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Points
1 Two men quarrelled ---- settle argument by fight
2 Fight at Stilton ---- an hour ---- Humphries won
3 They met again ---- Mendoza lost again
4 3rd match in 1790 ---- finally beat Humphries ---- Champion of England
5 Founded successful boxing Academy ---- earned a lot of money
6 So extravagant ---- always in debt
7 Finally sent to prison---- died in poverty in 1836
Summary
When the two men quarrelled,they settled the argument by a fight.This took place at Stilton.It lasted an hour and Humphries won.When they met again,Mendoza lost again,but in their third match in 1790,Mendoza finally beat Humphries to become Champion of England.He founded a successful boxing Academy and earned a lot of money,but was so extravagant he was always in debt.He was finally sent to prison and died in poverty in 1836.(80 words)
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The first fight
The first fight between Humphries and his pupil Mendoza,after a quarrel,was held at Stilton and attracted a lot of attention.At the time,Richard Humphries was the most eminent boxer in England and had many supporters.But the young Mendoza had his supporters,too.
The atmosphere before the fight was electric.Half of the people there made bets on Humphries,the other half bet on Mendoza.When the two fighters entered the ring,there was a lot of shouting and cheering.
The referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring,spoke to them and the fight started.At first,both men were very wary.After all,this was a fight between teacher and pupil,so they knew very well what the other could do ---- and they were fighting with bare fists.Each of the boxers fought well for most of the match,but in the end Humphries was too strong and too experienced for the young Mendoza.He knocked him down once:Mendoza got up.He knocked him down again,and although Mendoza tried to get up,he just couldn't.The referee counted ten and that was the end of the match.
When Mendoza got up,he was very angry,but eventually congratulated Humphries.However,his defeat made him determined to go on and fight his teacher again so that he could finally become champion.(229 words)