MCWAY, I respect your opinion... and you make some good points. However, Darrem is doing more harm than good (to himself), all for $10k shows, to me it doesn't seem worth it..
Should he be knocking on the door (top 5) for the big dance i.e Olympia & Arnold, (IMO) that would be a different story.
But for an up-and-coming phenom, Charles would have three wins under his belt. Most of the time, he makes more money at the smaller shows than he does at the Olympia, anyway.
Again, 7 wins is hardly a sign that Charles should throw in the towel. He normally shows up in great shape, as he did in Colorado and New York. From the looks of it he simply entered too many shows. And though it took him a while, he finally got his 2006 win in Atlantic City (I believe).