| EVANDER | Mike's opponent in "The Bite Fight" |
| LYME | Disease caused by bacteria in the bite of a deer tick |
| MUHAMMADALI | George Foreman's opponent in "The Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match in Kinshasaon 30th October 1974 (8,3) |
| ALI | Frazier's opponent in the Fight of the Century |
| HEIG | "...The sleepless nights, the daily fights, the quick toboggan when you reach the _ _ _ _hts, I miss the kisses and I miss the bites, I Wish I Were in Love Again..." j -Rodgers and Hart (1937) |
| NEWZEALAND | Opponent in the final for Pakistan's men's hockey team in the FIH Nations Cup. (3,7) |
| FRONTROW | Term for the hooker and two props in rugby in direct contact with opponents in the scrum (5,3) |
| TANTIVY | Call from opponent in the box, ending in penalty |
| JOEFRAZIER | Ali's opponent in the "Thrilla in Manila" |
| TED | Beto's opponent, in the 2018 Senate race in Texas |
| APOLLO | Mr. creed (Rocky's opponent in the fight of his career) |
| COBRA | G. I. Joe's opponent, in the toy world |
| UTE | Wildcat's opponent in the 1998 Final Four |
| DET | SFO opponent in the 2012 World Series |
| CHALK | Cheesy opponent in the classroom? (5) |
| ADLAI | Dwight's opponent, in the 1950s |
| ASTRO | Dodger opponent in the 2017 World Series |
| EUR | U.S. opponent in the Ryder Cup |
| LEE | Grant's opponent in the US Civil War |
| HEAT | Lakers' opponent in the 2020 N.B.A. Finals |
