Rudy....Please assess me.
I'll respond to your other comments soon enough.


Chiang wrote
"Like in any well-run business, ‘slow’ moving product lines are discarded or removed from the shelves, the same for items that ‘cost’ more to stock at the expense other ‘profitable’ lines

This would leave trainers more time to concentrate on more viable resources.. ie Men."

I've heard your arguments before on female fighting, Chiang. In Ax chat, you've complained about the announcement of the Ax Female fighters forum saying that it takes away resources that should be spent on the men. You saying that "men" as "more viable resources" paints a pretty clear picture.

Since you brought up the idea of thinking in terms of business, you must understand the concept of investment. Businesses develop new product lines all of the time. The world changes around the business and the business adapts to it. Kristy Martin fought on the undercard of a Mike Tyson fight nearly 10 years ago. Since then, there has been growing support of females fight competition by fight fans. Women wrestlers are being added to the Olympic games now. The world is changing Chaing (for the better). Opportunities are starting to open for women. Women are a small minorty now, but that could easily grow if given the right support. Women represent 53% of the population of the earth. They simply deserve the opportunity to grow into the fight world.

The biggest reason why women are a small minority in gyms is due to lack of support. This lack of support stems from people with the same mentality that you have (Chaing). You don't want to consider them as a viable investment. I'm sure there are lots of women who have joined fight gyms only to be virtually ignored by the trainer because he thinks it is a waste of time. It's like a chicken or the egg concept. They are a minority in the gym and ring BECAUSE they are not supported. They shouldn't be denied support BECAUSE they are a minority in the gym and ring.