Conflict between two men
The quarrel between Mendoza and Humphries seems no sign of stopping.
Humphries had trained Mendoza as a professional boxer for nearly 3 years after he saw a boxing matching of Mendoza, who was just only 14-years-old boy, and regarded him as a gifted teenager with a promising future and offered to guide him.Because Humphries was one of the most eminent boxers in England, the young man accepted his offer happily.
In fact, Mendoza was quick to learn and had done very well in several races and then gradually obtained the fame and wealth more than his own predecessor had.This was more than the old man could bear. He refused to admit his pupil's achievements and decided to show the people all over London that he is still deserved to be respected.
They both agreed to hold a match between them publicly. The majority of citizens thought the chance that the old boxer would defeat the young one was quite remote.
As a result, the odds was loaded against Humphries, but he still looked confident, because he found it a good opportunity to tell the world who was the king of the boxing.On the game day, there were over 5000 people gathered in the ABC boxing ring to see this exciting game.
The competition begun.
At the beginning, Mendoza managed to make Humphries suffer several sluggings, and it seemed that Humphries was not capable of eluding his pupil’s offensives.Many people thought Mendoza would definitely win the game.
But after Humphries taking advantage of several mistakes of Mendoza, and giving him a couple of big hits, the situation between two men had changed.
In the end, Mendoza miraculously won the game, applause broken among the watchers.He proved that he still deserved respect.He obtained the considerable fame again.