The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #141457   Message #3260667
Posted By: Ed T
20-Nov-11 - 09:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: Boxing; cruel, primitive & nauseating
Subject: RE: BS: Boxing; cruel, primitive & nauseating
John Sholto Douglas, (ya know, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry) was also an outspoken atheist prone to violence, abused his wife and contributed to the downfall of author and playwright Oscar Wilde.

He seems to have been a disgusting fellow:
Marquis of Queensbury