MODEL MONDAY: CLEMENTE RUSSO

With the Olympics in full gear in London, we are all cheering on our favorites and enjoying male pulchritude on display in a variety of events. Here in the United States, swimmer Ryan Lochte is on the cover of every magazine, and with his face and body, he should be.  However, there is one Olympian who has also had a successful career as a model, and not just for anyone, but for Dolce & Gabbana. It is Italian boxer...

CLEMENTE RUSSO

Whatever he is commanding the other guy to do with his eyes will most assuredly be done. 

Known as Milano Thunder, he was born July 27, 1982 in Marcianise, Italy and lived in Campania, where he worked as a policeman before becoming a boxer. 

He won the gold medal in the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at 201 pound weight. In Beijing he won the silver medal in his weight division. 

 Who could hit a face like that? 


With a chiseled jawline on par with any of the statues of Florence, and a body that would have been the perfect model for Michelangelo's David, Clemente is perfect model material. Just check him out in his boxing attire...

Should a boxer have such prominent cheekbones?  They're kind of easy targets, dontcha think?


At least he has his other gig...looking awesome in anything, or less....

I will be the first to admit that this is a lousy, out of focus picture, but as a leg man, I just couldn't let his great pair pass without a good view of them...

 For perhaps the only time in my life, I am envying a punching bag!

Who is the photographer who took a picture with a shadow cast over his face?  Blasphemy! 

Being cute in gray..

Here are some highlighted in gold and with a gothic, EYECONIC appeal to them...

I just love this one on so many levels...

Here he is doing some boxing and shopping at the Milan Galleria...

Here he is just being intimidating...

But here he is being outspoken against violence...

How is it that a great tight t-shirt can make a man almost as sexy as when he is not wearing it? 

OMG, this one just makes you melt, doesn't it? 

Alas, here are his modeling pics...

"Dear Derek, I miss you so. Are you coming to London to watch me--ooh, there's a knock at the door. I hope it's Derek!"

Excuse me while I put my tongue back in my mouth.

What has him so shocked?

Oh. His date. Well, who could blame him for being shocked when I didn't show up. I'd have been there but I was tied up...literally. Bitch knew that'd be the only way she'd wrest him away from me. Grrr!

If clothes make the man, there here is a fine specimen made by a suit...

Of course, when it comes to men's clothing, I am of the opinion that less is more...

And the only thing more more than less is less less...

Don't get me started on the hotness of a guy in black socks and no pants. I don't know why, but it just works for me!

In or out of boxing, Clemente is one of the world's most beautiful men.  But I must say that I prefer him...

OUT of his shorts, if you catch my drift. ;)