Top pros predict who will win the 2009 Ironman Pro
By Dave Lee
January 22, 2009
FLEXONLINE
The first pro show of the new season is nearly upon us with the 2009 Ironman Pro set to go off on Saturday, January 24. We’ve given you a week of previews, reviews, analysis and updates leading up to that fateful moment. Now, see what the top pros have to say about who will win and why.
MELVIN ANTHONY, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY CHAMPION The Winner:Marcus Haley Top Contenders:Johnnie Jackson, Silvio Samuel, Moe El Moussawi, Hidetada Yamagishi Melvin says: “My cousin Marcus Haley can win it because condition isn’t a weak point and he’s made a lot of improvements since last year. That being said, any of these guys can win it because they’re all champions.”
TONEY FREEMAN, 2008 EUROPA SUPER SHOW CHAMPION The Winner:Silvio Samuel Top Contenders:Marcus Haley, Moe El Moussawi, Johnnie Jackson, Troy Alves Toney says: “Johnnie Jackson just had a baby so I’d like to see him take home that first place trophy and check. It’s gonna be a real tough battle for top 5. Whoever nails it at prejudging will win the show.”
PHIL HEATH, 2008 IRONMAN PRO CHAMPION The Winner:Silvio Samuel Top Contenders:Mark Dugdale, Johnnie Jackson, Moe El Moussawi, Marcus Haley Phil says: “Dugdale nearly won this show in 2007. If he goes back to the basics and brings the condition, he’ll be a real threat. We haven’t seen Ahmad Haidar in a long time so he could be the X-factor.”
DEXTER JACKSON, 2008 MR. OLYMPIA The Winner:Silvio Samuel Top Contenders:Marcus Haley, Moe El Moussawi, Ronny Rockel, Hidetada Yamagishi Dexter says: “If Marcus can hold his diet down all the way to the end, he will do well. But Silvio has a little too much firepower for anyone in this lineup to overtake him.”
