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Book III
Lesson 21
Daniel Mendoza
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Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for Prize money.
Because of this, they were known as ＇prize-fighters＇.
However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules
and a prize-fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza
who was born in 1764.
The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860
when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set Of rules.
Though he was technically a prize-fighter,
Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport,
for he brought science to the game.
In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity.
He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match
when he was only fourteen years old.
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries
who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
He offered to train Mendoza
and his young pupil was quick to learn.
In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful
that Humphries turned against him.
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear
that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour.
The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza,
but he was defeated.
Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion
and he lost for a second time.
It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries
and became Champion of England.
Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy
and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
He earned enormous sums of money
and was paid as much as &100 for a single appearance.
Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson,
he was quickly forgotten.
He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts
and died in poverty in 1836.
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