Code of boxing rules.
It was written by John Graham Chambers (18431883) and published in 1867 under the sponsorship of John Sholto Douglas, marquess of Queensberry (18441900), who was known also for precipitating the downfall of Oscar Wilde . Besides calling for the wearing of gloves, the rules forbade wrestling holds, required a fallen man to be given a free count of 10 to recover, established the three-minute round with a one-minute rest period, and disallowed seconds from entering the ring during the round.