The Lonsdale cigar, which typically measures 6.5 inches long by a 40 to 44 ring gauge, was named after Hugh Cecil Lowther, the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale. A huge sports fan, Lowther founded England’s National Sporting Club and donated the original Lonsdale Belts for the boxing championship trophy. The famous Lonsdale brand of boxing apparel was also named after the Earl. So next time you watch a pugilistic match, light up a Lonsdale cigar in honor of this sporting nobleman.