| HOLYFIELD | First boxer to win world heavyweight crown four times (9) |
| MARCIANO | Rocky ... won the world heavyweight crown on September 23, 1952 |
| LAS | Boxer Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in US gambling city ... Vegas in 1963 to regain the heavyweight crown |
| JOHNCONTEH | British boxer who won the WBC Light Heavyweight crown in October 1974 |
| MIKETYSON | Youngest boxer to win the WBA heavyweight title |
| FLOYDPATTERSON | First boxer to regain the heavyweight world title |
| PUNCHBOWL | Holds the drinks for boxer to give to Bob Low (5,4) |
| FLYWEIGHT | Sort of boxer to show cunning with chaps having a row |
| DOGEATDOG | Ruthless boxer to do more than bite opponent's ear? |
| SPARKPLUG | Stimulate boxer to eat large starter |
| EVANDERHOLYFIELD | The first boxer to hold world titles in three different decades (1980s, 1990s and 2000s) |
| JOEFRAZIER | In 1971, ____ became the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali in his professional career |
| LR | First Aboriginal professional boxer to win a world title, initials (2) |
| DICKMCTAGGART | The first Scottish boxer to win an Olympic gold medal (4,9) |
| BOWE | First boxer to beat Holyfield |
| HEARNS | Thomas _, boxer who was the first to win world titles in five weight divisions (6) |
| PISSAY | Aishwarya ..., first Indian to win world title in motorsports. (6) |
| THORN | First rugby player to win World Cup, Super title and European Cup (5) |
| TYSON | Youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title |
| READ | Phil ...., first motorcyclist to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc classes (4) |
