You guys that keep saying Branch didn't win it humor me. He out muscled both of them, but that is expected with Branch, it's what he's known for. Add in the fact that he was better conditioned than either of them and combined with the size, he wins.
Evan has a very nice physique, but the lack of chest size compared to his other body parts hurts him. He will be an O champion, I have no doubt about it, but he deserved his placing.
I had Wolf in 3rd place after pre-judging, his conditioning was off and was holding a lot of water compared to the other guys. He came on for the night show, but too little too late. He also deserved the placing he got.
Branch did not deserve the best poser and was finally pushed for the most muscular, but he had an all around package and consistent conditioning throughout the show. That's why he won it. I'm sure the judges also took into consideration that he just had surgery and they were probably as surprised as anyone that he looked as good as he did, so that with him being the defending champ.......:headbang: