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2008 NPC USA MENS PREJUDGING REPORT AND GALLERIESPro cards up for grabs in Las Vegasby Allan Donnelly July 25, 2008 FLEXONLINE.COM After over three hours and 107 competitors at the men's bodybuilding prejudging, one thing, at least, is clear: it is going to be a heck of a battle tomorrow night for the two pro cards which will be awarded at the 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships in Las Vegas. At the top of the list: Curtis Bryant and Brandon Ray in the light heavyweight class; Brandon Curry, Lee Banks and Michael Liberatore in the heavyweights; and Edward Nunn in the super heavies. Starting with the light heavies, both Bryant and Ray were conditioned. However Bryant, who dropped down to light heavy after competing as a heavyweight last year, was clearly the thicker of the two, particularly from the back. In the heavies, precontest favorite Curry will be pushed by Banks and Liberatore. Curry, the runner-up at both the 2007 USAs and Nationals, lived up to his precontest hype by displaying the best shape and lines in the heavyweight class. However, both Liberatore and Banks had the slight edge in conditioning. It will likely come down to which of the three holds their conditioning the best for tomorrow night's finals. In the super heavyweight class, Edward Nunn rose to the top in a disappointing class as the only precontest favorite in the supers to nail his conditioning. For a complete breakdown of the USA men's prejudging from the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly crew Dan Solomon and Bob Chicherillo, check out the FLEX Forums. MENS BODYBUILDING BANTAMWEIGHT Alan Watari Franklin Bugner Hernan Rodriguez James Shumpert Marty Burger Noel Frias Paul Howe Wayne Hugar Alvin Viernes Bantamweight Comparisons LIGHTWEIGHT Cory Deese Jabar Miles Jimmy Nguyen Rick Brewer Tim Ward Lightweight Comparisons WELTERWEIGHT Brent Kutlesa Bret Bradshaw Joe Pearson Michael Bautista Paul Aigbirior Richie Medina Shavis Higa Steve Karnya Victor DelCampo Hector Cruz Richard Moran Yusef Al-Awaji Welterweight Comparisons MIDDLEWEIGHT Ali Washington Arleigh Bumanglag George Maiorano George Thibault Jacob Wilson Jerry Aguilar Jese Lopez Richard Sosias Rob-Roy Pyfer Scott Turner Tim Anderson Kam Gallman Scott Hutchinson Todd Scott Middleweight Comparisons LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Allen Hicks Branden Ray Carlos Pinto Curtis Bryant Elton Bates Garrett Hawkins John Peshia Joshua Fred Legislador Rich Nathan Detracy Omar Monroig Peter Ciccone Shawn Mack Tamar Elguindy Troy Tate Gregory Fisher William Ayoubi Shawn Boisacq Light Heavyweight Comparisons HEAVYWEIGHT Brandon Curry Brian Copeland Chulsey Graham Darin Dudash David Fenty Erich Blancaflor Gary Harden Hary Johnson Jeff Long Kevin Sperling Lee Banks Les Galloway Mark Alvisi Mark Christensen Michael Liberatore Parenthesis Devers Ricardo Ocampo Carl Matthews Shawn Boisacq Vladimir Sizor Heavyweight Comparisons SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Aaron Rhea Alex Jacobson Drew Jemmott Eboni Wilson Edward Nunn Eric Domer Eric Posejpal Eric Sanders Franco Dattilo Grigori Atoyan James Swanson Kalani Nelson Keith Williams Kenny Gipson Kenny Milne Kirk DeFrancesco Korbie Nitiforo Malcolm Marshall Mark Byers Robert Burneika Ron Stevens Ryan Fasano Sean Allan Sherwin Pagtakhan James Vandervest Nick Fagiano Zinjun Croon Todd Jewell Super Heavyweight Comparisons |
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