| JOEFRAZIER | American professional boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in what is famously called the Fight of the Century: 2 wds. |
| SPINKS | Leon, boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 (6) |
| INFAMY | President FD Roosevelt famously called the attack on Pearl Harbor "a date which will live in ___". (6) |
| KENNORTONJR | Linebacker with three Super Bowl rings whose father (and namesake) defeated Muhammad Ali in a 1973 bout |
| WILDER | Deontay - - - - - -, American professional boxer (6) |
| TYSON | Retired American professional boxer, Mike _ (5) |
| ALI | Loser of 'The Fight of the Century,' March 8, 1971 |
| DONAGHY | Which Kerry star famously called out Joe Brolly from the pitch moments after the 2014 All-Ireland final? (7) |
| YOUTHS | Vinny famously called them "utes" in a "My Cousin Vinny" courtroom scene |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | Boxer defeated by Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 (6, 7) |
| FRAZIER | Joe, U.S. heavyweight boxer who lost to Muhammad Ali in the Thrilla In Manila in 1975 (7) |
| MUHAMMAD | ___ Ali former professional boxer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 |
| SMOKINJOE | He defeated the Greatest in 1971's Fight of the Century |
| TONYDANZA | Former professional boxer who played an amateur boxer and cab driver in the 1978-1983 TV series Taxi (4,5) |
| CONORBENN | Boxer who defeated Chris Eubank Jnr in a bout in London in November 2025 (5,4) |
| DUNN | Richard ___, British boxer who fought Muhammad Ali in 1976 for the World Heavyweight title (4) |
| RUMBLE | '-- in the Jungle', 1974 fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa (6) |
| APOLLO | Mr. creed (Rocky's opponent in the fight of his career) |
| TIGERWOODS | American professional golfer who won the Laureus Comeback of the Year award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| TUNNEY | Gene, boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926 to take the world heavyweight title (6) |
