Danny Padilla, one of the best bodybuilders from the Golden Age of Bodybuilding, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. In Part Two of his interview, Danny talks about some of the pivotal competitions of his career including the 1978 Mr. Olympia and the 1979 Night of the Champions. Danny also talks about the controversial 1980 and 1981 Mr. Olympia competitions before finally talking about the 1990 Night of the Champions in which he made his big comeback. At the end of the interview, Danny gives his thoughts on some of the great bodybuilders he got to know during his career. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads an excerpt from the February, 1977 issue of Muscle Builder and Power Magazine about the 1976 World Bodybuilding Championships Mr. Universe Report written by Jack Neary.

Time Stamps:

3:44 - Happy Birthday to my Mom!

4:48 - Emails from last week's show

12:15 - Start of the Danny Padilla interview, Part Two

14:00 - Sergio had one of the greatest physiques ever

17:06 - Danny talks about competing in his first Mr. Olympia

18:36 - The 1979 Night of the Champions where Danny scored a perfect 300 points

23:33 - Danny gives his opinion about the 1980 Mr. Olympia

30:30 - Danny talks about his showing at the 1981 Mr. Olympia

39:04 - The 1990 Night of the Champions where Danny made a big comeback

45:30 - Vince McMahon and the WBF organization

49:54 - How close did the IFBB come to get Bodybuilding into the Olympics?

52:38 - Danny gives his thoughts on some of the Bodybuilders he met during his career

1:12:19 - John Hansen reads an article from the February, 1977 issue of Muscle Builder magazine about the 1976 World Amateur Championships/Mr. Universe written by Jack Neary.

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