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B O X I K G.—r’■ HUMPHRIES'a,:d MEND$Z.A,.. T—T• lie*vSECOND,JOHNSON aud D. BENJAMIN.B0TTL£-H0LPI»3,THING and HELSE A.'* UMPIRES,ALLEN MORAVIA. *The long-expefted rattle between Hum-phries and Me^lo'z/tw^s decided ycllerday at Ouihanj, in Hampjhire, without any interruption on the part of the Juftices.A ftage was eredled by Oar o'clock* Humphries mounted it immediately ; and Mendoza appeared in a few moments after.There was a door t4 the ftage ; and the admif-fion wa^ half a guinea each. About four hundred perfons paid ; and nearly eight hundred weje pre-fent.The money collefted for admiflion was equally dirided between the combatants.Previous to the battle, the odds were three to one in favour of Humphries. rAt twenty minutes pail one o’clock, the fett-to began, which was judged to have been the neateji that ever had been feen on a ftage—even in the days of Broughton.—It lailed fome minutes before any offer, excepting feints, was made.Mendoza ilruck the firil blow, in daing which, he fell on his back, in confequence of the ftage being very wet with the rain.Tlie fecond blow that Mendoza ftruck, brought Humphries down, and drew blood from his noic.In the next round they clofed, and Mendoza threw Humphries.'Mendoza gained much at ibis time, and kept the lead for nearly a quarter of an hour.This advantage is not altogether to be attributed to fupericrity in the Jew, but in fome meal'll re to the wetne/s of the jlage, which prevented Humphries from keeping bis lege, notwith-ftanding favj-dujl was continually thrown on it.The odds at this time changed greatly in favour of Mendoza, and two and three to one were betted. ’.The flippers which.Humphries wore were then taken off, and he obtained a pair of lt;11or/led Jlockings, which being put on, he found he could keep his I gs.Humphries received many falls ; but recovering himfelf, he foon came about, and had greatly the advantage in the four following 'rounds.The bets at this time were even. ;In one of thefe rounds, Humphries threw Mendoza a cro/s-buttock, and pitched him on his fajce, which cut his forehead juft above the right eye, and bruifed his nofe.He, however, recovered a little, fo as to give Humphries a blow in the face y but flipping! at the lame time, and fal.ing with bis leg under Him, fprained his' ancle,—wht% fcci immediately gAvbin. ’ rffThe battle was {dngftt on both fide* with wonderful (kill and ability* -fMendoza applied to be in greater praftice than Humphries, which Is not extraordinary, as he has fought Jive battles within fourteen months.He put in nicre blows than Humphries, andfiopped^n 'a very-capital Ityle. ?..Humphries, after the fecond round, for fome time fought only on the dcfenfive, and ftruck but feldom, though his blows were made with much rearer force than thofe of his antagonift.The Jew undoubtedly evinced the greateflfkill, and for fome time was the flrongeft, but the game of Humphries—which is fcarcely to be equalled— fupported him in a very extraordinary manner, and, on recovering his wind, he appeared much ftrongcr than his adverfary.It was faid that Humphries could have fought Mendoza half an hour longer, had the latter not given in.There was a difpute, in confequence of a foul iiovj by Mendoza, but Humphries tsohlj ended the controverfy, by allowing it to be fair.One of Humphries' eyes was huit, by Mendoza's fcrtwing bis thumb into ity which he in clofing did, and alfo mpulled and fcratched Humphries nofe.The conteft lafted twenty eight minutes and fifty-fourfeconJs, during which time the Jewknocked down Humphries oftenejl.Immediately after Mendoza had given in, he fainted, and was carried off the ftage.Although Humphries was not cut in the face fo much as Mendoza, yet his eyes were nearly clofed. ^The firft round laded two minutes ; and two or three other rounds in the courfe of the battle continued four minutes.Mendoza's blows were Jlraightthofe of Hum-phrieswere round*Credit is due to the Jew for his fill, and to the Cbriftian for his courage.. On Mendoza declining to fight any more, Humphries challenged his fecond, which was refuted..It is expeiled that another battle will taice place between tbefe two boxers, and that Mendoza will be the challenger.
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Thu, Jan 10, 1788
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