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English Jewish prizefighter from the East End of London whose scientific, defensive style and books (The Art of Boxing) shaped boxing technique. Richard Humphries was his early mentor and second and then his rival in three bouts (1788–1790). He ran a boxing school in Capel Court and lost to John Jackson in 1795.

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  Richard Humphries

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  Probable

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  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “The next phase of Mendoza's career was defined by a series of bouts with his former mentor and second Richard Humphries between 1787 and 1790.”

  — Daniel Mendoza - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Honours (1)

• receipt_longChampion of England Probablebalance

  Probable – conflicting evidence recorded

  Single source; contemporary usage questioned.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source; contemporary usage questioned.

  “While Mendoza’s reign as champion was short, his three bouts against Richard “The Gentleman” Humphries (dates unknown) between 1788 and 1790 generated huge publicity”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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  “However, sources from the 1790s and subsequent decades never describe either Jackson or Mendoza as having been champions of England.”

  — John Jackson (English boxer) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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