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Queensberry rules: see Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of, 1844–1900, British nobleman, originator of the code of rules that governs modern boxing . ..... Click the link for more information. . Queensberry rulesCode of boxing rules. It was written by John Graham Chambers (1843–1883) and published in 1867 under the sponsorship of John Sholto Douglas, marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), who was known also for precipitating the downfall of Oscar Wilde. Besides calling for the wearing of gloves, the rules forbade wrestling holds, required a fallen man to be given a free count of 10 to recover, established the three-minute round with a one-minute rest period, and disallowed seconds from entering the ring during the round. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Should the Marquis of Queensberry rules be employed to give the miscreants a ``fair'' chance? Alas, America's future enemies will not necessarily fight according to our Marquis of Queensberry rules. And so the Bronx-born, Los Angeles-raised (Los Feliz area) Trilling conducts his own research, and he doesn't play by Marquis of Queensberry rules when poking into a company he thinks may be ready to take a dive. |
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