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    The Marquess of Queensberry Rules, also known as Queensbury Rules, are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. Drafted in London in...
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    outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall...
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    the streets and are street fighters". The Marquess of Queensberry Rules have been the general rules governing modern boxing since their publication in 1867...
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    Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family. The...
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  • group Marquess of Queensberry rules in boxing Search for "Queensberry" on Wikipedia. All pages with titles beginning with Queensberry All pages with titles...
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    Sullivan was the first widely recognized champion under Marquess of Queensberry rules. Known as the "Boston Strong Boy," Sullivan weighed around 200 pounds...
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    contest occurred under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, but it was neither the first title fight under those rules nor was it the first title fight using...
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    biting, and low blows were all declared fouls. Marquess of Queensberry Rules: Another set of rules that was codified by John Graham Chambers of the Amateur...
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  • Chambers codified the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" upon which modern-day boxing is based. In 1867, he established the rules, which include the required use...
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    the Duke of Queensberry and Marquess of Queensberry peerages and, subsequently, 'Queensberry Rules' in the sport of boxing. "Queensberry". www.hill-bagging...
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    the 18th century, and reaches its present form with the Marquess of Queensberry Rules of 1867.[citation needed] Certain traditional combat sports and fighting...
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    Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions (covering the treatment of people in war), medieval chivalry, the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (covering...
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    you" to which Wilde responded: "I don't know what the Queensberry rules are, but the Oscar Wilde rule is to shoot on sight". His account in De Profundis...
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  • May 25, 2018. The Horrible New Ring Magazine Championship Policy – Queensberry Rules Archived May 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "Ring Magazine's pretend...
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    (September 9, 2011). "The Ring Magazine Shakes Up Its Leadership". The Queensberry Rules. Retrieved March 20, 2016. Kreiser, Jamie. "Who is Bob Leonard?"....
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    every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times. BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers...
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  • amateur boxing under this new rule system when John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry endorsed its use. The new rules had a three-minute limit on...
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    and Will after they insincerely agree to adhere to the Marquess of Queensberry rules. This much-anticipated match attracts more and more spectators as...
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  • have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. The list is...
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    at its own premises, and created nine of its own rules to augment the Queensberry Rules. These rules specified more accurately, the role of the officials...
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