For Natural-Al The 1981 Mr Olympia

[NarcissisticDeity]

Again

[NarcissisticDeity]

Franco

[NarcissisticDeity]

I'd be happy to if I just stole a Sandow !! and thats all she wrote for pics .

[ether]

Surprised they didn't have any back shots of Franco, That was his strongest bodypart and he dwarfed all of those guys in the lat spread.

Padilla looked great though, Platz was never a factor, his legs were just to big for his body ... they actually cared a little about symmetry back then.

Thanks for the pics though.

[Rich2]

at least with the 1980 contest, people are either 'for' or 'against' Arnold. but for 1981 NO ONE argues on behalf of Franco. and i shall adhere to that tradition.

platz rules.

[MikeThaMachine]

Overall i would say Franco had the best upperbody but his legs really held him back, if his legs were atleast striated and ripped i would say he fully deservred to win but not by a large margine.

[natural al]

at least with the 1980 contest, people are either 'for' or 'against' Arnold. but for 1981 NO ONE argues on behalf of Franco. and i shall adhere to that tradition.

platz rules.

agreed.  Franco looked good considering what he had gone through but he was outclassed at this show.  One could argue for Padilla, Platz or a couple of other guys.  Plus you have to remember that alot of top guys boycotted this show because of the 80 fiasco.  Throw in Zane, Coe and even Metzer and you've got one hell of a brew ha ha.

[pumpster]

One could argue for Padilla, Platz or a couple of other guys.  Plus you have to remember that alot of top guys boycotted this show because of the 80 fiasco.

Some boycotted because of the questionable judging, eventually most of the very best ones  left the IFBB without many greats for a few years. Yet this bozo claims the contests are 100% legit-exactly what an Iron Age clone would say. hahahhhahah

[bmacsys]

Roger Walker looking small

Roger had gyno too.

[alexxx]

All Franco had was chest and back thickness. I would of went with padilla and then Platz and then maybe franco.

[bmacsys]

Carlos Rodriguez

The late Carlos Rodriguez.

[bmacsys]

Hubert Metz

Metz, was another guy with gyno. 1981 Must have been the year of bitch tits.

[bmacsys]

Danny with a textbook front double bicep shot , it doesn't get better than this .

Danny should have won. I would have given Tom Platz second.

[MindSpin]

Good God!  Look at the gyno on this soryy sack

[alexxx]

Good God!  Look at the gyno on this soryy sack

Somebody get him a bra!

[bmacsys]

Yet this bozo claims the contests are 100% legit-exactly what an Iron Age clone would say. hahahhhahah

Pumpster. Sometimes you act like you have a brain but most times your fucking clueless. Most people on Ironage think the 1980 and 1981 Olympia's were a joke. How many people on Getbig were even old enough to remember 1980 and 1981? Most people at Ironage do remember those years. Yet by your logic the people on Getbig who weren't even born have a better view of the 1980 and 1981 Olympia's than the people at Ironage who actually remember the contests?

[bmacsys]

Good God!  Look at the gyno on this soryy sack

Metz beat Ray Mentzer for the Universe in 1980. That ruined Ray's career.

[bmacsys]

Overall i would say Franco had the best upperbody but his legs really held him back, if his legs were atleast striated and ripped i would say he fully deservred to win but not by a large margine.

Franco has shitty arms, he had bitch tit so that ruined his chest. That don't leave much of an upper body imho.

[bmacsys]

Look at Walker's gyno. It actually looks sore.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Pumpster. Sometimes you act like you have a brain but most times your fucking clueless. Most people on Ironage think the 1980 and 1981 Olympia's were a joke. How many people on Getbig were even old enough to remember 1980 and 1981? Most people at Ironage do remember those years. Yet by your logic the people on Getbig who weren't even born have a better view of the 1980 and 1981 Olympia's than the people at Ironage who actually remember the contests?

great post !!

[natural al]

Some boycotted because of the questionable judging, eventually most of the very best ones  left the IFBB without many greats for a few years. Yet this bozo claims the contests are 100% legit-exactly what an Iron Age clone would say. hahahhhahah

never said that assclown...nice not knowing what you're talking about at all...show me the quote where I said nothing funky ever went down in any show.....fucking big mouth loser with nothing to back it up...

[Rambone]

Good God!  Look at the gyno on this soryy sack

Synthol nips 

[Condor]

Whoever said it first, I totally concur, that was one horrible lineup.  I always rooted for Waller, he was always thick, but he looks like total shite here.  He should have retired already.  Franco, although powerfully built, did not have what I consider a championship bodybuilding physique.  You know it's a shitty lineup when not one guy looks not just good but amazing.  There were a couple guys here that looked good but nobody looked amazing.  By default only I would have gone with Padilla.

[Stavios]

ND, do you have more pics of Callendar ?

[NarcissisticDeity]

ND, do you have more pics of Callendar ?

This is Roy from the 1984 Mr Olympia