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Jul 05, 1764 London Died on 03 Sep 1836 (aged 72)
British boxer
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About Daniel Mendoza
- Daniel Mendoza (5 July 1764 – 3 September 1836) (often known as Dan Mendoza) was an English prizefighter, who became the 16th boxing champion of England from 1792–1795.
- He was of Sephardic or Spanish Jewish descent.Mendoza was the most accomplished and scientific fighter of his time; he was intelligent, communicative, a master of ring strategy and defense, and several rungs above his contemporaries.
- His life was a study in contrasts, however.
- He could be brave, kind, and charismatic, or dangerously violent, and was found guilty of crimes of fraud and assault in 1793 and 1795.
- His poor money management skills and lack of business acumen landed him in debtors' prison on several occasions.
- Regardless of his shortcomings, he revolutionized self-defense with his book The Art of Boxing, became an heroic and admired figure, and elevated the status of Jews in London during a period of significant antisemitism.
