Not doing so great at last years Mr. Olympia, and seemingly losing his momentum in the sport of bodybuilding, this competition didn’t seem like it would yield Melvin Anthony as the winner. As all were saying, this would be Tony Freeman’s show to lose. Melvin came in marvelous condition, arguably the best he has ever competed in before, and walked away with a victory. Hidetada, also coming in what would be considered his best and sharpest competition shape, got second place. Toney Freeman, who we expected to steal the show, was lacking in his conditioning. In an interview with Shawn Ray and Jay Cutler, Toney would use this Phoenix Pro to boost his momentum up to the Arnold Classic which was just a few weeks away, just as he did transitioning from the Mr. Olympia to the Sacramento pro. Unfortunately Toney was off, and seemed to be carrying a lot of water. He ended up placing 3rd.

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1st Place: Melvin Anthony

2nd Place: Hidetada Yamagishi

3rd Place: Toney Freeman

4. Grigori Atoyan
5. Troy Alves
6. Lionel Beyeke
7. Quincy Taylor
8. Alfonso DelRio
9. Tarek Elsetouhi
10. Mohamad Bannout
11. John Sherman
12. Johnnie Jackson
13. Franklin Roberson
14. Michael Liberatore
15. Eddie Abbew
16. Omar Deckard
16. Cesar Mendible
16. Con Demetriou
16. Daniel Hill
16. Gus Carter
16. DeShaun Grimez
16. Adorthus Cherry
16. Oliver Adzievski
16. Stan Efferding
16. Heinz Senior
16. Rusty Jeffers
16. Andy Haman

Results: 202 and under

1. Yaxeni Oriquen
2. Betty Pariso
3. Zoa Linsey
4. Jeannie Paparone
5. Dena Westerfield
Colette Nelson
Gayle Moher
Akila Pervis
Maria Segura
Diana Stanback

Antoinette Thompson

Myriam Bustamante

Results: Figure

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