Can we finally put an end to the controversy surrounding the 1980 Olympia?

[ElMariachi]

Where is Mikes chest???????? That is pathetic, it is GONE in that shot.

If your gut sticks out further than your chest and it is the pre-1990s era......you're probably not the winner.

[jaykilla]

arnold ftw..even if mike has a beasty chest now..

[Portsmouth UK]

always thought mike was cheated but arnold has him on the chest/back/arms/width...mike just has the conditioning

[Hugh2]

[Hyatt]

wow never saw those pic's before, thanks for posting them

[Zeneth]

[winston43]

he talk a bit about this contest in totall recall his last book . he said you idiot you gonna lose this . i think the way contests were judged back then helped him win . his size was there but lack of symmetry and more . paul graham should know abou this contest . was he ever interviewed on this .

[DomzyCuttin]

More annoying BS is the reports that Zane was so disgusted at the results that he smashed his trophy in the parking lot after the show. First off if Zane really did that then he is delusional, the fact is Zane looked like Garbage and was given a giant gift from the judges.

Seriously how the hell did Zane get third?



And look at Arnolds "weak" legs. They're twice as big as Zanes!

Lol... AND Arnolds legs are nothing special. How the hell Zane is even someone that we have heard of is ****ing mind boggling. He had a good physique. 1000's of people do... Zane as Mr.Olympia is a joke.

[Braveheart91]

Arnold is the clear winner there for me.

[FAN0FdaSport]

he talk a bit about this contest in totall recall his last book . he said you idiot you gonna lose this . i think the way contests were judged back then helped him win . his size was there but lack of symmetry and more . paul graham should know abou this contest . was he ever interviewed on this .

contests have been judged through this process:

Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The simplest photoreceptor cells in conscious vision connect light to movement. In higher organisms the eye is a complex optical system which collects light from the surrounding environment, regulates its intensity through a diaphragm, focuses it through an adjustable assembly of lenses to form an image, converts this image into a set of electrical signals, and transmits these signals to the brain through complex neural pathways that connect the eye via the optic nerve to the visual cortex and other areas of the brain. Eyes with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, and 96% of animal species possess a complex optical system.[1] Image-resolving eyes are present in molluscs, chordates and arthropods.

With this it becomes clear Arnold won the show. Not with this method of judging:

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[purdey]

Lol... AND Arnolds legs are nothing special. How the hell Zane is even someone that we have heard of is ****ing mind boggling. He had a good physique. 1000's of people do... Zane as Mr.Olympia is a joke.

If you can't see how Zane won Mr.O (3 times) maybe you should reassess your view of what bodybuilding was about during his reign?

[RoroCwalker]

Zane as Mr.Olympia is a joke.

You can't be serious...

Also,

[jamesyboi]

Arnold def deserved the 1980 win

but the 1981 Franco victory should of gone to Platz

[stealth_swimmer]

arnold at 80% is still good enough to win, I really don't know how the controversy started... the pictures and videos clearly show arnold as superior

the 1981 olympia on the other hand...

in b4 not this **** again/pages of flaming

agreed

[planes12]

I dont think people are as mad about the actual package Arnold brought as much as just being pissed when they got wind the contest was fixed, no matter how Arnold came in that night. Thats why CBS pulled the plug when they found out the fix was in, and that just set everyone off, knowing no matter what they stood no chance. But ofcourse judging from the pictures and the video Arnold still should of won. Was he at his best? ofcourse not, but he still dwarfed everyone on stage.

Hold on all this talk about Zane looking like ****, the man almost bled to death, but came back eight weeks before the Mr. Olympia, and was in phenomenal shape, ready and poised to be in the best shape of my life, but after almost bleeding to death and being in the hospital for a week and a half, he lost almost fifteen pounds, so lets not forget that dudes.

Chris Dickerson (2nd) looked great that night and could of very easliy won the whole damn show, great shape and lines, as did Boyer Coe (4th).

Who knows. CbS didn't come into the show without a storyline. Arnolds appearance probably ruined their story line and all the footage they made because now that the OAK was there their story was ruined by default because Arnold was the bigger story. How the hell do you compete with a movie star and greatest bb ever coming back one more time.

[planes12]

Seen the videos, gone back and forth a bit but the outcome is correct IMO. i KNOW Zane is getting beat up in this thread but he looked pretty darn good and Dickerson was 2nd best.

[DavisForman]

You can't be serious...

Also,

I have Mentzer dead last in that line-up. I don't think he is impressive in any way that a bodybuilder can be impressive. He doesn't carry overwhelming mass, his condition isn't spectacular and his proportions are far from perfect. I think it's insane when people say he deserved to win.

[liuzhoudragon]

came in expecting controversy...............saw none.

[Hugh2]

1980 bitches!

[Hugh2]

[Hugh2]

[Hugh2]

Swapped.

[Hugh2]

[DavisForman]

Great pics Hugh.

I love those shots of him by the water. His chest is insanely shredded.

[Hugh2]

Great pics Hugh.

I love those shots of him by the water. His chest is insanely shredded.