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21-40 21 Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for Prize money. Because of this, they 被称作 ’prize-fighters’. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fighter could be seriously injured or even丧命during a match. One of the most 传奇色彩的人物 in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not 引进until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry 起草 the first set of rules. Though he was 严格来说 a prize-fighter, Mendoza 做出很大贡献 to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. 在他的全盛时期, Mendoza 深受欢迎. He was adored by 无论穷人还是富人. Mendoza 声名鹊起 swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He 主动提出 train Mendoza and his young 学徒 was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries 反目成仇 him. The two men 争吵不休 and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring 后来一次 and he lost 又一次. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. 同时, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned 大笔的 money and was paid as much as 100 for 一次出场. Despite this, he was so挥霍无度that he 经常债台高筑. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He 送进监狱 for 无力还债 and died in poverty in 1836. 22 Some plays are so successful that they 上演 for years 连续. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. 但情况却并不总是这样. A famous actor in a highly s