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Humphries arrived in town on Wedncfday night, and appears to have received more blows in the face than Mendoza.Mendoza's objrdt being to blind Humphries', was the reafon of this; indeed, it was his oiily de-pendance, founded on his fuperiority in the art of putting in the back chops.Humphries believing that one hinging blow would put Mtueloza entirely out of his fighting, waited with the grcaiefl patience, for a favourable opportunity, which at Iaft offered itfelf, although he was for fothe time, thereby, under the necef-fity of receiving many very hard chops, which he certainly could have parried, had the ftage not been fo Topped by the rain.The very few lungers which Humphries made, were., however, fufficient to turn the battle in his favour, with the afliftance of the crofs btl(iock', which together proved entirely fatal to Mendo\a.Mendoza came to town yeftcrday morning with no fprained ancle, and very fairly acknowledged that Humphries was the beft and gamefi man, but abf lately denied his being the mofi expert boxer.He has olfered to fight Humphries on the turf immediately, or on a ft age of the fame dimenfions in the courtc of i-ivelve months.Humphries challenged Mendoza's fecond to fight immediately for Ten Guineas. His courage, during the combat, was wonderfully great, and his conduft at the time when the Umpires were difputing about the foul blow, t-iuijling of the no/e, c. muit have convinced thofc who were prefent, that Humphries's befolution was to conquer his man bravely, without taking any advantage of Joulplay,Humphries has been lately out of )?ra£lice, he was, in his day, allowed to -be the bejlJtopper in the kingdom, and no one can deny his rejolution and courage.
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Morning Post and Daily Advertiser
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Jan 11, 1788
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David L.
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