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Michael Richard Matarazzo (November 8, 1965 – August 16, 2014) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Matarazzo, took up boxing after being inspired by Rocky.
25 de ago. de 2014 · El carismático culturista Mike Matarazzo acaba de perder la vida, este acontecimiento me recuerda a la genial obra de Gabriel García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada. Y es que, sin duda, Matarazzo ha sido cronista de su propia muerte años antes de que se produjera.
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Somerville, Massachusetts is a working-class city adjoining Boston. That’s where Mike Matarazzo, Jr. grew up. “I wouldn’t change a thing,” he said of his hometown. “My family didn’t have any money, but the buddies I grew up with were the closest friends I’ve ever had in my life.” Inspired by fellow Italian-American Rocky Balboa, he boxed. He won th...
Mike Matarazzo got noticed in Gold’s Venice in the spring of 1991 as he prepped for that summer’s USA Championships. How could you miss his Olympia-quality arms and calves? But what had he done? His complete résumé consisted of winning a local show 2600 miles away. Legends and future legends in Venice dismissed him as “that Maserati guy”—just anoth...
Two months later, with the same confidence that had fueled his USA quest, Mike Matarazzo jumped into the 1991 Mr. Olympia. Why not? He was undefeated and the talk of bodybuilding, and, as with the USA, he needed to see just where he stood. He saw alright. He learned firsthand how great the schism is between the best amateurs and the best pros. Whil...
Mike Matarazzo had grown increasingly lethargic for years. Then in December 2004, he woke up straining for breath and coughing up blood. His fiancée rushed him from their Modesto, California home to the hospital. There he underwent triple bypass heart surgery. He was only 38. In the aftermath, Matarazzo did two interviews with FLEX magazine that re...
Mike Matarazzo suffered a heart attack in November 2007. He underwent bypass surgery again and had a defibrillator installed. In the aftermath, his heart worked at only 20-25% of typical functionality. He focused on his wife Lacy and their three children. Returning to his blue-collar roots, he worked as a bail bondsman. He did cardio, sometimes on ...
21 de ago. de 2014 · Mike Matarazzo died of Heart failure from taking steroids while being a bodybuilder. He had gotten a heart pump many years back to control his heart functions. A year ago before he died his pump malfunctioned and he was in the hospital.
La revista FLEX publicó una entrevista (Septiembre 2005) hecha a Mike Matarazzo. Unos meses atrás, Matarazzo estuvo a punto de morir. Sometido a un triple baypass coronario, la operación tuvo éxito y siguió adelante.
3 de sept. de 2014 · A former IFBB professional standout and one of bodybuilding's most popular and charismatic champions, Michael Richard Matarazzo, passed away on Aug. 16 from heart disease that had plagued him since his retirement from competitive bodybuilding in 2001. He was 48 years old.
Mike Matarazzo was a hard-working bodybuilder, remembered for his impressive arms and calves. Raised in a working class family, he became a truck driver to earn a living. However, after choosing to follow his passion, Mike trained relentlessly to become a bodybuilding legend.
