Pro boxers have been battling under this marquess' "rules" since the late 1800s
Under Broughton's rules, a round continued until a man went 
down; ... Boxing had been introduced in the United States in the late 1700s... [DOC] [TLE] On This Day: April 16, 1887 - The New York Times [PAR] In the late 1830s, rules divided bouts into rounds and allowed only fist-hitting 
above the belt.