Tri-State Toughman Contest

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I recognize a few names on this list but usually when we go I enjoy watching the crowd as much as the fights.

File photo/The Herald-Dispatch
Scot Ramos lands right to the head of Eric Lafon in the 19th Annual Tri-State Original Toughman Contest on Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
170 fighters entered 20th annual Original Toughman Contest
Dec 30, 2007 @ 10:40 PM
Herald-Dispatch.com
The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — The 20th annual Tri-State Original Toughman Contest will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 4-5, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Gates will open at 6 p.m.
Ticket prices are $15 general admission, $20 reserved, $25 for VIP Ringside and $50 for limited Gold Ringside table seats. A $1 per ticket facility fee will be charged by the Arena. Tickets are available at the Arena box office or all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at (304) 523-5757 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com.
Those slated to fight include:
(Fighter, hometown, weight)
Heavyweight Division (185 to 400 pounds) includes:
Robert Ackley, Huntington, 200.
Charles Aldrich, Ironton, 197.
Kenneth Bryan, Greenup, Ky., 295.
Jason Butcher, West Hamlin, W.Va., 215.
Robert Burd, Huntington, 230.
Joshua Crum, Huntington, 190.
William Dent, Madison, W.Va., 204.
Jared Dever, Coal Grove, Ohio, 340.
Gary Elswick, Ashland, 194.
Wesley Freize, Grayson, Ky., 190.
Aaron Frankenfield, Montgomery, W.Va., 225.
Dustin Gillum, Greenup, Ky., 220.
Jonathan Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, 240.
Rex Harris, Ashland, Ky., 326.
Kevin Hall, Greenup, Ky., 356.
Steven Horsley, Ashland, Ky., 210.
Eric Javis, Ashland, Ky., 222.
Robert Johnson, Kenova, 230.
Michael King, Huntington, 225.
Cale Kistler, Vinton, Ohio, 230.
Matt Knipp, Olive Hill, Ky., 245.
Brian Lanham, Huntington, 275.
Jamie Lanham, Huntington, 240.
Justin Lavender, Kitts Hill, Ohio, 252.
Robert Lewis, Kenova, 197.
Laramie Lively, Huntington, 205.
Jamie Lusk, Accoville, W.Va., 320.
Tyler Marshal, Salyersville, Ky., 193.
Joshua Mastranfelo, Huntington, 200.
Chris May, Ashland, 195.
Shane Maynard, Flatwoods, Ky., 205.
Dewayne Messer, Huntington, 241.
Tandy Mullins, Grayson, Ky., 285.
Ricky Nichols, Hurricane, W.Va., 230.
Averill Norris, Ironton, 220.
Robert Parsons, Charleston, 216.
Brandon Patrick, Colegrove, Ohio, 220.
Jermaine Payton, Huntington, 195.
David Pinson, Milton, 230.
Rexford Polin, Greenup, Ky., 255.
Brian Robbins, Gallipolis, Ohio, 224.
Reco Robinson, St. Albans, W.Va., 350.
Mason Schug, Coal Grove, Ohio, 240.
Richard Shaffer, Charleston, 210.
Shawn Simpkins, Huntington, 335.
Kaleb Slaughter, Huntington, 230.
Daniel Stapleton, Crown City, Ohio, 190.
Allen Steele, Catlettsburg, Ky., 378.
Stacy Sturgill, Ironton, Ohio, 240.
Todd Walker, Culloden, W.Va., 189.
Leon Washington, Huntington, 230.
Matt Whitmore, Chesapeake, Ohio, 205.
Jonathon Wilson, Catlettsburg, Ky., 220.
Travis Wilson, Ashland, 196.
David Wood, Huntington, 275.
Justin Wray, Gallipolis, Ohio, 230.
Light Heavyweight Division (160 to 184 pounds) includes:
Jason Adams, Chesapeake, Ohio, 183.
Friday Adkins, West Portsmouth, Ohio, 175.
Joshua Balridge, Flatwoods, Ky., 178.
Adam Bates, Flatwoods, Ky., 175.
Waylon Bing, Oakhill, Ky., 180.
Nic Bloomfield, Proctorville, Ohio, 184.
Jimmy Bardy, Crown City, Ohio, 184.
Steve Bruce, Ironton, 165.
Dennis Case, Wellston, Ohio, 184.
Charlie Carter, Huntington, 160.
Trent Cooper, Cumberland, Ky., 180.
Cory Dalton, Scott Depot, W.Va., 170.
Matt Dean, Wayne, 162.
Josh Durham, Ashland, 184.
Joseph Easley, Charleston, 174.
Shane Edwards, Proctorville, Ohio, 184.
Karl Eldred, Huntington, 170.
Christopher Fonth, Huntington, 177.
Gerald Froe, Portsmouth, Ohio, 180.
Benny Gee, Grayson, Ky., 173.
Jerry Gillespie, Huntington, 161.
Timothy Gillespie, Milton, 175.
Christopher Harper, Charleston, 180.
Antoine Harris, Charleston, 170.
Joshua Howell, Ashland, 170.
Ryan Johnson, Kenova, 165.
Curtis Jones, Portsmouth, Ohio, 184.
Jason Kazee, Ashland, 160.
Daniel King, Proctorville, Ohio, 183.
David Little, Barboursville, 168.
Shane Marquart, St. Albans, W.Va., 178.
Aaron McGrath, Chillicothe, Ohio, 185.
Jeremy McGraw, Kitts Hill, Ohio, 175.
Chris Meek, Paintsville, Ky., 179.
Ryan Riggs, Ironville, Ky., 165.
Calvin Shull, Huntington, 175, 06 RU.
Rob Saunders, Gallipolis, Ohio, 184.
Cory Simones, Portsmouth, Ohio, 170.
Dennis Slone, Catlettsburg, Ky., 176, ‘06 Champ.
Brandon Smith, Huntington, 175.
James Taylor, Ceredo, 180.
Ronald Thompson, Branchland, W.Va., 184.
Randy Ward, Ashland, 162.
Charles Webb Jr., Ashland, 178.
David White, Ashland, 180.
Karl White, Ashland, 165.
ichael White, Waterloo, Ky., 170.
Calvin Wilkinson, 168.
Craig Woods, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., 183.
Middleweights (140 to 159 pounds) includes:
Todd Bailey, Salt Rock, W.Va., 142
Derrick Beaver, Crown City, Ohio, 145
Wesley Beckett, Culloden, W.Va., 145
Danny Blake, Ona, W.Va., 140
Jeff Blankenship, Proctorville, Ohio, 145
Trent Blankenship, Ironton, Ohio, 140
Nathan Butcher, Huntington, W.Va., 150
Dewey Cantrell, Crown City, Ohio, 140
Felix Case, Wellston, Ohio, 142
Shane Cihon, Huntington, W.Va., 150
John Creamer, Huntington, W.Va., 159
Jeffrey Crisp, Ironton, Ohio, 144
Ryan Didelotte, Vinton, Ohio, 152
Nate Durham, West Portsmouth, Ohio, 147
Dustin Elswick, Hurricane, W.Va., 156
Joseph Elswick, Hurricane, W.Va., 145
Stephen Fields, Grayson, Ky., 140
Kenneth Emerson, Ashland, Ky., 150
Michael Frazier, Flatwoods, Ky., 147
Chris Gillum, Greenup, W.Va., 145
Chance Grimes, Milton, W.Va., 155
James Hildrith, Pedro, Ohio, 158
James Hicks, Catlettsburg, Ky., 159
Dwayne Hughes, Ashland, Ky., 153
Donald Jacobs, Ewington, Ohio, 140
Max Jividen, Greenup , Ky., 140
Robert Jones, South Point, Ohio, 140
Chad Justice, Ashland, Ky., 140
John Kiser, Charleston, W.Va., 156
Matt Laudenback, Ashland, Ky., 140
Robert Kristy, Huntington, W.Va., 155
Jerimy Matney, Proctorville, Ohio, 141
Travis McCarty, Crown City, Ohio, 148
Mathew McGraw, Kitts Hill, Ohio, 145
Bobby McCoy, Flatwoods, Ky., 155
Jerod McKinney, Proctorville, Ohio, 150
Kyle Messer, Kermit, W.Va., 155
Brian Pennington, Branchland, W.Va., 150
Richard Pennington, West Hamlin, W.Va., 140
Michael Phipps, Portsmouth, Ohio, 155
Jack Russell, Gallia, W.Va., 155
Mike Snider, Westwood, Ky., 153
Stephen Smith, Huntington, W.Va., 150
Trace Stafford, Ashland, Ky., 140
Shannon Stewart, Grayson, Ky., 140
Casey Taylor, Galliopolis, Ohio, 154
Shawn Taylor, Huntington, W.Va., 155
Joseph Whitmore, South Point, Ohio, 158
Carl Willes, Huntington, W.Va., 159
Paul Worman, Culloden, W.Va., 150
Jody Vance, Branchland, Ky., 145
(Heavyweight Division, 185 to 400 pounds)
Robert Ackley, Huntington, W.Va., 200
Charles Aldrich, Ironton, Ohio, 197
Kenneth Bryan, Greenup, Ky., 295
ason Butcher, West Hamlin, W.Va., 215
Robert Burd, Huntington, W.Va., 230
Joshua Crum, Huntington, W.Va., 190
William Dent, Madison, W.Va., 204
Jared Dever, Coal Grove, Ohio, 340
Gary Elswick, Ashland, Ky., 194
Wesley Freize, Grayson, Ky., 190
Aaron Frankenfield, Montgomery, W.Va., 225
Dustin Gillum, Greenup, Ky., 220
Jonathan Hall, Portsmouth, Ohio, 220
Rex Harris, Ashland, Ky., 240
Kevin Hall, Greenup, Ky., 326
Steven Horsley, Ashland, Ky., 356
Eric Davis, Ashland, Ky., 210
Robert Johnson, Kenova, W.Va., 222
Michael King, Huntington, W.Va., 230
Cale Kristler, Vinton, Ohio, 225
Matt Knipp, Olive Hill, Ky., 230
Brian Lanham, Huntington, W.Va., 245
Jamie Lanham, Huntington, W.Va., 275
Justin Lavender, Kitts Hill, Ohio, 240
Robert Lewis, Kenova, W.Va., 252
Laramie Lively, Huntington, W.Va., 197
Jamie Lusk, Accoville, W.Va., 205
Tyler Marshal, Salyersville, Ky., 320
Joshua Mastranfelo, Huntington, W.Va., 193
Chris May, Ashland, Ky., 200
Shane Maynard, Flatwoods, Ky., 195
Dewayne Messer, Huntington, W.Va., 205
Tandy Mullins, Grayson, Ky., 241
Ricky Nichols, Hurricane, W.Va., 285
Averill Norris, Ironton, Ohio, 230
Robert Parsons, Charleston, W.Va., 220
Brandon Patrick, Coalgrove, Ohio, 216
Jermaine Payton, Huntington, W.Va., 220
David Pinson, Milton, W.Va., 195
Rexford Polin, Greenup, Ky., 230
Brian Robbins, Galliopolis, Ohio, 255
Reco Robinson, St. Albans, W.Va., 224
Mason Schug, Coalgrove, Ohio, 350
Richard Shaffer, Charleston, W.Va., 240
Shawn Simpkins, Huntington, W.Va., 210
Kaleb Slaughter, Huntington, W.Va., 335
Daniel Stapleton, Crown City, Ohio, 230
Allen Steele, Catlettsburg, Ky., 190
Stacy Sturgill, Ironton, Ohio, 378
Todd Walker, Culloden, W.Va., 240
Leon Washington, Huntington, W.Va., 189
Matt Whitmore, Chesapeake, Ohio, 230
Jonathan Wilson, Catlettsburg, Ky., 205
Travis Wilson, Ashland, Ky., 220
David Wood, Huntington, W.Va., 275
Justin Wray, Galliopolis, Ohio, 230
(Women’s Lightweight Division up to 155 pounds)
Aubreigh Caudill, Portsmouth, Ohio, 135
Amber Kessinger, Charleston, W.Va., 100
Laura King, Huntington, W.Va., 115
Angel Tomblin, West Hamlin, W.Va., 145
(Women’s Heavyweight Division over 155 pounds)
Tasha Anewishki, Barboursville, W.Va., 190
Reeda Blake, Huntington, W.Va., 240
Melissa Chinn, Huntington, W.Va., 180
Bobbie Clark, Portsmouth, Ohio, 165
Veronica Clayton, Red Fox, Ky., 250
Anna Gilpin, Huntington, W.Va., 185
Nikki Griffith, Flatwoods, Ky., 160
Tonya Hill, Ona, W.Va., 170
Dorothy Jo McGil, Huntington, W.Va., 180
Angela Scarberry, Portsmouth, Ohio, 168.

[kantuckyII]

"Punch Drunk Donahue" from Ironton is entering tonight's fights. Don't know why he isn't listed but people on here probably know him better as TigerTownTurkey. Punch Drunk Donahue is his fighting name.

He also goes by Cauliflower Cowboy too but I don't see him listed under that name either hmmmmmmmmmmmm. I know he wished he'd wore those ear muffs when he was young now!

[ManitouDan]

I'm curious --how long will it take for 170 fighters to fight , is this like a redneck marathon ?????? do they have 4 or 5 rings going ??? How does that many "fighters" get their fights in ?? seems like it would take 7-8 hours for that many dudes and dudettes to duke it out. MD

[moose]

They spelled my name wrong.

It's Whitman, not Whitmore.

[ManitouDan]

moose --if you are fighting I'll be there !!!! MD

[dukiees1]

I sure hope Jeremy "Quick Draw" McGraw does good this year!! I know in past years he has alway's done well!! Good luck to any posters on here who will be participating in the contest

[kantuckyII]

Dukiees? you mean you're not going to be pulling for Punch Drunk Donahue? 'fraid The Instructor will get mad at ya?

[bucking red]

My son is fighting and going to kick some ass.

[dukiees1]

Dukiees? you mean you're not going to be pulling for Punch Drunk Donahue? 'fraid The Instructor will get mad at ya?

Ofcourse I will whoever that is???? I didn't know they were related to instructor... You are going to have to keep me informed of such important things on here kantuck

[kantuckyII]

Have you noticed Dukiees1 that neither Turk or The Instructor have posted on this thread?! 'Punch Drunk Donahue' is up there fighting tonight while The Instructor is ready to wope anyone touching her Cutie Pie. She'll probably be up there in the ring too!

[X8XOHIOLEGENDX7X]

I don't guess i'll be going to the event but looks like after the event i'll have to walk up the road a piece and see how bad my neighbor is back and blue did'nt even know he entered it lol...

[ManitouDan]

really--how do they get that many fights in one night ?? 170 fighters ? MD

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really--how do they get that many fights in one night ?? 170 fighters ? MD

Some of the names seem to be repeated. I don't know if that adds to the 170 total or not but maybe there isn't as many as they thought.

[biggdowgg]

I was up there last year, although I dont remember hoiw many figfhts they was.."it was a lot", but they run it smooth, the fighters are ready to go 3 fights befor their time to fight, as soon as one fight is over, that equipment is taken directy to the back to be put on someone else, if you dont come to the ring as soon as they announce you , you will not fight.


they are only three,,,,1 minute rounds, and trust me, on the first night, you will see a FEW fights not get past the first round


I alwasy go to the one they have here in Portsmouth,and have went to huntington a few times,,,I think we wil be coming up this year, looks like a good slate of fighters.

[dukiees1]

Have you noticed Dukiees1 that neither Turk or The Instructor have posted on this thread?! 'Punch Drunk Donahue' is up there fighting tonight while The Instructor is ready to wope anyone touching her Cutie Pie. She'll probably be up there in the ring too!

You better believe she'll be up there laying the smack down on anyone that hurts her cutie pie I sure hope he got some good training to get ready so that he doesn't get hurt to bad

[OZZIEOHIO]

^^^^^^^^^^^THANK GOD FOR VIAGRA!!!!^^^^^^^^^^

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WONDER IF HE CAN BOX, IF THAT 4 HOUR THING HAPPENS, HE'S SO SKINNY, HE'LL LOOK LIKE A BOXING BUMPER JACK. NOW THATS FUNNY, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

[BubbleGumTiger]

You folks will pay dearly............take that one to the bank.............that ain't a threat, that's a promise.................

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

PROMISES, PROMISES.

[biggdowgg]

You folks will pay dearly............take that one to the bank.............that ain't a threat, that's a promise.................

"""NOTICE""""

I stayed out of it