What’s in a name?
After Mike Tyson committed to fine dining, a menu famous for Evander Holyfield’s right ear, he may have defended his actions in the spirit of the Queensberry Rule, under which meat-eating Random companions are allowed, like the third example Marquis of that name. Might be a long shot, but worth a try.
The Queensberry Rule is the cornerstone stone – the Twelve Commandments – of modern boxing, the rule that separates it from the brutal and semi-legal world of the London Awards, where the bare fist is the weapon, the degree The length of a round is decided by a kill and a fight will only end when one or the other of the fighters cannot continue.
The rules bearing the name Marques may infer that their creator was a sober, legislative man who brought light into darkness, and this is true to the extent that the Noble Lord does not. actually made them – he merely endorsed the work of the great Welsh sports master John Graham Chambers, whose name has fallen back into history while the Queen enjoys the honor. Chambers’ work – one of the side benefits of being a member of the British aristocracy over the years.
So who is Queensberry? Lord John Sholto Douglas, 9order The Marquis of Queensberry was an eccentric, fanatical horseman, a bell tower hunter who competed in several Grand Nationals and countless fox hunts, (broken most of his bones in the process), a amateur boxer, a belligerent atheist and part of the Victorian sport. scenes where fast women and slow horses are the means, and a man’s worth is judged on how much quality he is willing to squander on a long shot. Queensberry’s Father, 8order The Marquess lost much of the family fortune to a horse named Rambler – the name should have been a warning – and shot himself shortly afterwards, just one of many family suicides. Douglas family for decades.
James, the Third Marquis, as mentioned earlier, crossed the boundaries of culinary etiquette when – as legend has it – he escaped from his locked estate to kill and spit on a unnamed kitchen boy in 1703. He was only ten years old at the time about this prison break causing some doubt about the story, but he is also said to possess extraordinary powers and not be sober. little bit. He was taken back to custody by his family and conveniently died at the age of eighteen, creating a sad mental pattern of instability in the Douglas lineage that persists to this day.
Queensberry, who had inherited the title while still a 14-year-old Navy cadet, was a member of the English aristocracy who had never appeared in Court, but who owned wealth, land and power. that those two assets bring. – three cherries on the fruit machine of life. What sets him apart from his peers is that while they often hide their scandals and eccentricities from the prying eyes of the public, he actively seeks it out. His life forms a succession of battles, feuds, scandals, and tragedies, all pursued with brutal anger, rough words and whippings – he was a perfectly ordinary aristocrat, but rarely a gentleman. Above all, he is an attention seeker in the burgeoning journalism age. It seems ironic but fitting that his memory is forever associated with that of another great ostentatologist, Oscar Wilde, who declared, “If I can’t be famous, then I will be,” – and who has succeeded in being both.
After resigning from the Royal Navy at the age of twenty, Queensberry spent two years at Cambridge University where he achieved little academic glory but enjoyed a full sports life with cricket, track and field. and of course boxing, becoming the collegiate lightweight champion. It was here that he befriended Chambers, the great legislator and sports organizer in Victorian England, and in 1866 he became a founding member of the Amateur Athletics Club (later) evolved into the Amateur Athletes Association). Over the next year, he gave his titled nickname to the revolutionary rule that Chambers had drafted, its principle points being the introduction of the glove, a certain number of three-minute innings, and the rule of law. ten second kill switch. They also include the command that “you must not fight just to win; no ban is not the way; you must win by the law,” words that Queensberry could have benefited from if he applied them to his own life.
His marriage – he gave birth to four sons and one daughter over a seven-year period – fell apart over his blatant promiscuity and his children grew up hating him. . His loudly publicized atheism lost his place in the House of Lords when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Bible, calling it a “Christian farce”. His vicious temper led him to brawl and appear before a magistrate’s court where nominal fines failed to curb his conduct.
He was openly at war with his three eldest sons, any notion of self-determination simply missing from his DNA. When his eldest son Francis was elected Lord under the patronage of the Earl of Rosebery, his rage knew no bounds – the thought of his son going to sit in a house he had disqualified himself It was more than he could bear to get out of it. He smelled homosexual favoritism in his son’s ascent and that “snobbish oddballs like Rosebery” spoiled his son. Two passages of his correspondence during this dispute give the man a taste: “Cher fat Boy,” he wrote to Rosebery. justice in the highlands,” and another letter to the Prime Minister titled “copy of letter to Christian prostitute and hypocrite Gladstone.” No wonder he found himself excluded from society at the time. Francis died in a ‘shooting accident’ a year later – most likely a suicide.
Alfred, Lord Douglas, his third son was at the center of the most famous scandal of his time due to his homosexual relationship with Oscar Wilde, then at the height of his literary career with The importance of being serious run to the crowded houses of the West End. Queensberry, convinced (in this case, exactly) of the nature of the relationship, pursued Wilde relentlessly, eventually posting him the infamous note, “To Oscar Wilde posing as a somdomite ( sic)” provoked Wilde to sue him for slander. During the course of his ‘campaign’, Queensberry was approached on the street by his second son, Percy, who sided with Alfred and tried to intervene on his behalf. A fistfight ensued drawing an enthusiastic crowd before being dispersed by police. The brawl between the aristocrats was front page news, with illustrations to liven up the fact that the age of the paparazzi lay about fifty years into the future.
The trial, as it took place in April 1895, and its successor, brought by Queensbury, resulted in Wilde’s destruction, imprisonment, and death in exile just five years later. Alfred, in the meantime, lays down on the continent, his higher position in life protecting him from the legal consequences of what in those days was still a criminal offense.
The incident sent shockwaves and Queensberry triumphantly became the hero of the time as the British public reveled in the pleasure of a bit of quirky jokes. In many parts, he is seen as a protective father, saving his son from the corrupting influence of the older man. In fact, his relationship with Alfred is one of mutual disgust, he just hates the efficient, intelligent, witty, stylish Wilde even more – Oscar stands for all that. he does not have.
However, Queensberry’s brief moment in the public sun didn’t last long, as his negative traits once again surfaced. There was a comical marriage to the daughter of a pastor from Eastbourne that lasted no more than a year and was terminated due to his inability to consummate it. The evidence of his incompetence in legal proceedings provided a compelling read for the very public that once praised him.
His physical and mental health began to deteriorate rapidly, syphilis being an unconfirmed suspect. A stroke left him incapacitated and he died on January 31, 1900. The visit of his son Percy ended when the marquis grieve spit in his face.
Sports Times gave Queensberry a humorous conclusion, “We are not here to understand the workings of his peculiar mind. It yearns for something; it doesn’t know what.
And there we can skip the story of this unhappy, driven and abrasive man, but the reality is that his ghost is still with us, playing a supporting role in the animated series. Figure The Mystery of Mike Tyson, a playful and fantasy spoof of Scooby Doo. Queensberry’s ghost is a pervert, hanging around as Tyson’s lifestyle coach, trying to polish a little bit about his behavior. We can only imagine what the Marquis himself would do with this watery depiction!
* As a racer, his first win was in the Dumfriesshire Hunt Club chase in 1865, and his last was at Sandown Park in 1883.
Sir John Sholto Douglas Queensberry, 8th Marquess of Queensbury, 1844 – 1900 (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
MARQUES OF QUEENSBERRY RULES (1867)
- To be a fair independent boxing match in a ring of 24.4 meters or as close to that size as possible.
- No wrestling.
- Sets are three minutes long, with a one-minute break between sets.
- If one of the two falls down due to weakness or other reason, he must get up without assistance, the boxer has 10 seconds to allow him to do so, the other during that time returns to the corner own, and when the fallen person gets up, the round will take place. is continued and continued until the three minutes have elapsed. If a man fails to make the starting line within the 10 allowed counts, the referee will have the right to award his prize to the other.
- A man hanging from a rope in a helpless state, with his toes not touching the ground, will be considered a fall.
- No seconds or any other person is allowed in the ring during the rounds.
- If the competition is stopped due to any unavoidable interference, the umpire will notify the time and place as soon as possible to end the contest; for the match to be decided, unless the supporters of both men agree to withdraw their bets.
- Medium Size Boxing Gloves are new and best quality gloves.
- If the glove explodes or comes off, it must be replaced at the referee’s request.
- A man kneeling on one knee is considered to be on his knees and if hit, the stake is awarded.
- Shoes or boots with spikes or spikes (string nails) are not allowed.
- The competition in all other respects will be governed by the revised London Ring Rules.
