I hate to defend 240, but It's not defamation. You can't go into something that is an intentional joke and pull a good defamation case out of it. They could sue him for it anyway but personally I think there's a better chance that 240 ends up in an early grave than successfully sued for defamation. It's only going to be so long before his mouth digs his own grave. Just a matter of time before his constant mocking sends someone overboard. Just a prediction. I know he thinks he can flash some iron on the net and be safe but if he really believes that he's delusional.
If a professional athlete- who poses naked and oiled for thousands of cheering fans- feels the need to kill someone who uses a little wit to point out a weak bodypart, then I think factors other than 240 might be to blame.
Read the article. I poke fun, but none of it is believeable ("Toney Freeman's towelboy making more than Bob Chick for the evening" and it's all just a tad goofy). Dim does have something sneaky in his arms. Cook WAS chubby. If I was WAY offbase, the people would tell me. Really tho, it's all in fun, and I doubt any pros really take it too seriously.
SAN FRAN PRO REVIEW, IN STYLE
First, The Bottom Feeders - these guthoisters couldn't qualify for the Special Olympics. With their 17.2 seconds of posing time, they we about as impressive as Kelly Ryan's choice in men.
Derek Farnsworth - I couldn't see his routine, as a 3-foot tall toddler was sitting in front of me.
Meschberger's Terminator routine looked like an epileptic on crack. Twitch. Twitch.
Heinz Senior's take on 'We are the Chump-ions" left me wishing I was with Freddy Mercury and not watching this.
Finally, we had John "That ain't muscle in dem" Arms-trong of England, who should have been from Saudi Arabia with all the oil in those arms. I'm going to him next time gas hits $3.
Now for the non-scrubs!
Branch Warren – He started reading a magazine to some GN’R. Then did some DMX. Then some AC/DC. Dude has more mood swings than Kamali has excuses. Branch is one thick dude. Legs big and cut. Back has improved. A tad watery though. Won't matter if the other guys give the blanket party to Gustavo backstage, as he's been subtly hinting for all night.
“Starve-elous” Melvin Anthony - This R. Kelly music made me want to use a middle schooler for a waterin' hole. Melvin, less grind, more carbs, eh? Dude looked flatter than a fitness chick on her way to Dr Navarro's for the two-cup special.
Roc Shabazz - Dude walks like he has a Derik Farnsworth shoved up his can. Pimpin' music though. Roc stumbled a lot. Looked like he's been carbing up on jello shots. Bob Chick hated on the pimp music though, revealing he’s likely lost more than a few women, and teeth, to a strong pimp hand in his day.
Armin “Hammer” Scholz. Woah, this dude is scary. This dude gives the boogieman nightmares. He got hit by lightning, and they took lightning to the hospital. He’s so mean… you get the idea. About as watery as a FEMA singlewide, but I sure wouldn't say that to his face. Hell no.
Toney "Set my people" Free-man. Dude makes Shaq look short. Really sad music. I wanted to cry. but then I remembered that Toney's oil boy made more money than Bob Chick tonight, and I laughed and felt better. Back to Freeman, this guy is huge. He really should be thugging it though- He's a scary massive guy, and this Celine Dion music just doesn't fit. Toney's supposed to be nailing skinny white girls like that by the handful, not dancing to their music.
Mustafa Mohammed - Thick, sick, and hated on by Bob Chick. Mustafa has better arms, chest, and thighs then anyone else on the stage tonight. Very majestic music. Back much drier than earlier. Will he get robbed like Titus' bail bondsman? If so, he should be dropping the IFBB faster than Matt Cline drops dimes. Mr DeMilla, call this man. No one hits that signature arms-out pose like Mustafa does. Look for Mustafa to crack the top 3.
Frank “-s N’ Beans” Roberson- This Brokeback Mountain of Muscle left his mark on Mr. St. Cloud backstage, and on the fans, once onstage. Dude, a few suggestions: Keep you hands off your beanbag. And there is no need to grab your own rear end with this many people watching. Ever.
Yamagishi- An oil-free Kris Dim. This guy was spunky, and not in the Frank Roberson hair gel kind of spunk. This guy is cut. He'd be unreal with 20 more pounds of muscle on him. Bravo on that posing routine, too. 1-up, 1-up, 1-up! Yoshi power!
Chris “-t Almighty that guy is smooth!” Cook - The blond bomb. This guy's idea of dieting is shaking the sprinkles off his post-workout donut. If he spent as much time worrying about those sagging glutes as he did on those pearly whites, he might crack the top 10 instead of the backstage scale. I hope he writes out a new diet plan while watching this year's Olympia on PPV.
Richie "I'm a rich man's Greg Rando" Welling. Blind guy. Um, the guy that escorted him onto the stage had more muscle mass. Too bad he didn't lead him to the squat rack. Quite a lean guy tho- great lines. How do you say "11th place" in Braille? Spiked hair and sparkly rainbow posing trunks. I think this guy dressed himself. Way to overcome a handicap, though.
Ahmad “Player” Haider - Abzilla? Now I see why they don't call him Calf-zilla. Chisled back though. Chisled hair too. Crisp posing routine. Sick shoulders. The posing music was older than Dan Solomon's interviewing technique, but he played it up well.
Eddie Abbew - From England, huh? Looks like someone "Snatch"ed his pecs from his luggage while crossing the pond. A black man that is 6'2" and 270 pounds should never bend over and do a full split. Ever. I'd rather ask Rodney St. Cloud for a colonoscopy than ever watch this homodramatic posing routine again.
Johnnie “Jyno” Jackson- Terrific density. If I ever meet this guy, I'm going to take out that gyno myself. Scapel, please. It really holds him back. A little bit watery tonight, but his FLEX cover guarantees an Olympia qualification. I thought you knew?
Gustavo Badell - Is that Imaginary Lat syndrome, or do you have shovels jammed in your armpits? It's hard to root for a guy this cocky. He puts his hands over his lower abs in just about every pose. His belly was a darker purple than Frank Roberson's hand puppet. Gustavo looks great from the front. No way should he beat Branch, though. As you read this, Gustavo has still not left the stage.
Kris “Every 3,000 miles” Dim - Remind me to get an oil change. You will hear about Dim's triceps from this night. They did not move when he flexed, and they bubbled and split where they should not have. Synthol was definitely in the house. Awesome abs, though. Good back too.
5th - Toney Freeman. This is gonna be predictable, isn't it? Freeman does the pimp walk to get his trophy, which will likely be on a Pawn Shop shelf before midnight.
4th - Mustafa Mohammed. Let the boos reign down. TeamMustafa.com might riot.
3rd - Melvin Anthony. He has a blind date with mediocrity tonight.
2nd - Branch! Crowd is STUNNED!
1st - Gustavo collapses to the ground ala Ronnie Coleman. Woo hoo. A win at the SanFran Pro. Hello, Hall of Fame.
Well, we would like to thank a few friends for being here tonight. Feedback, thanks for being here. Audio difficulties, you made it fun as well. The fix, you were definitely in tonight! And of course, Branch Warren. You are the People's Champion. Gustavo gets the brass but you got all the class. Congrats on being the best man onstage tonight, Branch!
Australian Pro Review… Coming soon!
