| DEMPSEY | Jack ....... , boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1919 (7) |
| SONNYLISTON | US boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962, losing the title to Cassius Clay in 1964 (5,6) |
| TYSON | Boxer who became world heavyweight champion aged 20 in 1986 (5) |
| PRIMOCARNERA | Italian boxer, nicknamed the Ambling Alp, who became world heavyweight champion in 1933 |
| CORBETT | "Gentleman Jim", boxer who first became World Heavyweight champion in 1892 (7) |
| JIMWATT | Scottish boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1979 (3,4) |
| FURY | Which Manchester-born boxer became world heavyweight champion in 2015? (4) |
| MARTINA | Czech-born tennis player who became world no. 1 in 1978 (7,11) |
| FEDERER | Tennis champion who became world no. 1 in February 2004, Roger |
| HAGLER | Marvin ......, boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (6) |
| BUCHANAN | Ken --, Scottish boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1970 (8) |
| KENBUCHANAN | British boxer who became world lightweight champion in 1979 (3,8) |
| TAYLOR | Katie, Irish boxer who became world super lightweight champion in 2023 (6) |
| ALANMINTER | British boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (4,6) |
| MCGOWAN | Walter ........ Scottish boxer who became WBC world flywe' t champion in 1966 (7) |
| LALONDE | Donny ......., Canadian boxer who became WBC world lightheavyweight champ in 1987 (7) |
| MORALES | Erik, boxer who became WBC super-bantamweight champion in 1997 (7) |
| MOORER | Michael ....... boxer who became WBA world heavyweight champion in 1994 (6) |
| BRUNO | Frank ....., boxer who became WBC world heavyweight champion in 1995 (5) |
| SMITH | James 'Bonecrusher' ...... boxer who became WBA world heavyweight champion in 1986 (5) |
