Queensbury
Marquess of boxing
Queensbury refers to the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, the code governing modern boxing established in 1867.
The rules introduced three-minute rounds, ten-second knockdown counts, and padded gloves—replacing bare-knuckle fighting.
A Queensbury match or fighting by Queensbury rules means boxing according to these standards, or by extension, conducting any conflict fairly and within established bounds.
rules
Principles governing behavior
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- sportsmanshipEthical athletic conduct
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
rounds · referee · ring · nobility · codified · standing · knockout · London · Victorian · 1867
Yorkshire
Historic English county
district · parish · UK · village · British · town · locality · residential · northern · community
Queensburybare-knuckle
Fighting without hand coverings
no-holds-barred · street fighting · rough-and-tumble · unsanctioned · gouging
Queensburyfoul play
Criminal or violent action
underhanded · unsportsmanlike · below the belt · ungentlemanly · no rules
queen, queens, queenly, queenship, bury, borough, boroughs, burgher, burghers