Opportunities

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Roy Jones Jr, is a once in a lifetime boxing talent. In the 1988 Olympics, he was cheated out of the gold medal, after which he went on a historic run, winning world titles from wide weight all the way up to heavyweight.

Enter Antonio Tarver. No one gave Tarver a chance to beat Jones, after all, Jones just won the heavyweight title of the world.

On November 8th, 2003, Jones fought Tarver, winning a razor close majority decision, which many people thought he lost.

They fought a rematch 6 months later and Tarver, becoming a modern Buster Douglas, knocked Jones out in the 2nd round.

According to the video, Jones offered Tarver a paltry sum of money for the rematch. Probably way below, I’m thinking like 80k, instead of the millions he deserved. 

Tarver could’ve gotten an ego; could’ve said “I’m worth more than that, and the penny’s you’re offering me are an insult!”

He wouldn’t be wrong. 

Instead, he saw an opportunity and took it. He knew he pretty much beat Jones in their first fight, and believed he’d do it again given the chance. He also knew, if he beat him, he’d earn four to five times the money he was initially offered. He took a short term loss for a long term gain. He believed in himself.

In a sense, isn’t this how almost every business works? Take early losses in the hope of future gain. In fact, isn’t this how almost everything works? 

Coding? Suck early, build a portfolio for free or cheap in order to make big money later.

Dating? Spend time and money with a girl, hoping she’s a good wife later.

On the flip side, sometimes it doesn’t go your way. Sometimes, taking a loss early doesn’t mean a big win later. It’s not an exact science. Wisdom, timing, and luck, increase the odds, but it’s not guaranteed. At the end of the day, if you believe in yourself, do it. Take the risk. You might become the next Tarver, and knockout Superman. 

It beats living scared

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