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		These rules (revised in 1853) provided that bouts be fought in a 24-foot-square ring with ropes surrounding it.
		The rules for rounds and for ending a fight remained the same as Broughton's except that a fighter knocked down had to come to his feet under his own power.
		In 1867 the Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced The American champion John L. Sullivan was the last of the great fighters to box under the London Prize Ring rules.
	www.martial-way.com /boxing.html (350 words)

	John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
		He is remembered for lending his name to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules[?]" that formed the basis of modern boxing.
		The boxing code was written by John Graham Chambers[?] in 1865 and published in 1867 as "the Queensberry rules for the sport of boxing".
		In March 1895 the Marquess was sued for defamatory libel by Oscar Wilde, who Douglas had intimated was a "somdomite" (sic): Douglas made the accusation because he was angered over Wilde's relationship with his son, Alfred.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_Sholto_Douglas,_9th_Marquess_of_Queensberry.html (230 words)

	The Infidels - John Sholto Douglas
		John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" that formed the basis of modern boxing.
		In 1872, Queensberry was chosen by the members of the peerage of Scotland to sit in the British House of Lords as a representative peer.
		In March 1895 Queensberry was sued for defamatory libel by Oscar Wilde, whom he had accused of "posing as a somdomite" (sic): Queensberry made the allegation because he was angered by Wilde's relationship with his son, Alfred Douglas.
	www.theinfidels.org /zunb-johnsholtodouglas.htm (693 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
		John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900) was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" that formed the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of author and playwright Oscar Wilde.
		The rules had been drawn up by John Graham Chambers but appeared under Queensberry's sponsorship and are universally known at the "Marquess of Queensberry rules".
		In 1872, Queensberry was chosen by the Peers of Scotland to sit in the House of Lords as a representative peer.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/John_Sholto_Douglas,_9th_Marquess_of_Queensberry (812 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Marquess of Queensberry (often spelled, archaically, as the Marquis of Queensbury) is a title in the peerage of Scotland.
		The Marquesses also held the title of Duke of Queensberry from 1684 to 1810, when it was inherited by the Duke of Buccleuch.
		The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing that were named after him (the Marquess of Queensberry rules">Marquess of Queensberry rules), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.
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	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Marquess of Queensberry rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Marquess of Queensberry rules are a code of popularly accepted rules in the sport of boxing.
		They were named so because the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code.
		One early prize fighter who fought under Marquess of Queensberry rules was James (“Jem”) Mace, who won the English heavyweight title under these rules in 1861.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Marquess_of_Queensberry_rules (482 words)

	Marquess of Queensberry
		Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the peerage of Scotland.
		Allied titles include Earl of Queensberry, Earl of Drumlanrig, Viscount of Drumlanrig, Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross, Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibberis, Lord Douglas of Kinmonth, Midlebie and Dornock, and a baronetcy.
		The 9th Marquess is particularly well-known because of the rules of boxing which were named for him (the Marquess of Queensberry rules[?]), and for his litigious interaction with Oscar Wilde.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Marquess_of_Queensberry.html (137 words)

	BOXING
		These rules (revised in 1853) provided that bouts be fought in a 24-foot-square ring with ropes surrounding it.
		The rules for rounds and for ending a fight remained the same as Broughton's except that a fighter knocked down had to come to his feet under his own power.
		In 1867 the Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced The American champion John L. Sullivan was the last of the great fighters to box under the London Prize Ring rules.
	www.martialartsfull.com /BOXING.htm (350 words)

	Marquess of Queensberry rules - Cleverpedia, the ultimate encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Queensberry rules designate the basis rules of the modern box haven.
		Marquess OF Queensberry and the British Atlethen John Graham Chambers were sketched and 1867, found they were published in the 80's with the world championship in the heavyweight first application.
		Their predecessor were (Revised) London Prize ring Rules, which had replaced 1838 again the Broughton Rules.
	cleverpedia.com /Marquess_of_Queensberry_rules (118 words)

	All about Oscar Wilde by Mark Gribben
		Queensberry seemed obsessed with sex, perhaps because his second wife had sought an annulment soon after marriage because of "malformation of the parts of generation, frigidity and impotence." His first marriage had ended because of his adultery.
		The marquess was a fighter and Lord Alfred was a philosopher.
		Queensberry suspected Wilde was a homosexual and was bent on seducing Lord Alfred.
	www.crimelibrary.com /gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/oscar_wilde/4.html (1042 words)

	In which year were the Queensberry Rules adopted?
		He [John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry] is famous for drafting (1865), with the aid of John G. Chambers, the Queensberry rules for the sport of boxing.
		The rules were gradually adopted in both Britain and the United States and by 1889 they were standardized.
		In 1867 the Marquess of Queensberry rules were introduced.
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	IBHOF / John Graham Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Although not often heralded, John Graham Chambers made an important contribution to the development of boxing when he devised the Marquess of Queensberry Rules on which the modern sport is based.
		Born in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1843, Chambers attended Magdalene College at Cambridge where he met John Sholto Douglas, the eighth Marquess of Queensberry.
		In 1867, Chambers created a set of twelve rules to govern boxing, which established the mandatory use of gloves, the ten-count for a knockout, and three-minute rounds.
	www.ibhof.com /chambers.htm (166 words)

	Info on Boxing:the History (Origins) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A Greek ruler named Thesus, who ruled around 900 B.C., was entertained by men who would be seated in front of each other and beat another with their fists until one of them was killed.
		The first boxing rules were introduced by heavyweight champion Jack Broughton in 1743 to protect fighters in the ring where deaths sometimes occurred.
		In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for Olympic championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights.
	www.411onboxing.com /history.html (794 words)

	Boxing
		In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for amateur championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights.
		The boxing rules enforced by governing bodies worldwide today at the local, national and international level are all derived in some way from the Marquis of Queensberry Rules.
		The Queensberry Amateur Championships continued from 1867 to 1885, and so, unlike their professional counterparts, amateur boxers did not deviate from using gloves once the Queensberry Rules had been published.
	www.pressarchive.net /libpa/Boxing (13701 words)

	BraggingRightsCorner.com - " BERSHADSKY’S BOXING CHRONICLES: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE SPORT OF BOXING ...
		Born in 1844, John Sholto Douglas a Scottish nobleman, is primarily remembered for lending his name to the “Marquess of Queensberry Rules” that shaped the foundation of modern boxing.
		In present day terms Douglas was in fact a sponsor of the rules which perhaps needed his name and prestige to give them credibility.
		Without these rules boxing would not really be boxing at all, but instead it would resemble a glorified cock fight.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /bershadskychronicle1_030205.html (924 words)

	Original Boxing Rules - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		To give the new rules added legitimacy, Chambers enlisted the support of John Sholto Douglas, the 8th marquess of Queensberry, who published them in 1867.
		These regulations, which included the mandatory use of padded gloves and time limits on rounds, came to be known as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
		Modern boxing is based in large part on these 12 rules.
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_701508118/Original_Boxing_Rules.html (132 words)

	The Captain's Comments - The Aggressor Sets the Rules
		If two men are fighting under Marquess of Queensberry rules, then their match will continue under those rules unless and until one of them decides to break the rules and pull out a knife.
		The aggressor sets the rules, but the position of "aggressor" is not limited to just one side or the other, and it may flip back and forth during a conflict.
		The nutjobs have chosen to change the rules by bringing their religion into the fight.
	www.captainscomments.com /comments/348.asp (919 words)

	Boxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Modern rules banning gouging, grappling, biting, headbutting, fish-hooking and blows below the belt were absent.
		The Queensberry Amateur Championships continued from 1867 to 1885, and so, unlike their professional counterparts, Olympic boxers did not deviate from using gloves once the Queensberry Rules had been published.
		Nevertheless UK Law Colleges currently teach that boxing is an exception to the general legal rule that is almost certainly safe from R v Brown and generally from being outlawed by caselaw/judges (for public policy reasons, that is to say political and social reasons), as long as Parliamentary Statute in the area remains unchanged.
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		The Marquess of Queensberry rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing.
		The boxing code was written by John Graham Chambers in 1865 and published in 1867 as "the Queensberry rules for the sport of boxing".
		One early prize fighter who fought under Marquess of Queensberry rules was James (“Jem”) Mace, who won the English heavyweight title under these rules in 1861.
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	blog.sportscolumn.com: August 29 in Sports History: First boxing match
		In 1885: The first prize fight under the Marquess of Queensberry rules was held in Cincinnati Ohio.
		They were written by John Graham Chambers and endorsed by the Marquess of Queensberry, hence the name.
		The rules were instrumental in making boxing more than just a bare knuckle brawl.
	blog.sportscolumn.com /story/2006/8/29/124816/557 (216 words)

	History Of Boxing
		It was also popularly played in Greek and Rome.The rules were crude then andboxers often indulged into lethal boxing rounds with leather taped on to their bare hands.
		It is said that Jack decided to publish the rules in 1743 after a grisly match with one of his opponents who died during the match.
		In the year 1866, the Marquess of Queensberry consented to a new set of boxing rules.
	www.historyofboxing.info (702 words)

	Heavyweight History, Corbett vs. Sullivan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The majority of Corbett's fights were gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
		He laid claim to the Marquess of Queensberry Heavyweight title with a six-round decision over Dominick McCaffrey in 1885.
		In 1890, New Orleans passed legislation that legalized boxing as long as it was held under the Queensberry Rules.
	www.ibhof.com /ibhfhvy2.htm (942 words)

	Queensberry rules - Uncyclopedia
		Queensberry Rules are rules of fair combat invented by Marquess Of Queensberry around the year 3024.
		He knew that the tame, docile poeple of the 30th century would never accept rules made for combat, so he traveled back in time by use of a Delorean he bought at a Yard Sale years earlier.
		Ninnies detest this veiwpoint however, saying that the rules were not specifically for them, but for anyone who believes that beating up Dean Stockwell is the answer to all our problems.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Queensbury_rules (483 words)

	Marquess of Queensberry rules : The Journal Magazine : The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
		Marquess of Queensberry rules : The Journal Magazine : The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
		For example, an office was opened in Salt Lake City for the XIX Winter Olympics, further to the IOC arbitration rules recognising CAS jurisdiction found in the athlete participation agreement.
		The procedural rules are simple and as the system is specifically for sports disputes, it is simple and flexible compared to ordinary court proceedings.
	www.journalonline.co.uk /article/1000595.aspx (1218 words)

	Boxing
		The first boxing rules, called the London Prize Ring rules, were introduced by heavyweight champion Jack Broughton in 1743 to protect fighters in the ring where deaths sometimes occurred.
		In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for Olympic championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights.
		The boxing rules enforced by governing bodies worldwide today at the local, national and international level are all derived in some way from the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.
	www.bet.topbettings.com /Boxing.html (8232 words)

	shaver » paging the marquess of queensberry
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	In boxing, what are the Marquess of Queensberry rules? \| Answerbag
		The Marquess of Queensberry rules are a code of popularly accepted rules in the sport of boxing.
		They were named so because John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code.
		The first prize fight under Marquess of Queensberry rules took place in Cincinnati, Ohio August 29th 1885.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/13715 (596 words)

	BOXING
		In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by for Olympic championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights.
		In the United Kingdom, the bout is only scored by the referee, except when a title is at stake, in which case it is scored by three judges.
		If a fight can not go on because of an injury caused to one of the competitors by a headbutt, there are different rules: If the fight has not reached the end of round three, (in some places, round four), the fight is declared a technical draw or a no contest.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sport/boxing.htm (7107 words)

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