| FRAZIER | Joe, U.S. heavyweight boxer who lost to Muhammad Ali in the Thrilla In Manila in 1975 (7) |
| DEONTAY | ___Wilder, U.S. heavyweight boxer who lost to Tyson Fury in 2020 (7) |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | World heavyweight champion boxer who lost to Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 (6.7) |
| LOUIS | Joe, U.S. heavyweight boxer nicknamed the Brown Bomber (5) |
| ALI | Winner of the Thrilla in Manila in 1975 |
| OTTO | ___ Wallin, Swedish heavyweight boxer who lost to Tyson Fury in 2019 (4) |
| DUBOIS | Daniel, British heavyweight boxer who lost to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in 2023 (6) |
| JOEFRAZIER | Ali's opponent in the "Thrilla in Manila" |
| ERNIETERRELL | Former WBA heavyweight boxing champion who lost his world title to Muhammad Ali in 1967 |
| CORBETT | James J., U.S. heavyweight boxer born in 1866 whose nickname was Gentleman Jim (7) |
| SHAVERS | Earnie, late U.S. heavyweight boxer born in 1944 noted for his hard punching (7) |
| FOREMAN | George who fought Ali in "The Rumble in the Jungle" |
| REMATCH | "The Thrilla in Manila," e.g. |
| RUDDOCK | Donovan, Jamaican-born Canadian former heavyweight boxer who was nicknamed Razor (7) |
| ANIMALS | Chewed Manilas in The Wild Ones (7) |
| TYSON | Mike, U.S. heavyweight boxer whose last professional fight was a loss to Irish boxer Kevin McBride in 2005 (5) |
| GREATEST | The ____, a nickname of U.S. heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali (8) |
| RUIZ | Andy ____ Jr., U.S. heavyweight boxer of Mexican heritage born in 1989 nicknamed The Destroyer (4) |
| PESCI | Joe, U.S. actor who played Leo Getz in some films in the Lethal Weapon franchise (5) |
| LISTON | Sonny, U.S. heavyweight boxer nicknamed The Big Bear (6) |
