| ARUM | Bob of boxing world |
| ALI | Legend of the boxing world |
| DON | King of the boxing world |
| BUNCHES | Word for bobs of cherries, clusters of grapes, groups of boys, handfuls of flowers, hands of bananas, pelotons of cyclists, pigtails of hair, rings of keys or other agglomerations of things (7) |
| DURAN | Roberto ....., famous boxing world champion known as 'Hands of Stone' (5) |
| SUGAR | Ray Robinson, famous boxing world champion (5) |
| RISING | In boxing world, is on the increase (6) |
| DUKE | .... McKenzie, boxing world champion at three weights (4) |
| LEWIS | Lennox - - -, British boxing world heavyweight champion |
| TYSON | Mike ....., 1987-90 heavyweight boxing world champion (5) |
| MIKE | 1987-90 heavyweight boxing world champion (4,5) |
| BRUNO | British heavyweight boxing world champion and pantomime star, Frank ... |
| JEFF | Fenech, retired three weight division boxing world champion from Australia (4) |
| NIKHAT | ...Zareen, latest Indian to win boxing World Champion title. (6) |
| STEELE | Actor Bob of "Of Mice and Men," 1939 |
| ELLIOTT | Bob of the Bob and Ray comedy team |
| ROSS | Bob of "The Joy of Painting" fame |
| BOWS | Foreparts of ships; fiddlesticks; lavallieres; or, bends of bodies or bobs of heads accompanied by scrapes (4) |
| GOEN | Bob of "Entertainment Tonight" |
| UECKER | Bob of "Mr. Belvedere" |
