Ah... Melvin Anthony - the man, the legend, the one with the best stories who makes the people laugh, especially with his way of not caring if people laugh at him. Funniest story I hard from the 2008 Olympia was the excuse he gave for not wearing the mandatory 'Olympia outfit' for the press conference. The reason --> Because I pissed all over it.
Melvin has had a great career, from enduring an car accident a few year ago the day he was competing at the Olympia, to almost retiring from his bodybuilding career if he did not do well in one contest that made his way.
I have know Melvin for a while now, and was one of the fortunate few to be there when he married his girl on the bluffs of Malibu.
But yes, there is a lot of talk now that Melvin's time in cracking the top six might be over considering the incredible lineup of the 2009 Olympia. Dexter Jackson, Jay Cutler, Kai Greene, Toney Freeman, Victor Martinez, Phil Heath - just six right here that might keep him out of there...