Richard Humphries

United Kingdom

Also known as

The Gentleman · Richard Humphreys

Description

English prizefighter, "the Gentleman", early mentor and second of Daniel Mendoza and then his opponent in three much-publicised bouts between 1788 and 1790. John Hoppner's portrait of him hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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  • Daniel Mendoza
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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
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    “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

Sources

“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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