the Queensberry Rules
The code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. The mixed martial arts star struggled to keep up with his opponent due to his unfamiliarity with the more restrictive Queensberry Rules.
the Queensberry Rules
standard rules of polite or acceptable behaviour. The Queensberry Rules are the code of rules which were drawn up in 1867 under the supervision of Sir John Sholto Douglas ( 1844–1900 ), ninth Marquis of Queensberry, to govern the sport of boxing in Great Britain.