Caliboy

Hi there.....I'm new to the board...but I thought I would drop my two cents worth. I've read the latest posts and some areas I strongly agree with and others...not so much. I've had the opportunity to watch both U.S. and Canadian fighters and have even had the pleasure of watching Mike Miles' fighters here in Calgary. And I do agree that Mr. Miles is one of the world's best trainers...also being one of the world's best athletes himself in Muay Thai at one time. But I truly believe that the calibre of competition is not what it could/should be often times. I know that Calgary can be a small market (promotional wise) and we all know that small market often means small purses. And let's all be honest....yes we fight for the love of competition...but if you cannot even have the opportunity to fight for a purse large enough to cover your traveling expenses...often times...you're not going to travel far distances. I have also seen Trevor fight...along with Nick Ring (who's a personal friend of mine). Both are extremely great athletes in their own right (Nick recently winning the PRIDE tryouts in California) and both wanting to go straight to the top. Bottom line...you are not going to get the calibre of competition you truly need here in Calgary. You need the big markets in order to get the big fights. Miles' promotional fights have slowed (or may have even stopped) in the last while as I have not seen much from his clubs. But since moving here from California...I have often wondered why the fighters that I've seen and trained with there are not here? Where is Bryce Krause? Where is Prudencio Portillo? And how come "Razor" Rob McCullough has never fought up here? These are all amazing athletes as well...but yet have never been up here. I don't know...just some food for thought.