The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a set of generally accepted rules governing the sport of boxing. Drafted by Welsh sportsman John Graham Chambers in London in 1865 and published in 1867, the code
1877 caricature of The 9th Marquess of Queensberry in the London magazine Vanity Fair. The caption by Leslie Ward reads "A good light weight".
John Graham Chambers
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John Graham Chambers was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, s
Marquess of Queensberry Rules
…the Marquis of Queensbury rules or Queensberry Rules) are a set of generally accepted rules governing the sport of boxing. Drafted by Welsh sportsman John Graham Chambers in London in 1865 and published in 1867, the code was so named due to its public endorsement by John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry. They were…
Llanelly House, Chambers's birthplace