 The advent of the Broughton rules around 1743 did allow fighters an advantage not enjoyed by modern boxers; a boxer could drop to one knee to start a 30-second count at any point in the match, but overuse of this privilege was frowned upon and sometimes disallowed by the judges.In 1796, the better known and larger English boxer, Londoner John Jackson vacated his English heavyweight championship, allowing Owen to fight for the title.Owen took the heavyweight championship of England on 14 Nov 1796 against William Hooper in forty rounds in Harrow, England.