KeytoSummarywriting
Points
1Twomenquarrelled----settleargumentbyfight
2FightatStilton----anhour----Humphrieswon
3Theymetagain----Mendozalostagain
43rdmatchin1790----finallybeatHumphries----ChampionofEngland
5FoundedsuccessfulboxingAcademy----earnedalotofmoney
6Soextravagant----alwaysindebt
7Finallysenttoprison----diedinpovertyin1836
Summary
Whenthetwomenquarrelled,theysettledtheargumentbyafight.ThistookplaceatStilton.ItlastedanhourandHumphrieswon.Whentheymetagain,Mendozalostagain,butintheirthirdmatchin1790,MendozafinallybeatHumphriestobecomeChampionofEngland.HefoundedasuccessfulboxingAcademyandearnedalotofmoney,butwassoextravaganthewasalwaysindebt.Hewasfinallysenttoprisonanddiedinpovertyin1836.(80words)
KeytoComposition
Apossibleanswer
Thefirstfight
ThefirstfightbetweenHumphriesandhispupilMendoza,afteraquarrel,washeldatStiltonandattractedalotofattention.Atthetime,RichardHumphrieswasthemosteminentboxerinEnglandandhadmanysupporters.ButtheyoungMendozahadhissupporters,too.
Theatmospherebeforethefightwaselectric.HalfofthepeopletheremadebetsonHumphries,theotherhalfbetonMendoza.Whenthetwofightersenteredthering,therewasalotofshoutingandcheering.
Therefereecalledbothfighterstothemiddleofthering,spoketothemandthefightstarted.Atfirst,bothmenwereverywary.Afterall,thiswasafightbetweenteacherandpupil,sotheyknewverywellwhattheothercoulddo----andtheywerefightingwithbarefists.Eachoftheboxersfoughtwellformostofthematch,butintheendHumphrieswastoostrongandtooexperiencedfortheyoungMendoza.Heknockedhimdownonce:Mendozagotup.Heknockedhimdownagain,andalthoughMendozatriedtogetup,hejustcouldn't.Therefereecountedtenandthatwastheendofthematch.
WhenMendozagotup,hewasveryangry,buteventuallycongratulatedHumphries.However,hisdefeatmadehimdeterminedtogoonandfighthisteacheragainsothathecouldfinallybecomechampion.(229words)
