.

It was said that he joined the WBF only because he thought the rest of the IFBB would not join and their absence would give him a better chance to actually win a show.

Mike Quinn was one of those Olympia-to-Olympia guys. Plus, he placed top 10 at the Olympia at least twice, prior to leaving for the WBF.

I recall having a somewhat spirited debate with another poster about this subject months ago. But, back in the day, placing top 10 at the Olympia gave you more clout as a bodybuilder (especially since it qualified you for the next year's O) than winning lower pro shows.

So, Quinn was considered among the elite. As for the WBF, Berry DeMey was the very first one signed, if I remember correctly. I had the issue of Bodybuilding Lifestyles/WBF magazine, claiming that he was their first superstar.

But other guys were going and there were a number of close calls. Rich Gaspari came within an eyelash of signing. Shawn Ray seriously considered it, until he learned (per his claim) that McMahon offered him $225K per year (hot off his 3rd-place Olympia finish), while offering Ray's training partner, Troy Zuccolotto, $275K per year (despite his having only won the Nationals in '89 and not competing at all in '90).