In this case the fellow won (thank God!), but, in considering the possibility that he could have lost (and went into this not knowing whether he'd win or loose), let's look at what a great Catholic thinker had to say about fighting in the face of difficult odds:
"Don't tell me that if defeat is certain, fighting is useless. In the first place, fighting can lessen, can soften the catastrophe; and in the second place, for us whose glory it is to be Catholic, fighting is the accomplishment of a duty, not the result of a calculation." (Juan Donoso Cortes, 1846)
It's great when the good guys win!
In this case the fellow won (thank God!), but, in considering the possibility that he could have lost (and went into this not knowing whether he'd win or loose), let's look at what a great Catholic thinker had to say about fighting in the face of difficult odds:
"Don't tell me that if defeat is certain, fighting is useless. In the first place, fighting can lessen, can soften the catastrophe; and in the second place, for us whose glory it is to be Catholic, fighting is the accomplishment of a duty, not the result of a calculation." (Juan Donoso Cortes, 1846)
Thanks for this clarifying comment, Brother!