Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza Key to Composition A possible answer 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 shouting and cheering The referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring, spoke to them an 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