OLYMPIA DREAM MATCHUP: JAMES VS BADELL

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by Allan Donnelly

September 21, 2008

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THE MATCHUP: Dennis James versus Gustavo Badell

Leading up to the 2008 Mr. Olympia on September 26-27 at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, we'll break down some of the most intriguing potential matchups and subplots to the contest.

The fourth in our Olympia Dream Matchup Series: Dennis James vs Gustavo Badell.
TALE OF THE TAPE
NAME: Dennis James
NICKNAME: The Menace
HEIGHT: 5'8"
WEIGHT: 245 pounds
OLYMPIA HISTORY: 2000, 11th; 2001, 7th; 2002, 10th; 2003, 4th; 2004, 8th; 2005, 6th; 2006, 9th.

NAME: Gustavo Badell
NICKNAME: The Freakin' Rican
HEIGHT: 5'8"
WEIGHT: 250 pounds
OLYMPIA HISTORY: 2002, DNP, 2004, 3rd; 2005, 3rd; 2006, 6th; 2007, 8th

 

[PiC]

from those picks is pretty close. dj is kinda better. but i think in the olympia gustavo will win.

 

[brendan]

i believe that gustavo will place better than dj.

 

[mvsf1]

Probably Gus would get a top 8 spot, but Dennis wouldn't be very far behind.