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02-16-07, 08:22 AM
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2007 Ironman...
I'm still waiting for pictures to start showing up - I'm not 100% when everything will be happening but it's today and tomorrow so I'll update as I can - the lineup isn't very impressive from what I see - I'm not sure how David Henry looks right now but I'd put my money on him for a blind bet based on the list of competitors I saw....
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#2
02-16-07, 08:26 AM
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Here's the list I have...
Eddie Abbew Jason Arntz Eryk Bui Omar Deckard Kris Dim Mark Dugdale Mohammad (Moe) El Moussawi Aiman Faour Toney Freeman Ahmed Haidar David Henry, II Rusty Jeffers Rod Ketchens Martin Kjellstrom Francesco Mazzotta Daniele Seccarecci Rashid Shabazz Sergey Shelestov Clifton Torres Luke Wood Hidetada Yamagishi Fabrizio Zittucro Silvio Samuel Saviour
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02-16-07, 09:35 AM
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It is going to be interesting to see what abbew looks like. He was starting to look really good around 02-03 and then he disapeared.
if toney freeman comes in spot on, it is his show.
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02-16-07, 09:44 AM
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Press Conference: Friday, February 16, 2007 at 4pm.
Men's Judging: Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 10am. Men's Finals: Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7pm.
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02-16-07, 10:23 AM
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I'm hoping for pictures of weigh-ins etc today...
I like Eryk Bui and Kris Dim but I haven't seen them on stage in a while....
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02-17-07, 11:46 AM
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02-17-07, 11:59 AM
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02-17-07, 03:27 PM
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Pre-Judging Comparisons...
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02-17-07, 05:06 PM
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Toney Freeman Dominates Ironman Prejudging
Written by John Romano
Friday, 16 February 2007 Feb. 17, 2007: As predicted, Toney Freeman confidantly strode onstage and dominated the competition at this morning's prejudging. He was clearly in the best shape of his life, polished and obviously the consummate professional. Most of the rest of the competition looked like amateurs by comparison. If he doesn't win tonight there will be another LA Riot! The next dog that looks like he should take a top spot is Silvio Samuel. He was in the first call out, but as prejudging progressed he seemed to lose favor with the judges. Mark Dougdale is another consummate professional. He's in awesome shape although he just doesn't have enough muscle to stand next to the big dudes like Toney Freeman. Eddy Abbew is a tremendous surprise. He's huge, ripped and put together. But he is sure to make the top five. This is, by far, the best he ever looked but he needs to bring up his lower quads. He's consistently improved and should come out on top one day. David Henry appears to be in the top five but he's smooth and not in his usual crisp form. In my humble opinion, he shouldn't make the top five. Marcus Haley started out strong, but it appears he's dropped down in the placings to make room for Dougdale. Marcus was in the first callout; but it's too soon to tell.
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02-17-07, 05:48 PM
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like i said, its freemans show.
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02-17-07, 05:53 PM
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Jason Arntz used to be a top level guy. He dosent seem to want it anymore..
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02-17-07, 09:55 PM
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02-17-07, 10:42 PM
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I'm sure there will be a nice write up by someone else by the time I get back here tomorrow but if not I will give my two cents...
10th Place - Joel Stubbs 9th Place - Omar Deckard 8th Place - Ahmed Haidar 7th Place - Hidetada Yamagishi 6th Place - David Henry 5th Place - Marcus Haley 4th Place - Silvio Samuel Saviour 3rd Place - Eddie Ebbew 2nd Place - Mark Dugdale 1st Place - Toney Freeman
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02-18-07, 08:03 AM
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Freeman Wins The Ironman!
Written by John Romano
Feb. 17, 2007: As predicted, Toney Freeman confidantly strode onstage and dominated the competition at the 2007 IFBB Ironman He convincingly swept the field of competitors on route to capturing his 2nd Pro win of his career. Following Freeman was Mark Dugdale in 2nd, Eddie Abbew in 3rd, Silvio Samuel in 4th, and Marcus Haley in 5th. Mark Dougdale, with his classic shape and symmetry nailed the second spot away from the crowd favorite Silvio Samual. Dougdale continues to improve with each contest and his conditioning is always flawless. I'd like to see him add another 10-15 lbs of muscle on his upper body. Eddy Abbew suprised everyone by snagging the 3rd spot in the lineup and his first Mr Olympia qualification in the process. If Eddie adds a little more mass to his lower quads, he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the future. Silvio Samual, trained by Milos "The Mind" Sarcev was the most improved bodybuilder of the entire show. He's added over 15lbs of rock solid muscle since last season, and if he works on improving the separation in his quads, he'll be a dangerous Giant-Killer on the IFBB Pro scene. As it was, most of the fans in attendance thought Silvio deserved to be at least 2nd and his showmanship was rewarded when he received the show's BEST PRESENTATION AWARD and a check for $1500. Marcus Haley snagged the 5th and final Olympia-qualifying spot. Marcus has a great physique with a huge frame. If he adds another 10;bs of muscle by Olympia time, he might surprise a few people the next time he steps on stage.
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02-18-07, 10:00 AM
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Congrats to the guys that took the top3 spots but I just have to point something out. These guys all worked hard and for that they deserve respect. With that said, what the hell has happened in the last few years? When I first opened up a flex mag when I started being interested in bodybuilding there were guys like, Flex Wheeler, Shawn Ray, Nasser, Paul Dillet, Tom Prince, Kevin Levrone, Chris Cormeir, Milos Sarcev, Mike Matarazzo, Jean Pierre Fux, and so on.. These guys were competing in all the shows, not just the O or the Arnold. Most of todays guys with the exception of Cutler, Coleman, and Jackson dont hold a candle compared to the guys listed above. On top of it all, take a look at the pics from the ironman from last night, half the guys have gyno. I have never heard of half the guys on that stage and last night and I would say that half dont deserve to be a pro. Pro Bodybuilding is going down hill fast. Dosent bother me though, I would rather this thing of ours to be underground. I would rather bodybuilding be looked at the same way it was looked at in Arnolds day..
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02-18-07, 12:05 PM
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As I was taking little notes on each competitor during the night show I counted 4 that had obvious gyno - WTF are they thinking...
I agree on letting it go back to the way it used to be perceived and I'm hoping that as time goes on the sport can build itself back up to the caliber that it was in the 70's and again in the 90's - I too first became enthralled with the sport in the days of LeVrone, Priest, Ray, Sonboty, Wheeler, and Yates etc....
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