[mikehoudini]

Round 2, which will determine the Sweet Sixteen in the Fantastic Fours Tourney, is almost ready to commence. The forum is still Fenway Park, and the weather for Tax Day, 2008, is simply balmy. The following are the pairings:

Kevin McBride (1-0) vs. Red Burman (2-0 1)
Scott LeDoux (1-0) vs. Mario Schiesser (1-0-1)
Leon Spinks (1-0 1) vs. John Lester Johnson (1-0)
Kallie Knoetze (1-0 1) vs. George Chaplin (1-0-1)

Willi Besmanoff (1-0 1) vs. Al McCoy (1-0)
Peter Maher (1-0 1) vs. Jean-Francois Bergeron (1-0 1)
Luis Firpo (1-0 1) vs. Gus Ruhder (1-0 1)
Derrick Jefferson (1-0 1) vs. Jim Savage (1-0)

David Bey (1-0 1) vs. Curtis Sheppard (2-0)
Sante Amonti (1-0) vs. Jack Renault (1-0 1)
Olle Tandberg (1-0) vs. Alex Miteff (1-0 1)
Brian Nielsen (1-0) vs. Cedric Boswell (2-0 1)

Gus Dorazio (1-0-1) vs. Alfredo Evangelista (1-0 1)
Bert Whitehurst (1-0 1) vs. Bob Baker (1-0)
Stan Ward (1-0-1) vs. Gerald Nobles (1-0 1)
Al Ettore (1-0) vs. Coley Wallace (2-0-1 1)

Which of these fighters will dazzle like the Human Torch? Which will display the power of the Thing? Which will be smart and stretch when needed, and use their noggin, like Mister Fantastic? And which will emulate the Invisible Girl and disappear? Which will emulate Mel Turnbow, Butterbean and Danny Woffordheroic battlers who almost made it into the Fantastic Four?

Select your favorite or favorites. With all due deference to the Incredible Hulk, its clobbering time!