I missed church today on account of an important decision I had to make.
Should I accept a last minute fight for next
Saturday (April 30th) in North Carolina?
Saturday (April 30th) in North Carolina?
Last night shortly before midnight I got a call from a promoter in the States. He had a fighter scheduled to fight and her opponent wasn't able to fight so he was scrambling last minute to find a replacement opponent. He had called several people and one of the people he had called was a boxing manager in New York who had reached out to me when I first arrived in Canada here.
It's a six round fight in North Caroline scheduled for next Saturday which would mean I'd fly out this Friday for weigh-in and then step into the ring the next day with less than a week to prepare.
It was tempting.
I got a variety of responses from those I questioned about it. My roommate was all for it as was my personal training client and Double J. Clancy's K helped me reach out to some contacts and inquire more about the details of my opponent and the fight scene down there. Coach Perez wasn't for it but said I was the boxer so it'd be ultimately my decision. Truthfully, I really wanted to take it and was super hesitant with giving my yes or no but my gut told me to go with whatever Coach Perez said. I figured if I overrode his opinion than he'd get the vibe that I don't trust his judgement call or that I was being rude. So far Coach Perez has been very open and honest to me about the politics of boxing here so who am I to think I know more, test things out as such by taking this fight, and override his judgement call. I have to trust that he knows best for me and that he has my best interest in mind.
I decided to not take the fight but that didn't come without many phone calls and involving a handful of people I trust. I had people in the States, here in Canada and even someone in Korea bouncing ideas off with me.
At 8pm I got the phone call for my decision.
Instead of coming flat out and saying I wasn't going to take the fight I posed an offer I really didn't think they would agree to. I gave them a figure for the fight purse that was well beyond what they had offered. I figured if I did this then they'd pull their offer for me to be a replacement fighter or if they did say yes to it then it'd at least make it worth for me to take it. I'm still a starving athlete remember. This fight could pay for all that gear I need plus make life more comfortable for the next few months.
They didn't accept my offer.
I'm not fighting next Saturday and I'm okay with that. It was a most random opportunity but I've got my fight in Mexico to stay focused on. I really can't let some last minute fight distract me from that or God help injury me before that.
My mind is still very much focused on Mexico.
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