fight that Mendoza's hand and foot work were vastly superior to Humphries', though both men were accomplished scientific boxers and had studied each other's style. The Times of London declared Mendoza the champion of England. Mendoza won his fourth and final bout with Humphries on 29 September 1790 in an incredible 72 rounds in Doncaster Recognised by many for his previous win, Mendoza was the 5–4 favourite, and he thoroughly thrashed his opponent, ten minutes into the bout. Pierce Egan, English boxing author of the period, noted that many in the crowd were behind Mendoza although many London fans were anti-semitic, and that the "humanity of Mendoza was conspicuous throughout the fight—often was it witnessed that Dan threw his arm when he might have put in a most tremendous blow upon his exhausted adversary". Becoming the All England Champion The retirements of previous champions Tom Johnson and Ben Brain in 1791 left the English prizefighting championship vacant. On 14 May 1792, Mendoza fought a much anticipated bout at Smitham Bottom, Croydon, against Bill Warr (or Ward) his former sparring-partner. This fight resulted in a victory for Mendoza in 23 rounds, 116 minutes, after which he was recognised as all England champion. In a era pre-dating the existence of separate weight-based championships, this was a very significant achievement for a fighter who in modern times would be characterised as a middleweight. After his win against Warr, Mendoza is believed to have met with King George III at Windsor Castle. He was the first English Jew to speak to a king. Poems and songs were written of Mendoza, he sat for portraits, and was asked to give boxing exhibitions at London's prestigious Covent Gardens. Mendoza was paid 50 English pounds, an impressive sum in 1790, for several of his boxing demonstrations at Covent Gardens, which he conducted as often as three times a week. In 1791 Mendoza went on a sparring and exhibition tour of the British Isles with a travelling circus. Once in Ireland, he soundly defeated the burly amateur known as "Squire Fitzgerald," who on 2 August had expressed a desire to test his skill with the champion. Mendoza's style of boxing Pierce Egan recorded that ‘Mendoza was considered one of the most elegant and scientific pugilists in the whole race of boxers. […] He rose up like a phenomenon in the pugilistic hemisphere, and was a star of the