Queensberry rules

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Queensberry rules

pl.n.

Marquis of Queensberry rules.

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Queensberry rules

(ˈkwiːnzbərɪ; -brɪ)

pl n

1. (Boxing) the code of rules followed in modern boxing, requiring the use of padded gloves, rounds of three minutes, and restrictions on the types of blows allowed

2. informal gentlemanly or polite conduct, esp in a dispute

[(sense 1) C19: named after the ninth Marquess of Queensberry, who originated the rules in 1869]

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Queensberry rules

pl → Queensberry-Regeln pl

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1892: 'Gentleman' James (Jim) J Corbett beat John L Sullivan in 21 rounds in New Orleans and became the first world heavyweight boxing champion under Queensberry rules - with gloves and three-minute rounds.

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1892: 'Gentleman' James (Jim) Corbett beat John L Sullivan in 21 rounds in New Orleans and became the first world heavyweight boxing champion under Queensberry rules - with gloves and three-minute rounds.

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